It's not always easy to come up with the right way to respond to a challenging situation at work. Often it is the first words that come out of your mouth that sets the tone for the rest of the interaction. So here are some helpful phrases to have at the front of your mind, you never know when they might some in handy…
It’s not a matter of if this situation happens, but when: You competently make a point. It goes unacknowledged or is tersely rejected. Minutes or days later, a colleague or manager misrepresents your point as their own, restates it identically, and is praised and credited for making it.
https://hbr.org/2017/10/7-tricky-work-situations-and-how-to-respond-to-them