brEaking the bAd nEws

hOw dO yOu teLL sOmEoNe bAd nEwS? What dO yOu sAy whEn: (a)yOu nOtiCe thAt sOmEoNe sAt on a humongous wAd of gUm? (b)thE fRiEnd whO iS taLkiNg tO yOu hAs iNcRedibLy bAd bReAth? (c)yOu jUst ruiNed a bOrrOwEd sWeAtEr? (d)yOu smAshEd yOur pArEntS cAr? (e)yOu wAnt tO brEak up with the pErsOn yOu've bEeN dAtiNg? (f)yOu juSt ruiNed yOur chEmiStry lab prOjeCt & yOur lab pArtnEr dOesN't knOw it yEt?teLLiNg sOmEoNe whAt he/she dOeSnt wAnt tO hEar isn't eAsy, bUt it's ofTeN the nEceSsAry & loviNg thiNg tO dO.ProverbS 27 offers sOme priNcipLes of good cOmmuNicAtiOn. perhaps they can help us leArN hOw tO bE bEarErS of bAd nEwS.1.dOn't prOvOke the othEr pErsOn(v3)OnLy a fool gOes arOuNd looking fOr trOubLe.2.KeEp yOur cool(v4)if yOu are out of cOntrOl, yOu'll prObAbLy sAy thE wrOng thiNg.3.dOn't mOtivAted by jEalOusy(v4)rEsiSt thE tEmptAtiOn tO pOiNt out the fAuLtS iN a pErsOn yOu eNvy.4.bE oPen & hOnEst(v5)the bEst wAy tO shOw that yOu cArE iS tO tell the trUth.5.spEak as a loviNg friEnd(v6)a frieNd will tell you whAt you need tO hEar tO bEcOmE a bEttEr.6.giVe genuinE, eArneSt advicE(v9)LoviNg wOrdS are like pErfUmE tO the sOul.---if yOU kEep these gUidEliNes iN miNd, even whEn yOu have tO brEak uNpLeAsAnt nEwS, yOull bE mOre tActful & mOrE loviNg