How to Speak Up and Get What You Want

Just Say What You Want, Dammit!
How to Speak Up

By Ellen Tien
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Hanging back, dropping hints, and generally mousing around gets you nowhere and drives other people nuts. Here's what you should do instead.

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