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36 Ways to be more persuasive
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Know your audience
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Use reciprocity to your advantage
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Be consistent
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Establish credibility
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Commitment & consistency
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Tell a story
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Provide social proof
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Acknowledge weaknesses in your position
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Be comfortable with silence
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Use authoritative expressions
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Gather evidence to support your argument
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Exude enthusiasm & confidence
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Build a sense of urgency
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Highlight similarities
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Include a call to action
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Know the best ways to use email
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Scarcity
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Familiarity
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Let the other person do most of the talking
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Figure out why the other person thinks what they do
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Determine how their beliefs work in their favor
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Appeal to nobler motives
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Be dramatic
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Focus on your best audience
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Be repetitive
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Long term game
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Persuade yourself first
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Research and build your arguments
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Have peoples best interest at heart
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Remember, it is not about winning the argument
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Be prepared to be persuaded
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Agree before you disagree
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Connect
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Use anger
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Be likable
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Arouse people for fun and profit
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