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I recently had to give a speech to a tough crowd. I had already known that they were a tough group to deal with. But I wasn’t aware that my speech would be last. In fact, my speech was the last in a series of speeches that were delivered at the audience and not to them. People had already begun to leave. They were tired, hungry, anxious and really bored. And the speech I prepared was information packed. It had to be… for the purpose of the subject I was invited to speak about. But the audience had had enough.…

Everyone is more or less a decent communicator. We all can get our message across both in writing and in speaking and the majority of people will understand what we’re trying to say. That’s all fine. But very few people can move others to take action. Very few people know how to influence others and get more friends. And most people think one is born a good communicator or a bad one. They believe it’s built-in…they believe it’s hardwired and you’re either good or bad. And that’s why they won’t do much to improve this area of their lives. They…

Giving a persuasive speech and using persuasive words is a critical pre-requisite to success. It allows you to influence people’s degree of belief with respect to the utility and value of your ideas and to motivate them to choose the course of action you desire. This skill, however, doesn’t only benefit marketers and sales people, but also other professionals in leadership positions. In fact, managers, doctors, and educators can tremendously benefit from becoming more persuasive communicators. For example, a teacher can help students realize the importance of writing and cultivate a desire in them to want to improve, a doctor…

“The ability to communicate effectively and persuasively will determine how successful you will be in your life.” These were the very words I was told when I was a freshman in College. The person who said these words to me was an old well-meaning gentleman who was extraordinarily successful. And he said this to me after seeing me hesitantly and anxiously get up to introduce myself at a first-year student orientation. I knew in my heart of hearts that he was absolutely right. While I dreadfully waited for my turn to introduce myself that day, I looked at the other…