Once I had several positive things to say to a very good CEO. When I was done, he just waited. He was so used to receiving compliment sandwiches that he just assumed my compliment would be followed by a criticism.
Now we need to develop an opposite art, how to say positive things about people who are too used to the sandwich method. My proposal:
say shortly something unimportant but positive (they are not listening carefully anyway, just waiting for the other shoe to drop)
say something unimportant but negative
proceed to the compliment you wanted to give
Once I had several positive things to say to a very good CEO. When I was done, he just waited. He was so used to receiving compliment sandwiches that he just assumed my compliment would be followed by a criticism.
Now we need to develop an opposite art, how to say positive things about people who are too used to the sandwich method. My proposal:
say shortly something unimportant but positive (they are not listening carefully anyway, just waiting for the other shoe to drop)
say something unimportant but negative
proceed to the compliment you wanted to give