Positive character trait
Polite
Showing good manners and consideration for others.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Says please and thank you, and waits their turn.
- Speaks respectfully to everyone, from the head of the company to the cleaner.
- Listens without interrupting.
Fits when a person has good manners and shows care for other people's feelings
Not when politeness is only correct form with no warmth behind it
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: good manners are expected, so claiming them adds nothing. Courteous service, with a result, is the stronger line.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is polite and respectful with everyone, from [senior clients] to [front-desk or cleaning staff], and visitors often mention it.
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Report card comment [Name] is polite to adults and classmates, waits their turn, and listens when others speak.
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In a story, shown not told The boy stood when the old woman came into the waiting room, though there were empty chairs, and sat again only when she had chosen one.
The polite boy held the door and thanked the bus driver every morning.
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