Article Reflection 2: PowerPhrases: The Key to Winning Respect

How to Gain Respect

    In the article “PowerPhrases: The Key to Winning Respect” Meryl Runion mentions that some people get more respect from other people although other ones do their best to gain respect. For example, your idea may not be considered good by others in a meeting although someone else repeats the idea you put forward and receive a good answer from others. Runion tells us the reason is that you do not use PowerPhrases while talking to people. Powerphrases are the words which make you more respectable in the people’s eyes. These words mean what they want to mean. However, you should not only say but also put your words into practice because people love the ones who keep their promises. I totally agree with the ideas of Meryl Runion.
    Firstly, it is a fact that people do not like to be given long advices. Although they seem as if they are approving your advices, they mostly do not even listen to you. The reason is that people do not like to be treated as if they are a child. That’s why Meryl is right by saying you should be brief while talking to people. Wasting people’s time may cause them not to respect you. They may even hate you because they feel humiliated by your long sermons.
    Secondly, you may have realized that the people who are introvert or the people who are not known get more respect. Many people say that the reason is that they look mysterious. Maybe, there is an effect of mysterious appearance of people but this is not the only reason. The main reason is that those people talk less to you and they usually talk to you only when they have to want something from you. They talk directly and you take seriously these people.

    Lastly, it is about charisma. Have you ever thought why politicians can impress people easily? The reason is that they have charisma. They say what they mean directly. They do not tell stories to you. Even when they lie, they do not give you a clue about it by forming long sentences. However, those people may have charisma innately. They usually have a more dominant voice and this is also an important part. Surely, these people are one move ahead of you but this does not mean you cannot improve your charisma.
     In conclusion, I agree all of Runion’s ideas. In order to gain more respect, use PowerPhrases, be brief, direct and result-oriented.