Being more persuasive at work gives you a ton of personal benefits plus can make you a lot better at your job.  Anyone can become more persuasive at work using 4 specific actions without needing to be a smooth talking extrovert or a born salesman. 

Learn exactly how to convince others at work to do what you need.
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How to be more persuasive starts with understanding the person or team you are trying to persuade. What are the wants, desires, pains, obstacles etc. If you can’t put yourself in the other person’s shoes, persuading them to do what you need is very much an uphill battle. 

Ask questions and listen to put yourself in a good position with how to persuade people. The more you understand the other person the better you can work out how to convince people to do what you want.

Showing empathy and demonstrating have taken the time to understand the other person is the next step for how to be persuasive at work. Showing you are receptive to them and are interested in their position will make them a lot more receptive to you and your position. A key part of being persuasive skills at work.

Then you can work to create a solution that helps the other person get at least a part of what they want while they are helping you or aligning with what you want. Always look for a win-win solution when persuading others. We all do what is in our own best interests first. 

Finally, I cover how to build the trust shortcut which will slash the time and effort you need to put in to convince other. Trust makes how to convince employees a whole lot easier and quicker. In my opinion a very worthwhile investment. 

If you have any questions on “4 Actions For Being More Persuasive At Work – How to Convince Colleagues” please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you. 

Jess Coles

Enhance.training