Glossary term
What is Assertive?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Assertive" means: Direct and respectful. You say what you think or need without attacking the other person or staying silent. It is taught in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results. Related terms include Active voice, Follow-up question, Plain language and Check-back. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Assertive?
Direct and respectful. You say what you think or need without attacking the other person or staying silent.
Where is Assertive taught?
Assertive is defined in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results.
Which lessons cover Assertive?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results, lesson 2.4: Hard Emails: Say No, Disagree and Follow Up
Which terms are related to Assertive?
Next to Assertive in the course glossaries: Active voice, Follow-up question, Plain language, Check-back, Skim test, Liking gap, Inverted pyramid and Illusion of transparency.
Active voiceFollow-up questionPlain languageCheck-backSkim testLiking gapInverted pyramidIllusion of transparency
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Assertive?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results: None. You will choose two real situations to work on in Module 1: a short talk (Situation A) and an important message or negotiation (Situation B).