if it's not an apology then don't apologize for it it's a submissive position number to stop undervaluing what you have to say

okay your insight is valuable you have thoughts that i'll never think of so i want to hear them never put yourself down before you even get out your senate so don't say something like this is probably a dumb question but

you just call your question don't don't don't do that one trick that you can do is say it can i build upon that for a second or hey can i take that further and then ask your question because then it looks like you're stepping into it rather than shying away from it number three no is a complete sentence if you have a boundary stick to it now the other person may not like it but they will respect you for it so if you have a boundary stick to it don't give in to try the following