Your client or colleague
does not want to feel pressured into acting in any particular
way you may propose or recommend. Always acknowledge
your imperfect knowledge of the other person'sneeds or best
interest. Your strongest advice should begin with 'If I
were you,...'
Keep in mind that if you
help your client get what he or she needs out of the contact
with you, he or she will be much more inclined to help you get
what you need as well.
