Why Family Gatherings Can Be So Tiring
A holiday dinner puts people of every style around one table, often for hours, often with old history between them. One relative wants to organize everything. Another wants the party loud and long. Another wants a quiet day with no surprises. Another notices every detail that is off. A lot of the tension at these events can come from those styles meeting under pressure, with the memory of last year in the room.
Before the next gathering, you can plan for each person, choose the conversations worth having and decide how to leave on good terms. This lesson shows how.
Decide before you arrive what you want from the day, and plan around the few people who usually make it hard for you.
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This lesson is one of the premium lessons included with WiredType Plus and Pro. The rest of it shows the part each style tends to play at a family event, how to handle the remark that sets you off, how to get along with in-laws of each style, how to leave early on good terms, and practice scenes with feedback on every choice.
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- The part each style tends to play at a family event
- A plan for the hardest people at the table
- Getting along with in-laws of each style
- When a remark sets you off
- Leaving early, kindly
- Practice: four scenes with feedback