Being assertive(过分自信) is being able to communicate with other
people clearly. If you felt that you had expressed what was important to you and
allowed the others to respond their own way, then, regardless of the final
outcome,
62.______ you behaved assertively.
It is important to remember that being assertive refers to a way of coping
with confrontations. It does not mean getting your own way every time or
winning some battles with another person. In
63.______ practice,
assertive behavior is usually most likely to produce a result which is
generally acceptable to all concerned, without anyone feel that they have
been
64.______ unfairly treated. Assertiveness is often wrongly
confusing with aggression. An aggressive
65.______ confrontation is when one
or both parties attempt to put forward their feelings and beliefs at the
expense of others. In an assertive confrontation, however, each party stands
up for their personal rights, and each shows respect and understanding
66.______ for the other’s viewpoint.
The reason why assertiveness may not come naturally is what we often
67.______ tend to believe that we must talk around a subject
rather than be direct, or that we must offer for excuses or justifications
for our actions.
68.______ In fact, we all have a right to use assertive
behavior in a various of situations.
69.______ We are often schooled early in life to believe that sometimes
our own need to express ourselves must take second place. For example, in
dealing with
70.______ those in privileged positions such as specialists, we often
feel that speaking assertively is, in some way, "breaking the rules".
71.______