Play recommendations
- Consistently interpret statements as calls to action.
- Assume hidden appeals.
- React with agreement, refusal or a counter-appeal.
- Ask about responsibility, ownership and consequences.
- Withdraw when the talking takes over.
Two reaction modes
Open appeals: answered directly.
Hidden appeals: exposed or deflected.
👉 Rule of thumb: Appeal before relationship, self-revelation and content.
Risk
Suspicion of being used, defensiveness, constant stress – everything feels like a demand.
Body language
- Body tension, slightly leaning forward.
- Alert gaze, scanning or sizing up.
- Short, decisive movements.
- Visible readiness to act on appeals — or to slip away.
- Seek physical proximity to things or people connected to the task.
Signature lines
- "Do you want me to do that now?"
- "What are you getting at?"
- "Are you trying to brainwash us?"
- "What exactly should I do?"
- "That's not my responsibility."
- "Can we get moving already?"
