<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Holding the line in conversation is a practiced... > Holding the line in conversation is a practiced skill. Define the issue, refuse irrelevant substitutions, acknowledge what is true in the opposing view, and return calmly to the point that still requires an answer. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness, Language, and the Practice of Personal Power - Workbook|Awareness, Language, and the Practice of Personal Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Holding the line in conversation is a practiced skill. Define the issue, refuse irrelevant substitutions, acknowledge what is true in the opposing view, and return calmly to the point that still requires an answer.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-holding-line-conversation-still-requires-answer ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->