Many times we get invitation to speak or to attend a program lets say marriage function or birthday parties or any other event .In declining these requests we should be extra careful as normally responses to these requests are often taken personally so extra effort should be given to make the refusal soft and to provide the response which says more then just saying "i can't or i don't want to".
In these responses we are basically trying to approach the host or the hostess of the party or any event and rather than saying direct no on the face we should appreciate the fact that the sender invited us and we should give the reasons why we cannot attend this event unless the reasons are confidential and business secrets .
:for example
"I appreciate your gracious invitation to your son's graduation party. Unfortunately, I already have an engagement that afternoon and will be unable to attend. Please let John know how proud I am of him for his achievement.
May you enjoy a wonderful celebration."
In the above lines the reason for not attending the party and also the appreciation is shown by the receiver of the party so that that refusal becomes more soft and this will not affect the relation between the host and the receiver.
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