When we talk about influence and persuasion, we often talk about marketing and sales. However, we influence in many ways and with great frequency. If you want a raise, sometimes you need to persuade your boss. If you want to convince your team to adopt a change, help your staff make choices, or choose the best place for lunch, there is often influencing taking place. This one-day workshop will help participants learn how to influence and persuade in a variety of areas.
What Will Participants Learn?
Make decisions about using persuasion versus manipulation
Apply the concepts of pushing and pulling when influencing others
Describe different techniques for getting persuasive conversations and presentations underway
Make a persuasive presentation by using the 5 S’s
Apply storytelling techniques to extend influence
Leverage concepts of neuro linguistic programming in everyday influence and persuasion
What Topics are Covered?
Understanding persuasion
Preparing to persuade
Getting off on the right foot
Presentation strategies
Using stories to persuade
Using neuro linguistic programming (NLP) techniques
What’s Included?
Instruction by an expert facilitator
Small, interactive classes
Specialized participant manual and course materials including a pre-assignment and a post-assignment
A personalized Certificate of Completion