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)
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,
___
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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