A “raincheck no”, says a clear no to the current request but does respond with a positive offer:-
I can’t work your shift tomorrow as I’m doing something; however I can help out later in the week if thats any help?”
The bottom line is, though, to only make an offer if you genuinely want to. Don’t add a “raincheck no” to ease your guilt - stick to the reasoned no we’ve looked at before.
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- Asking for Information
- Reasoned “No”
- Great self confidence from praise
- Broken record
- Simple “No”





















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1 Asking for Information | How to Have Great Self Confidence // Mar 21, 2008 at 6:07 pm
[…] bottom line is not to start apologizing or giving in - like the raincheck “no”, this is simply away of clarifying the situation and putting the onus back on the requester. If you […]
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