Asking for agreement
"Based on our conversation about X, we decided to do Y. The next step is Z. Agreed? If yes, I'll do it right away."
- Spell out the decision.
- "Agreed?" gives the recipient a chance to voice disagreement.
- "I'll do it right away" makes it clear that clarification needs to be made right away.
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