What’s That At The End Of Your Nose?

by | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog, How To Persuade

Are you too busy doing what you do, to notice your value? Isn’t it often the first thing we say when someone compliments or comments on something we’re good at or something we find easy – “oh, it was nothing, I always do it like this” or “oh, I’ve been doing...

Surprise Yourself: Your Influence and Inspiration

by | Feb 16, 2012 | Blog, How To Persuade

Notice what you’re noticing There’s an expression “busy doing something else” which gives the sense of being absorbed, concentrating, focused on something so that other thoughts are put aside or take a back seat.  It’s something to be encouraged, especially when...

Can You Get To The Point?

by | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog, How To Persuade

Make sure they know what the point is, quickly We’ve all sat in meetings, in presentations, at lunches haven’t we, when someone has been rambling on or pontificating about something and we’ve asked ourselves ‘what’s your point?’ or ‘I wonder what the point is here?’ ...

Do You Mean To Scare People Off?

by | Nov 24, 2011 | Blog, How To Persuade

  We’ve all heard someone start off with “Well, the trouble is” or “What worries me is” haven’t we?   Or what about the classic “Now, our first problem is” – talk about putting you on your back foot and priming you for ‘trouble ahead’. You know the...

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