Dare to Self Improve

Teasing is a very fine art form indeed. When used properly, you gain affection and rapport with people almost immediately, but when misused, not only do you NOT gain rapport, but people actually dislike you! Tease with caution!

The thing is to aim for verbal jabs that make others laugh WITH you! The key is to use LIGHT teasing. You want to joke about things that they do or say in the moment rather than things that are an actual part of them. For example, NEVER joke about things like what they’re wearing, how they look, or anything that could possibly offend them. On the other hand, ALWAYS point out snafu’s like if they do something clumsy, if they misspeak, if they forget something…these are things that are ok to joke and tease about because they are not an ingrained trait. Make fun of things people DO but NOT what they ARE.

I’ll provide some actual examples of what I mean next time.

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