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• Practice persuading someone
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COMMUNICATION SKILL
Persuading people
Five common ways to persuade people to
agree with your idea are to:
1 insist: tell people what you think the best idea is
2 reason: tell people why something is a good idea
3 connect: identify ideas and values you share to
win someone's support
4 discuss: talk about possible ideas so that everyone
gets something they want
5 inspire: encourage someone to see how great
an idea is
Most people prefer one style, but it may be helpful
to change your technique for different people,
situations, and places. In some situations, you may
need more than one style to get what you want.
a Share your excitement about something with
others.
b Find an idea that keeps most people happy.
c Explain the benefits of your ideas.
d Get people to imagine the effect of your
ideas.
e Discuss ideas to find one that involves what
you prefer and helping the other person.
f Argue with others until they change their
mind.
g Show you understand what's important to
others.
h Give information, facts, and figures to show
why people should do something.
i Present your ideas and tell people to use
them.
j Ask what someone values and show how
idea supports that.
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