Positive Tone

Instructions: Revise the sentences below so that they are written in the affirmative. For example:

Weak: The committee will not be able to consider your request.
Revised: The committee is unable to consider your request.

Weak: If you do not send your résumé by the deadline, you will not be considered.
Revised: If you send your résumé by the deadline, you will be considered.

1. Blanchard Corporation will not provide us information until we make our request in writing.

Your Answer:

Reveal Revised Sentence
When we make our request in writing, Blanchard Corporation will provide us with the information.

2. The auditor will not be able to give us the information until he updates his records.

Your Answer:

Reveal Revised Sentence
The auditor will give us the information after he updates his records.

3. Five participants did not remember to bring their information packets to the training.

Your Answer:

Reveal Revised Sentence
Five participants forgot to bring their information packets to the training.

4. The policies are not different even though they said that they would revise them.

Your Answer:

Reveal Revised Sentence
The policies are the same even though they said that they would revise them.

5. If you do not return the signed form within 10 days, we cannot help you with your account.

Your Answer:

Reveal Revised Sentence
If you return the signed form within 10 days, we can help you with your account.