How do you persuade people? When you have an idea, how do you get others on board to help you turn it into something real? Lots of good ideas never get anywhere. How can you make sure that yours do?
Being able to persuade is an essential skill. You might have an idea at work, something you want to pitch in a meeting, or a proposal you want to excite clients and customers about. You might want to get your team fired up, persuade your boss, or even harder, one of your kids. To do it, you need to know how to persuade, and how to influence. In this compelling and informative keynote, James O’Loghlin will share practical strategies to enable people to be more persuasive and influential.
Session takeaways:
- How to boil a complex argument down to its essence and present a short, sharp and compelling pitch
- How to identify and get to decision-makers
- How to work out what a decision maker wants, what they need and how your proposal can solve a problem for them
- How to focus on solutions
- How to find and enlist influential supporters
