GEC1033 : Compliment

AFIQ AIMAN
HUZAIFAH ARMAN
AMMAR HAMDAN
ASYRAF SAHA
 What are COMPLIMENTS ???

 An expression of praise , congratulations or

encouragement

 Good wishes

 To pay a compliment ; to deliver a favorable opinion

 Why Give Compliments?

i. YOU CAN MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY

ii. GIVE YOU POSITIVE VIBES
iii.PAY BACKS YOU IN DIFFERENT
WAYS – STRENGTHEN YOUR
RELATIONSHIP
iv.MAKE YOU ATTRACTIVE PERSON
v. ENJOYABLE
 How to make a good
compliment?

 SINCERITY
 SPECIFICITY
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CHARACTER
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EFFECT
 FOLLOW UP QUESTION
 TIMING
 When are compliments used?

ESSENTIALLY COMPLIMENTS CAN BE USED

ANYTIMES BUT THIS IS THE PERFECT ONE FOR YOU

o MAKING GREAT OPENERS FOR ANYTIME

CONVERSATIONS
o WHEN BREAKING ICE WITH SOMEONE
o JUST WHEN YOU GET PASS BY SOMEONE
o GRACEFUL EXIT
o HELPFUL WHEN MAKING INDIRECT REQUESTS
 Do’s and don’ts

Recommended Just don’t try it

 Style  Weight
 Smile and laugh  Hygiene
 Sense of humor  Body shape (unless it is
 Intelligence cool)
 Character traits  Money related things
 Skills
 Something that would
 Homes and normally be unspoken
decorations
 Responding to a compliment

4 possible responses

I. Downgrading
• A : “that’s a nice shirt”
B : “Well,I just get it.It was pretty cheap”

II. Questioning
• A : “ Wow such a great speech”
B : “ Do you think so?

I. Shifting credit
• A : “ That was a perfect shot”
B : “ Well , my father already teach me before.”

II. Returning
• A : “ You are looking sound.”
B : “ Really , so are you.”
Question time

p.s. Any hard question will be declared as a war threat