Incessant talkers interpret any verbal affirmation such as "Hmmm," "Good," "Interesting," or "Really?" as an invitation to keep elaborating or explaining.
Confirm that you understood what was said by repeating it: "What I've heard you saying is X, Y, Z. Have I heard you correctly?" Wait for a nod or verbal affirmation.
That verbal affirmation is a big reason why I continue to serve as a funeral director.
Halperin reminds his readers that when Antioch College introduced this standard which requires explicit verbal affirmation of the desire to take every sexual step it was "widely ridiculed".
Level A: Verbal Or Gender Harassment.
If not, I celebrate Lamar, Interscope Records, DJs, street teams, and everyone else supporting the project with verbal affirmation, purchasing power, and the irreplaceable sweat of promotion.
Yet by his own admission he did not have verbal affirmation; and even if she never said "no," silence certainly does not equal "yes".
Yet by his own admission he did not have verbal affirmation; and even if she never said "no," silence certainly does not equal "yes". Although it's often difficult to read and understand body language, the fact that some individuals interpret the absence of a "no" as a "yes" is problematic at least, criminal at worst.
"Yet by his own admission he did not have verbal affirmation; and even if she never said 'no,' silence certainly does not equal 'yes.' Although it's often difficult to read and understand body language, the fact that some individuals interpret the absence of a 'no' as a 'yes' is problematic at least, criminal at worst.
At the conclusion of this final meeting the study participants gave verbal affirmation that they agreed with and would follow the behaviors outlined in the Best Practices List.
A printed consent form was translated by a trained investigator into the local language and read to the study participant, and the participant's signature, index fingerprint, or witnessed verbal affirmation was obtained as indication of consent to participate.
