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The Core of Influence & Persuasion: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Character, Reason, and Emotion
The earliest thinker in the Western tradition whose ideas about influence and persuasion come down to us was Aristotle. He asserted that we need three things to build a persuasive argument: ethos, logos, and pathos. In English, these...
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Get a Favor: How to Get Someone to Help you or Do You a Favor
We often need other people to do something for us. But we don’t necessarily have the authority to tell them to do it, or to ask them and expect them to comply. This is where influence is at a premium. You need to combine some long-term...
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How to Change Someone's Mind
You really do need to bring all of your influencing and persuasion skills to bear if you want to change someone’s mind. So, in this video, I’ll share my top ten tips.
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Influencing and Persuading - Negotiation Tools
Arguably, negotiation is a structured process where each party is influencing and persuading the other to get the outcome they desire. I think there's more to negotiation than this. But influencing and persuading are certainly a big part...
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Ethos: the Importance of Character in Influence & Persuasion
Before anyone will listen to your efforts to persuade them, they will first ask: ‘why should I listen to you?’ What they care about here is your ethos: your character.
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How to Influence by Making People Feel Good
People are far more likely to do what you ask, to accept your point of view, or help you out if they like you and you make them feel good. So, liking is one of the keys to influence and persuasion. So, how can you get people to feel good...
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Matching & Mirroring: How to Influence by Building Rapport
In a way, Rapport is an example of Reciprocation – which we looked at in the last video. However, it is about the reciprocation of movement and posture, gesture and expression, and words and speech. And, it will introduce us to the key...
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Rhetoric: The Golden Key to Verbal Persuasion
People have been persuading one another with their speech for as long as we have records. In many different cultures, aspiring lawyers, administrators, and politicians would have learned the science of rhetoric, of using language...
Global Ethics Solutions
Sensibilisation aux pots-de-vin et à la Corruption Accepter les cadeaux et l'hospitalité dans le contexte du travail (Accepting Gifts and Hospitality in the Workplace)
Quelles sont les lignes éthiques pour accepter les cadeaux et les marques d’hospitalité dans le contexte du travail? Souvent, les cadeaux et les marques d’hospitalité sont utilisés pour influencer une décision d’achat, un échange quid...
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Revising Writing
This video discusses the purpose of, and techniques for, revising writing.
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The Rhetoric Wars
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), describes the tensions between the Renaissance's rhetorical culture and the Scientific Revolution’s pursuit of absolute truth.
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Elements of an Argument
A video entitled “Elements of an Argument” which explains the key components of a strong argument.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Persuasion is an Art, Not a Science & 4 Tips to Be More Persuasive
Persuasion is an art, not an exact science. No matter what anybody claims, there is no one best way to persuade people that will work in all situations. However, there are principles or guidelines that will help you make more persuasive...
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Persuasion and Influencing: Skills of a Leader
In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of persuasion and influencing skills for leaders. The role of leaders in guiding their team towards their ultimate goal through their presentation, persuasion, and people skills is...
Global Ethics Solutions
Ethical Gift Giving and Anti-Corruption Policies in the Workplace
What are the ethical lines for accepting gifts and hospitality in the workplace? Oftentimes gifts and hospitality is used to influence a purchasing decision, a quid Pro Quo exchange, compensation or preferential treatment, or a kickback...
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Using Graphs to Persuade: Measures of Center and Variability
In this video, the teacher explains how to use graphs to persuade parents that a bad test grade in math doesn't reflect overall performance. By analyzing measures of center and variability, such as the median, mode, mean, and MAD, the...
Global Ethics Solutions
Bribery and Corruption Awareness Business Gifts and Bribes
What are the ethical lines for accepting gifts and hospitality in the workplace? Oftentimes gifts and hospitality is used to influence a purchasing decision, a quid Pro Quo exchange, compensation or preferential treatment, or a kickback...
Global Ethics Solutions
Gift and Hospitality Issues - Part 2: Workplace Skills for Success
This video is the second of a four part course that covers the basic information that employees and managers need to know about gift and hospitality issues. It provides practical information, advice, tips, and a character connection.
XKA Digital
A difficult ethical decision
Zenna Atkins currently runs ZA partners, an organisation designed to assist other organisations and companies to find creative solutions, deliver innovation and achieve their goals. Prior to this, Zenna worked in the private sector, and...
XKA Digital
The blue goats' milk leadership lesson
Clare Gerada was elected to lead the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2011, and represented over 40,000 doctors. She was the first female Chair in fifty years. She trained in psychiatry and maintains an interest in the treatment...
Cerebellum
The World War One Years 1917-1920 - The 19th Amendment
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
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¿COMO PUEDE INFLUIR EN LOS DEMAS? - How can you Influence Others?
El experto en comportamiento, Peter Quarry, habla de la importancia de ser capaz de convencer a los demás cuando se trabaja en equipo. Esto implica ser capaz de promover tus credenciales para que los demás te escuchen; comunicar no más...
Global Ethics Solutions
Gift and Hospitality Issues: Workplace Skills for Success
This video is the second of a four part course that covers the basic information that employees and managers need to know about gift and hospitality issues. It provides practical information, advice, tips, and a character connection.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
What is Persuasion?
What is persuasion? Is it the same as forcing, manipulating, preaching to the choir, or is it something else? We'll define persuasion from a communication perspective, explain it's meaning, and show you how you see it in your everyday life.