How can you navigate difficult conversations with ease and assertiveness? By using the DESC script, you can effectively communicate your feelings and requests without appearing aggressive. In this episode, you’ll discover the four-step assertive script designed to make hard conversations smoother while increasing your influence.

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✔️ How to use the DESC script to describe situations factually without judgment

✔️ Examples of the DESC assertive script

✔️ The importance of expressing the impact of other people’s behaviors on you and your feelings with ‘I’ statements

✔️ Steps to specify your request clearly and positively

✔️ How to conclude with the consequences and gain agreement.

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Assertive Communication Made Easy: Learn the DESC Script for Effective Conversations