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Agreeing politely to opinions | Effective Communication

We have learned how to ask for and give opinions politely in a communication. How was your experience in sharing your ideas? Have you posted a status on your timeline through your social media accounts? How did your friends react to your post? What are their comments? In reality, not everybody may agree with what you shared. But that is normal, they learn from you and you learn from them. Now, let us talk about how to respond to an opinion. See how it affects you if someone responds to you using these phrases. List them down and remember the phrases.

“You’ve got the point there”.

“That’s a very good idea.”

“That’s a great suggestion.”

“I’m convinced that..”

“I agree with you/that..”

“I see where you’re coming from.”

“I’d go along with that.”

“I see your point.”

“Exactly!”

“Absolutely!”

“Definitely!”

“I feel the same.”

These are some phrases that we commonly use in responding to an opinion politely specifically in agreeing to what a person stated. When we agree on an idea, we also need to prepare backup details to support our opinions. This is to show that we really have an objective in stating our points.

Throughout our lives, we encounter such expressions even right now. We all have the right to express our thoughts and feelings in many ways. However, we have to remember that others may agree or disagree with us. With this, we must be open-minded and accept others’ opinions and advice. Using phrases to express agreement can be very effective in communication. If you want to share your thoughts by responding to one’s opinion, it is your time to express yourself. It is important to be polite in stating your point of view and learn from others.

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Angela Llasus

Angela Malla Llasus was born on September 24, 1997 at Villaverde Imus, Cavite. She is currently residing at Tumalalud, Mambusao, Capiz. She started her elementary grades at Pasong Buaya II Elementary School Imus, Cavite from Grade one to five and finished at Caidquid Elementary School Mambusao, Capiz as Valedictorian in the year 2010. She then enrolled in her secondary education at Mambusao National High School where she was a consistent honor student and graduated as Salutatorian in the year 2014. She pursued her college at Capiz State University Burias, Mambusao, Capiz, and took up a Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics. Because of her hard work, she graduated with an academic award year 2018. During her college days, she taught freshmen students for her practice in her chosen profession. There she learned to work under pressure, interact positively with her colleagues in school and handle different behaviors of students. The experience has been challenging yet fulfilling. Angela loves English and Mathematics. Aside from numbers, her hobbies are writing literary pieces like poems and essays. During her school days, she joined different literary contests and journalism workshops because of her passion for writing. She also loves singing. For her, writing and singing are the best ways to express your feelings. As of now, her goal is to find a stable job to support her family. Because of her determination to achieve her goal, she searched for a job to help her family. She has been employed at Inspiro Relia, Inc. as a Customer Service Representative for more than a year. She believes that hard work and patience will lead you to a brighter future.