Communication: 5 subtle tricks to increase your persuasiveness

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5 tips to make you appear more convincing

Every good conversation involves active listening and not interrupting each other. But when it comes to conveying your opinion in a plausible and understandable way in order to convince others, other little conversation tricks can help. For example the following.

5 habits that will quickly make you appear more convincing

Be open and curious

To convince someone, you should not allow yourself to be overwhelmed by prejudices – but approach the person openly and curiously. Otherwise, it will seem to the other person as if you are putting yourself above them and only accepting your opinion. And because that doesn’t make a good impression, your view will probably be questioned more strictly than if you appear open and curious.

Ask open-ended questions

By asking open questions you allow the other person to express their own opinion. Not only does it make the person feel heard and relevant, you also find out where you might still have differences of opinion and what you should – after you have let him:her finish – go into more detail in order to be convincing.

Say the name of the person you are talking to

As a A study has shown that parts of the brain are activated more strongly when you hear your own name, so this simple method initially makes the person you are talking to more attentive. In addition, naming someone shows respect and shows that this moment is important to you. Your communication will quickly become more convincing.

Say “and”, not “but”

By using the word “but” you contradict yourself, by using “and” you put yourself on the same side as your counterpart, even if you add something, for example. The other person will automatically be more convinced of this point because you are not attacking him:her, but you want to find a solution together.

You include emotions and feelings

Everyone knows how moving emotions can be, be it joy, sadness, anger or something else. And how are emotions best triggered? Through stories. In contrast, there are facts and figures that, at least among many people, are not met with much enthusiasm. However, if you wrap this in an emotional story, your point of view immediately becomes more convincing. But be careful: your story should of course not be fictional, but real. If you lie, the conviction is definitely gone…

To be as convincing as possible, combine these five simple tricks with each other.

Sources used: hackspirit.com, ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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