- Fundamental Techniques in Handling People: - Don't criticize, condemn, or complain. - Give honest and sincere appreciation. - Arouse in the other person an eager want. - Six Ways to Make People Like You: - Become genuinely interested in other people. - Smile. - Remember that a man's Name is to him the sweetest and most important sound in any language. - Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. - Talk in the terms of the other man's interest. - Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely. - Twelve Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking: - Avoid arguments. - Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never tell someone they are wrong. - If you're wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. - Begin in a friendly way. - Start with questions the other person will answer yes to. - Let the other person do the talking. - Let the other person feel the idea is his/hers. - Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view. - Sympathize with the other person. - Appeal to noble motives. - Dramatize your ideas. - Throw down a challenge & don't talk negative when the person is absent, talk about only positive. - "Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment": - Begin with praise and honest appreciation. - Call attention to other people's mistakes indirectly. - Talk about your own mistakes first. - Ask questions instead of directly giving orders. - Let the other person save face. - Praise every improvement. - Give them a fine reputation to live up to. - Encourage them by making their faults seem easy to correct. - Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest.