You also need to know what you want. Why are you about to make that statement or ask that question? For confirmation? For approval? Seeking consensus? Wanting to be acknowledged as a significant player? Hoping for a vote? Simply indicating that you are listening and on top of the situation? Trying to show you are part of a team? Indicating your opinion has changed? Demonstrating you are willing to proceed? Expressing a new direction? Offering an alternative to what has already been said? Know what you want to say and why you want to say it. And you can ask for what you want, too, if the
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