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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHeart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is that when you are trying to schedule something, offer three options

that work for you. You will be perceived as helpful and flexible, and you are more likely to

land on a time you are happy about. Today's tip, like some other recent ones, comes from Alison Fergale, a professor at the

University of North Carolina's business school.

Fergale studies status, power, and negotiation, and has written extensively about these topics.

In her writing, Fergail advises against being what she calls a second mover with your calendar.

In other words, don't put yourself in the position of responding to the dates and times offered by other people.

I mean, maybe the options they offer will be perfect, but probably not.

It's hard to know what to do when the other person offers a time when you are

theoretically free, but you have other things you'd like to do.

You don't really want to accept a time that would be inconvenient, but many people won't

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