Focus on Your Apology, not Your Reason, to Express Yourself Clearly

Communicating clearly is crucial when you’re apologizing, especially if you want to make your perspective heard too.

This will put the focus on your apology, instead of the reason for your behavior.

and “What you said made me really angry, but I’m sorry I yelled at you.”

As a coordinating conjunction, ‘but’ joins independent and theoretically equal clauses.

But in practice, what follows ‘but’ always dominates what precedes it.

Otherwise, you’re not apologizing; you’re excusing your own conduct.

Jim’s Rule of Buts| Unqualified Offerings

Photo byDaniela Vladimirova.