Communication: With these 5 habits you will immediately appear convincing

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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 getting your opinion across in a plausible and convincing way 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 shouldn’t let prejudices overwhelm you – instead, approach the person openly and with curiosity. Otherwise, it will seem to the other person that you are putting yourself above them and only accepting your opinion. And because that doesn’t make a good impression, your opinion will probably be questioned more strictly than if you were open and curious.

Ask open questions

By asking open questions, you allow the other person to express their own opinion. Not only does this make the person feel heard and relevant, but you also find out where you may still have differences of opinion and what you should go into in more detail after you have let them finish speaking in order to convince them.

Say the name of the person you are talking to

As a A study has shown that when you hear your own name, parts of your brain are activated more strongly, meaning that this simple method initially makes the other person more attentive. In addition, saying your name expresses respect and shows that this moment is important to you. Your communication will become more convincing in no time.

Say “and”, not “but”

By using the word “but” you contradict, by using “and” you put yourself on the same side as the other person, even if you add something, for example. The other person will automatically be more convinced of this point because you are not attacking him or her, but rather 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 what is the best way to trigger emotions? Through stories. In contrast, facts and figures are not very enthusiastic, at least for many people. However, if you package these in an emotional story, your point of view immediately becomes more convincing. But be careful: your story should of course not be fictitious, but real. If you lie, the conviction is definitely gone…

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

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Brigitte