How to use it
When someone takes a dig ("still single?"), ask them to repeat it, or ask "Did you mean that to hurt me?" It takes the fun out of it. For a sharp text: "Did you mean that to sound short?" Tone gets lost in text more than people think.
How sure we are
E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.
P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.
Sources
Jefferson Fisher (🟠) · people overestimate how well their tone comes across in writing (Kruger, Epley et al. 2005, 🟡) · see 43.
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