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Let’s begin with a caveat: You can’t fake trust.“Words not backed by action are meaningless,” says Darlene Price, president of Well Said, Inc. and author of “Well Said! Presentations and Conversations That Get Results.”
“You can use the right words and phrases to sound ‘trusting,’ but language is no replacement for being a trustworthy person. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘Who you are speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you’re saying.’"
Price says the word “trust” comes the Old Norse word treysta, meaning “to rely on or have confidence in.”
“The basis for a healthy, productive relationship is trust,” she explains. “As a professional, it’s critical to earn the trust of those with whom you work.”...
“When people trust you, they’re much more likely to believe in you, bond with you, and buy from you.”
Here are 18 phrases professionals use to get others to trust them....
Good words/phrases to use in everyday conversation and presentations, really brings the audience in - trust is extremely important in business and you can be either a hit or miss based on how to word things (something to be cautious of...).