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Polite + Powerful|丁寧に“強い”英語:圧をかけずに決める

丁寧=弱い、強い=失礼、になりやすい。英語は礼儀+期限+次アクションで強さを作る。

Power OS(最小)
Courtesy(礼) → Clarity(明確) → Deadline(期限) → Consequence(影響) → Next step(次)

お願い(Request)

弱い → 強い(丁寧)

  • Please do it. → Could you do ___ by ___?
  • I want you to… → Would you be able to ___?
  • Send me… → Could you please send ___?

必殺フレーズ

  • If possible, could you ___ by EOD?
  • This will unblock us.
  • Thanks in advance—I appreciate it.

催促(Follow-up)

  • Just following up on this.
  • Any update on the timeline?
  • Can you confirm by ___?
  • If we don’t hear back by ___, we’ll proceed with ___.
最後の1文が“強さ”。脅しではなく、運用の宣言。

断る(Saying No)

  • I can’t commit to that timeline.
  • That’s not feasible with our current resources.
  • I’m not comfortable approving this as-is.
  • We can do A or B. Which do you prefer?
No の代わりに “選択肢” を出すと一気にプロ。

エスカレーション(上に上げる)

  • I’m going to escalate this to unblock the project.
  • We need a decision from leadership.
  • This has a risk of ___ if we delay.
“怒り”ではなく “リスク”。感情を捨てると強い。

テンプレ(そのままメールに貼れる)

Hi ___,

Just following up on ___. Could you confirm by ___?
If we don’t hear back by then, we’ll proceed with ___ to stay on schedule.

Thanks,
___
丁寧に強い=期限+運用。

毎日1分:Power Swap(弱い表現を置換)

“Maybe” → It’s possible / “ASAP” → by EOD / “OK?” → Can you confirm?

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