Best Ways To Say No Politely

What if your best friend asks you to join for dinner as he/she is alone at a time when your work pressures are high? What if your boss gives you work when you are pounded by work? You will need to prioritize your day and say no to at least one of the two things in order to avoid chaos. Well saying no is not going to be easy, and considering you have had worse experiences saying no, you know how it is. So, what do you do? Remember saying no is an art that requires some kind of tactics at play.

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When you are curt with your no to your best friend on his invitation to dinner, you are bound to make him upset. You will a hurt friend. In case of bosses they don’t really leave an opportunity to trouble when you have hurt them with your no. This is to say that you should avoid being curt with your no. You should make sure you say it as politely and firmly as possible. There are ways to make sure your no is firm but at its courteous best. Here are some ways to say a no politely yet firmly.

I Have Other Priorities
Prioritizing your work would help you say no easily. If you are busy with something, and won’t be able to allot time to something else, you should say no politely when mentioning about the other priorities. This would help you as suddenly the other person would not make further requests till you are done with yur work. Too many commitments on hand, use this weapon to say no but politely

I Can Reschedule
Let’s assume you are in the middle of something! You are actually dealing with something important and you can’t take any more appointments. If you are unable to say straight forward, you can ask if the thing can be rescheduled for another day. This way you are helping out while not hindering your work. When you say you are in the middle of something unavoidable and would like to reschedule it, they won’t be able to say anything.

I Need to Check My Schedules
It’s not a no really, but the person gets the point. You will often find yourself in a situation where you are troubled by a lot of work; taking up more work is just going to be an out and out issue. This can also go for dates or meeting friends. You just need to check your schedule for the day, or say so. In case it is full, you can always say I am sorry but my schedule is already full. You won’t hurt anyone in this way.

I do Love to!
Oh no! Your statement does not end here. It does begin with I do Love to, and would stop at but. This way the person would know that you are actually interested in accompanying them somewhere or ready to do their work but due to your schedules and previous priorities you are unable to do so. This is an encouraging and one of the best ways to say no politely.

I Will Get Back to You
This is leaving the answer open ended. Not a very good option, but one that will help you say no politely. You can always say I will confirm with my boss, my family etc. and get back to you on this one. In case you are tied up, you can always say that you are unable to do the job. This no would be more polite as instead of being direct, it involved a try.