Glossary term
What is Liking gap?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Liking gap" means: After a conversation, people tend to think their partner liked them less than the partner really did. It is taught in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results. Related terms include Check-back, Illusion of transparency, Follow-up question and Spotlight effect. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Liking gap?
After a conversation, people tend to think their partner liked them less than the partner really did.
Where is Liking gap taught?
Liking gap is defined in Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results.
Which lessons cover Liking gap?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Speak With Confidence: Communication That Gets Results, lesson 3.4: Start and Join Conversations
Which terms are related to Liking gap?
Next to Liking gap in the course glossaries: Check-back, Illusion of transparency, Follow-up question, Spotlight effect, Assertive, Filler word, Active voice and Pace.
Check-backIllusion of transparencyFollow-up questionSpotlight effectAssertiveFiller wordActive voicePace
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 Liking gap?
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).