Persuasion Tactics

Persuasion is a critical communication skill that can be useful in a variety of situations several times a day. It can be a conversation with the client, the seller, parents, children, spouse, boss or colleague and so on. Sometimes it's not even so important what knowledge and skills we have, only the ability to persuade is important.

Tactics: "Three Simple Stages of Persuasion"
This tactic is really simple and because of this is often underestimated.

Admit it. Start by recognizing another person. Look at it, realize that here it is in front of you and is here and now. Smile sincerely.

When a person speaks, listen to him and turn his attention only to him. When you listen, you recognize its existence and the right to be here. Ignoring leads to resentment and resentment. Have you ever tried to convince someone who took offense at you? Then you know that this is incredibly difficult.

Appreciate. Try to appreciate another person. Consider it a unique potential, even if you have known it for several years. Look at it like the first time. Let now he will be the most important person in the world.

To appreciate a person is to raise self-esteem and express respect. When people are not appreciated, they feel useless and persist in their opinions.

Take action. And finally, just ask for something, or persuade. If you appreciate this person enough, he is likely to make concessions.

Tactics: "Concealed Belief"
It happens that a person understands that you are trying to convince him. In such situations it is better to use this technique to hide your skill.

Political mistakes. Politicians often act deliberately awkwardly: they carry with pens or a microphone. Thus, they seem to make it clear that they do not act in a hidden way, but are ordinary people, like us with you. But it's important not to overdo it and not seem awkward. Then you can switch and again become self-confident as a professional.

Almost yes". In business, sometimes sycophants succeed, who always and in everything agree with the boss. But the bosses are not idiots and are quite capable of recognizing flattery. Therefore, you need to be wiser and disagree with the boss in something insignificant, but to share the opinion on important issues.

Established evidence. If the interlocutor tries to convict you of anything, you can agree with this. You show him that you have limited abilities and are hardly as smart. Such tactics are common in the war, when it is necessary to show the enemy that he does not have special power.

Science and facts. Advertisers use a simple method to convince us that they do not earn on us, but really care - to use facts, figures and scientific evidence. Politicians also love facts, effective arguments have the clearest figures, which are possible.