One of the most disarming
things you can say in a difficult conversation:
“I might get this wrong.”
It lowers defenses.
It signals
humility.
It shows you're here to listen, not lecture.
It works because it shifts the
conversation from debate to dialogue.
It tells the other person: You don’t have to brace yourself—I’m not here to win, I’m here to understand.
That’s how hard conversations
become human ones.