<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Say This Next]]></title><description><![CDATA[Say This Next]]></description><link>https://www.saythisnext.com.au/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:34:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.saythisnext.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why Difficult Conversations Go Wrong (and Why Better Scripts Usually Don't Help)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most communication advice starts with what to say.  I’ve been asked, probably 1000’s of times, “what should I say to ……” and what I’ve learnt over the years, especially in my early leadership days of rushing to fix and give advice, before I learnt to tame my advice monster (if you haven’t read the Advice Trap by MBS, I’d recommend it highly), is that what people are really asking isn’t “what words should I say” but  “why is saying it so difficult, why hasn’t what I’ve said before been heard...]]></description><link>https://www.saythisnext.com.au/post/why-difficult-conversations-go-wrong-and-why-better-scripts-usually-don-t-help</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a648a7c532301fe59fb240c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d64e7_670eceb3a83c460fadc931f59d8ff300~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Say This Next</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>