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The One Word Researchers Agree Makes You More Persuasive
Being persuasive doesn't come naturally for many people, yet some scientists agree that a simple word swap can get your ideas ...
Steve Jobs Used the 10X Rule to Motivate People and Become Exceptionally Persuasive. Here’s How It Worked
Today happens to be the anniversary of one of those moments: the date in 2001 that Jobs introduced the iPod. This was the first Apple portable music player that could hold about 60 times more music ...
Opinion: Legislators found Steve Brill's arguments persuasive. Now teachers are disempowered
In 2010, I attended an Oklahoma legislative committee meeting where most lawmakers were reading a New Yorker article, Steve ...
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Here's how to be persuasive
An curved arrow pointing right. Certain phrases tap into our innate psychology. Behavioral scientist Nicolas Gueguen at the University of Southern Brittany tested for this to see how you could ...
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Literary techniques – WJEC Persuasive devices
Persuasive language is used for many reasons, for example, to help to sell products or services, or to convince people to accept a view or idea. Politicians often use persuasive techniques to get ...
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Watch: What is persuasive writing?
Watch this video where teacher Mr Smith explores persuasive writing and gives you some examples of when it’s used. When you are writing to persuade people, it’s important to say why the reader ...