Whether you're convincing your boss to fund your project or your preschooler to wipe his own hiney after using the bathroom, persuasion is a skill that's instrumental to your success in life.
Persuasive people have an uncanny ability to get you leaning toward their way of thinking. Their secret weapon is likeability. They get you to like more than their ideas; they get you to like them.
Via The Learning Factor
Here are the tricks of the trade that exceptionally persuasive people use to their advantage.
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Some useful tips on how to enhance your influencing skills.