Peter about People, understanding the soft skills of influence and persuasion 15 minutes at a time.

How to influence the choices people make by emphasising positive outcomes.

A short podcast on the importance of building influence and how to build it. Influence is an important soft skill attribute and is vital for cooperation and collaboration

A short podcast with 8 easy and effective techniques to help you disagree with someone without annoying or offending them.

A concise 15 minute podcast on the art of listening. Peter explains why it is an essential skill and shares some techniques for making your listening more effective

In this episode Peter talks about small talk and why, despite being often overlooked, is a useful skill for benefits. This is a great way to discover how it can be used to develop influence and is a useful aid to being persuasive.

Peter makes a comparison of the effectiveness of persuasion compared to punishment and coercion in the context of the current corana crisis, and suggests some techniques to persuade the public to self-isolate. This is the second episode in the Peter about People series of podcasts where Peter Beard discusses soft skills.

An explanation how friction develops within teams and how soft skills can be used to counter this problem.