Saying no

Saying no

No thank you.

I appreciate that you ask. I need to prioritize other commitments, so I have to say no.

Thank you very much for the request. I appreciate it. At the moment I have a lot on my plate. Due to limited time I will not be able to do good work on the project you propose.

I do not feel comfortable doing that.

I have to decline.

I am sorry. I cannot do that for you.

I cannot do that. What I can do is   

Currently, I am not able to help with that.

Thank you for thinking of me.

At that time I am not available. I’m sorry.

Thank you for the invitation.

I believe I do not have skills to do this well. I see two possibilities: 1. I can recommend another person, who may be able to help you.

2. If you accept that I need extra time to learn more about this, I will be happy to try to help.

Thank you. I feel honoured that you think of me in this regard.

I need to know more. May I please ask you these 3 questions: 1.

2.

3.

Sources of inspiration https://chat.openai.com/ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/21_ways_to_give_good_no https://hbr.org/2020/09/learn-when-to-say-no https://hbr.org/2015/12/how-to-say-no-to-taking-on-more-work https://psychcentral.com/lib/learning-to-say-no