It's okay to make mistakes when you speak. It's almost inevitable that something will go wrong.
When Murphy's Law is in full effect, you have two choices: You can either die of embarrassment and continue to fumble ... OR you can use a recovery strategy.
Create a disaster recovery plan. Here's how:
1. Identify what could go wrong.
2. Create a response or a one-liner.
Sometimes it helps to have quick reflexes. To see how I recovered from my recent blooper, watch this video clip:
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1 comment:
This was a great tip, Diane.
Last week I made a presentation and my choice of words included a racy double entendre (definitely by accident). One of the folks in the audience picked up on it and ran with it and it got a huge laugh.
I could have been red faced and mortified. Instead, your tip reminded me how lucky this was: It broke everyone up and people love to laugh and be entertained.
Lucky me!
Nancy Fox
www.bizdevsuccess.com
nfox@bizdevsuccess.com
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