Speaking For Yourself
- Speak what you have experienced first-hand.
- Don’t answer questions not meant for you.
- Do not speculate, and clarify instead.
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Don’t jump to conclusions based on what you may have just misunderstood.
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Search your heart on how you want to speak with yourself and hence, feel about yourself. Your answer has to be affirmative (formulate your sentences using “do” instead of “don’t, ” etc. ), written in the first person, and in the present tense.
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