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* Don't raise your voice or make comments that are hurtful. | * Don't raise your voice or make comments that are hurtful. | ||
* Don't interrupt. Wait until each person has stopped speaking before you interject, no matter how upset you might feel with what he or she is saying. | * Don't interrupt. Wait until each person has stopped speaking before you interject, no matter how upset you might feel with what he or she is saying. | ||
* Negotiations are stressful, but don't use drugs or alcohol to calm your nerves. Drugs and alcohol will impair your judgment and reduce your ability to be objective. | * Negotiations are stressful, but don't use drugs or alcohol to calm your nerves. Drugs and alcohol will impair your judgment and reduce your ability to be objective and bargain in your own best interests. | ||
* Don't feel that you must give an instant answer when you can't. Take a few moments or a few minutes to compose your reply; no one will begrudge a considered response. | * Don't feel that you must give an instant answer when you can't. Take a few moments or a few minutes to compose your reply; no one will begrudge a considered response. | ||
* Don't make personal attacks or threats. | * Don't make personal attacks or threats. | ||