1. Say "No" with silence
When people ask, "Do you like Brad Pitt?" Even if you don't like it in your heart, there is no need to show your attitude too directly. At this time, you can keep silent or laugh it off, and others will understand. A friend who doesn't know you very well invited you to the party and sent you an invitation. You don't have to reply. This silence itself means that you don't want to participate in such activities.
2. Say "no" in a evasive way.
Girlfriend wants to date you. She asked you on the phone, "Would you like to go dancing at eight tonight?" You can answer: "Next time, I'll call you then." Your colleague invited you to go fishing on Sunday. If you don't want to go, you can answer, "Actually, I am a fishing fan, but since I got married, my wife confiscated me on Sunday!" " Let's go together another day! "Someone wants to talk to you, but you want to refuse. You can look at your watch and say, "excuse me, I have to attend a meeting." Can I take a rain check? "
Use avoidance to say "no"
You and your friends went to see a bad martial arts film. After leaving the cinema, your friend asked, "What do you think of this movie?" You can answer: "I prefer lyric movies." You don't feel well, but you don't want to tell your friend so as not to worry him. The friend said with concern, "Try your temperature!" You said, "It doesn't matter, but the weather is not very good today."
Use rhetorical questions to say "no"
When you talk to someone about something, when the other person asks, "Do you think it's not good for Xiao Liu to do this?" You can answer, "What do you think he should do?" Your lover asks, "Do you hate me?" You can answer "Do you think I hate you?"
Say "no" politely
When someone gives you a gift and you can't accept it, you can politely refuse it in the following three ways: first, speak kindly; Second, I am flattered and dare not accept it; The third is to emphasize that the other party will have more uses.
6. Replace "no" with diplomatic language
When diplomats encounter questions that they don't want to answer or don't want to answer, they always use this sentence to prevaricate: "No comment". In life, this sentence can also be used when we can't express "yes" and "no" clearly for the time being. For example, when a friend asks you a personal question and you don't want to answer it directly, but you can't refuse it directly, you can easily answer it with this sentence. There are also some words that can be used as diplomatic expressions of euphemistic refusal: "God knows", "The truth will tell you", "Well, it's hard to say" and so on.
7. Say "no" in a friendly and enthusiastic way.
A writer wants to make friends with a professor. The writer said enthusiastically, "I want to invite you to dinner tonight." Will you? " Unfortunately, the professor is busy preparing the lecture notes for the academic report, and he really can't spare the time. So, he smiled sincerely and said, "I am very honored for your invitation, but I am busy preparing my speech and can't get away." I am very sorry! " "His refusal was polite and pleasant, but it was so crisp.
8. Avoid rejecting only one person.
Salesmen in paper mills sell paper in units. The salesman found the general manager of the unit who had always had a good relationship with him and asked him to place an order. The general affairs director said politely, "I'm really sorry, but our unit has signed a long-term procurement contract with a state-owned paper mill." The unit stipulates that I don't buy paper from any other unit. I can only do things according to regulations. " Because the general affairs director is talking about any unit, not just this paper mill, it won't make the salesman feel too embarrassed.