13 Subtle Behaviors That Instantly Kill Your Credibility—Are You Guilty of These Condescending Moves?
Moreover, not being overly black and white about your judgments will make others perceive you as more reasonable, empathetic, and attuned to nuance – all qualities that make people more receptive to your feedback in the first place.
3. Interrupting to correct people’s pronunciation
If someone is in the middle of a thought, you should definitely not interrupt to correct their pronunciation. There is no faster way to break someone’s momentum or crater their confidence than to interrupt and say, “Um, it’s actually “essss-presso,’ not “ex-presso.'” Not only will you embarrass the person speaking, but everyone else listening will think you’re a know-it-all jerk for putting someone on the spot in an unnecessary and condescending manner.
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