People Skills

Communication

Influencing

 

How To Persuade People

Get people want to do what you want them to do

Vadim Kotelnikov

Vadim Kotelnikov, founder of 1000ventures - personal logo  Vadim Kotelnikov

   

 

  

 

 

 

Persuasion What and How

Persuasion is about inducing people to change their attitude or behavior and getting them to want to do what you want them to do.

The seeds of persuasion must be planted in a fertile soil of compatibility with deep values and guiding principles of the persuadee to be able to grow into a tree with delicious fruits.

Empathetic Leader

  

 

Persuade or Be Persuaded

The world around you is mainly composed of the results of your ability to persuade others or their ability to persuade you. "Anytime we are doing anything, it's because somebody persuaded us to do it. We don't lie, cheat or steal, because somebody persuaded us to adopt a set of moral and ethical standards. We are surrounded by the things that people persuaded us buy," says Roger Dawson, the author of Secrets of Power Persuasion for Salespeople.

 

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The Five Basic Elements of Persuasion

Source: the quality and credibility of source

Message: what, when and how you say; repeat your key points

Medium: use the right channel to reach your audience

Public: you must know your audience

Effect: Did the persuaded audience do what you wanted it to do? 

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TALE of Persuasion: 3+1 Elements

The seeds of persuasion must be planted in a fertile soil of compatibility with deep values and guiding principles of the persuadee to be able to grow into a tree with delicious fruits.

Aristotle posited that for persuasion to be truly effective, three elements must be present: trust, logic, and emotions. These are the three elements of TALE a persuader must communicate. Yet, a persuasion effort will only be effective if the subject of persuasion is  compatible with deep values and guiding principles of the persuadee. Internal acceptance is the fourth key element of the TALE of persuasion that makes the first three elements external to the persuadee work... More

Sell Your Ideas to Other Stakeholders

"Persuasion is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do, and to like it." ~ President Eisenhower

Great ideas are one thing; getting them into the minds of others is another. Use various selling techniques to sell your ideas to others. Remember, marketing is a battle of perceptions, not ideas.  All truth is relative what people perceive to be true that is the truth. Your task is to establish or change your prospect's perceptions, because if they don't you will not win the battle. The ugly truth is that you'll get further with a mediocre idea supported by a skillful marketing campaign than with a great idea alone... More

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Benjamin Franklin quotes

Would you persuade,
speak of interest, not of reason.

Benjamin Franklin

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Use prototypes to sell your ideas to others. Good prototypes don't just communicate – they persuade >>>

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References:

  1. How To Connect in Business in 90 Seconds or Less, Nicholas Boothman

  2. Negotiate This, Herb Cohen

  3. Secrets of Power Persuasion for Salespeople, Roger Dawson

  4. The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley