How to Insure Your Request for a Task or Project Gets Done Easily and Quickly Using Magic Phrasing

He is late, he promised the project would be done in four weeks and it is not done. A friend is getting a room enclosed on the back of her house by a contractor and he promised to get the project done in four weeks and it is not done. A client has a vice president who said he would follow through and get four new clients on board and he has not done anything but email excuses.

Does this sound familiar? Have you ever asked someone to do something for you to find out later they didn’t do it? Or didn’t do it correctly? Have you ever given an employee, team member, vendor or family member what seemed to be a simple task only to have him or her come back to you again in person with questions and excuses for delays? Are you bombarded with emails with problems someone is having following through an assignment?  These magic phrasing questions can help you help others follow through on an assignment.

After you've given somebody an assignment or task ask them one or more of these questions. Ideally you would do this face-to-face, but you can see which ones may work via email.

What is the best way of making this happen easily?

What is the best way to make this happen quickly? 

What would be the first thing you would need to do to make this happen?

What would be a barrier to making this happen?

What would keep this from being able to happen quickly and easily?

What are your concerns going forward with this?

What are your top three concerns or issues going forward with this?

What are two thoughts you have about this project?

What would make this easy to do?

I don't know if I've said this so it’s clear, so when we finish up can you send me an email clarifying how you are going to complete this task?

Can you shoot me an email with the steps you think it will take to complete this project?

Can you shoot me an email with your projected completion dates on each major step on this project?

If you run into any problems getting this done by _______ what would you do?

What questions do you have about what I expect from you on this?

What would make this easy to do or what would make this easier to do? 

What do you think would be the challenges to making this happen?

What would be the first action to make this happen?

What will you need to make this happen when you get back to your desk?

What can I do to make you feel comfortable going forward on this on your own?

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

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Body Language Read of Kanye and Kim's Photo Shoot

http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-cover/?intcid=article_promo#1

I can tell in those real moments in the video they had intimate little interactions with one another. Specifically I love how when he was posing with his hands around her waist she had her hand on top and then caressed and patted his hand showing they have strength of connection. Hand holding, hand touching and body weight in analysis of couples speaks to connection relationship and tenderness and in that moment they have all of those.

Also liked that wonderful little bit where his head goes back and she turns back and smiles this really shows that intimacy and fun that they have with one another which I have never seen any of their still photographs. If anybody was ever wondering how that relationship works I think that particular moment shows you.



Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Is Sofia & Nick's Relationship Cooling Off?

In September, Sofia Vergara, 41, and Nick Loeb, 38, shared a  passionate embrace during an Emmy Awards afterparty.Patti observed that their chests, stomachs and pelvises pressed together showing a strong sexual connection.  Yet the couple looked more distant during a Feb. 18th stroll around Australia.  Patti noticed that there is a lot of space between them.  She said that when couples are super lovey-dovey, they want nothing to come between them.

Patti gives this couple a 2 1/2 on the Life &Style True Love Rating scale.

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.

Closer Than Ever

Mad Man hunk Jon Hamm, 42, didn't look thrilled to have longtime girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt, 44, on his arm before a January 2013 event in LA.  According to Patti "he looks exhausted, his posture is very stiff and he does not want to be there."  However, the duo's Jan. 24th dog-walk this year tells a much different story. Patti observes there is a lot of tenderness between them and it is obvious by the way he puts his arm around her and she clasps his hand.

Patti gives the couple a 4 1/2 on the Life & Style True Love Rating Scale in 2014!

Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.