By Phil Riske | Senior Reporter/Writer
From the Rose Law Group Growlery
Welcome to a lunch I had recently with a friend.
Friend: Can you believe the stuff that’s going on in Washington? I mean, really, can you believe it?
Pretty crazy.
You’d think they could get their act together and do something for the country. You’d think they could do that.
I agree.
Don’t they realize they’re hacking off the voters? I mean why would they do stuff to make us mad? You know what I mean?
You’d think.
OMG, this is . . . (unintelligible muttering).
Huh?
I just don’t understand what’s going on. Really can’t believe it.
Yeah, I know how you feel.
After all, they’re just going to lose votes, right?
Right.
This is really. . . uh . . . I mean I really can’t figure it out.
Yeah.
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Rules for productive conversations:
Speak firmly and be specific. Be concise. Say what you mean and, unless the person you’re talking to is hard of hearing, say it once. Articulate. Avoid slang, it’s not a social media post. Listen and ask questions.
These bear repeating, don’t you think?
