Hi All ;) .. How do "you" define tact? .. Do you consider yourself a tactful person? ;D?

Question

As for me : Tact, is the ability to have grace while under stress....
I believe, I am a tactful person, although I can be very (mentally emotionally)... passionate as well.....

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So, how about you???

Explain your answer..............

Thanks, for answering in advance! :-)

*Have a beautiful day/night*

Take care!

Thanks, Psychic_Cat :)
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Answer 1

My livelihood involves using tact, and often I have to use great restraint in negotiating an outcome where the social situation has become disproportionately intricate due to something revolting to myself: human error. When I am negotiating with a person who is not willing to forgive the error, take some responsibility for it, or is attempting to secure some advantage from it, tact requires that I put the interests of my company over my own personal judgements about the matter at hand. There have been only a handful of clients with whom I did not wish to negotiate: those who insulted my person.

When not representing company, family, friends, I naturally revert back to my asocial MO where such restraint appears to me to be a condition of human failing, as there are legions of individuals who have learned to advance or maintain themselves in society by not abiding by the "spirit of law" in Nature that has nothing to adjudicate within the realm of conventional human competition.

To have enough discipline (by habit) and understanding (through education) to play the role of a diplomat, however, does not omit one from human failing; it is not instructive to the individuals acted upon through the skill of diplomacy. Someone has a vested interest in the status quo or a change thereof. A diplomat is mistaken if it is thought the skill can be used to approximate Nature's grace.

Answer 2

well, introduce tcact as a new vocabulary word,meaning honesty that could be viewed as cristicism but which is carefully worded in consideration of the other person's feelings.in other words,if you are saying, something that could upset aperson, used tact.tact, though truthful, is not insulting or rude. the art of tact involves phrasing thing to avoid hut feelings and provide constructive criticism... an example of tact: this is the situation: your friend ask if you want to goto park together...and this the rude response: "i don't really like playing with you."....and this is the tactful response:" i don't really feel like it,but thank you for the invitation."....in each situation there is the potential to hurt the other person's feelings. by making a tactful reply, you demontrate good character. you should choose the tactful way to respond all of the time... remember ,using tact does not mean that you need to lie; it simply means that you care enough about other's feelings so avoid hurting or offending them. people who use tact tend to have more friends and they better leaders.they attract people because they make others feel good. if you want to be great friend and leader, you should always think about using tact when speaking to others and etc....

Answer 3

Tactful, with other synonyms of slightly different nuances, basically refers to persons or actions that show a kind or courteous concern for other people. An ability to handle sensitive people & situations gracefully, without causing hurt or angry feelings. A rather admirable quality, you think?

It seems rather foolish when people relate this to "lying." In other words, if one is tactful one is being dishonest. Of course, this is not at all true. Also, much pride in saying: I TELL IT LIKE IT IS! (i.e., I'M honest, YOU lie!") Good grief. Perhaps it's partly because you ARE emotional & passionate, that you're sensitive to other people's feelings. I wish there were far, far more of you! You have a beautiful day/night, too.

EDIT: I just explained my avatar has vanished again, & my nickname is NOT "psychic" it's PSYCHIC CAT! Phooey. & then my edit didn't post--so....


Edit: I think that Billoway reflected what I said about being emotional & passionate--these are feelings that include caring, & empathy.

As for Fatty--well--EVERYONE is worth the effort. What effort does it take to be "kind?"

&, THANK YOU MARRI Q. Such a good answer!

Answer 4

I consider tact to be the ability to speak the truth without harming the hearer more than necessary. I have no qualms about telling a "white" lie to be tactful when the issue is not one of substance. If I am talking about something that truly matters, then saying something with as much consideration for the other person's feelings as possible is what I consider to be tactful.

Answer 5

being tactful is having the ability to use such phrasiology in conversations to curb the 'blunt truth' to a more subtle blow.

the example i can give you is a daycare provider i know of did not have any tact in telling a parent about a biting incident. the parent asked how and what happened, and the provider answered that their child is a bully, and that none of the other kids like their child b/c the child is so mean. the only thing nessasary in the conversation was something along the lines of, well, yes, billy did initiate the biting...

i like to think i am tactful... i hope i am...

Answer 6

I define tact as the sense of what to do to avoid hurting or offending someone; the opposite of being blunt.

I think of myself as tactful - in fact, even at a young age I was more aware of other people's feelings, and when my friends or siblings said tactless things, I would sort of cringe or blush. Of course, I've said many tactless things without meaning to, but usually I try to think about what I say first.

You said that you believe you are tactful although you can be very emotionally passionate. I think that most people who are emotionally passionate are tactful as well, because they really care about - or at least are aware of - other people's feelings. So I believe that it is because one is emotionally passionate that they would have the tendancy to be more tactful.

I've known people who can be somewhat "tactfully blunt". Yeah, that phrase is almost an oxymoron, but this girl I know would tell you something very kindly - only her attitude very subtley conveyed the message that she meant to hurt your feelings. o.0.

Answer 7

For me Tact or Tactful is bringing out the goodness in others with a lot of true spirit and concern you feel for human kind - Giving without expecting something in return and giving from your heart

Answer 8

I think it's being graceful whenever speaking or acting. I think a huge part of tact is always remembering that just because something is true, doesn't mean it has to be said right away. And if something difficult or awkward needs to be said or done, putting yourself in their shoes and tailoring the words or deeds accordingly to show them love and concern, rather than just dumping it on them without concern for how it comes across.

I try to be tactful, but I know I'm not always. :)

Answer 9

I try to be tactful but sometimes I can be clumsy or perhaps being blunt is the way to go. Tactful to me is speaking to someone or a group and saying something harsh in such away as to do the least damage to others feelings

Answer 10

Tact is applying correction with restraints . It depends on the circumstance and the person or people that it concerns. Sorta a special regard for getting a point across gracefully.