TED Talks
The surprising way small actions shift beliefs | Kris De Meyer
Feeling stuck on the big issues? Neuroscientist Kris De Meyer has a surprising fix. Instead of waiting for information to get you motivated, he shows how taking small actions in your personal life can rewire your brain to get unstuck....
SciShow
The New Era of Negative Campaigns
Negative campaigns—or campaigns that work by painting opposing candidates in a negative light—have been used for decades. But today, thanks to information that can be gained from social media, these campaigns may be even more effective...
Crash Course
Social Thinking: Crash Course Psychology
Why do people do bad things? Is it because of the situation or who they are at their core? In this week's episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank works to shed a little light on the ideas of Situation vs. Personality. Oh, and we'll have...
SciShow
Why Do People Join Cults?
It’s easy to assume that people who join cults have something wrong with them, but usually the people who join cults are just like the rest of us. So, how does it happen?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston
How do you get what you want, using just your words? Aristotle set out to answer exactly that question over two thousand years ago with a treatise on rhetoric. Camille A. Langston describes the fundamentals of deliberative rhetoric and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Iseult Gillespie: The wicked wit of Jane Austen
Whether she's describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen's writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose...
SciShow
How Ads (and People) Persuade You
If you can recognize when you're being persuaded, it's a lot easier to make sure your opinions are actually your own.
Curated Video
Persuasion
New ReviewThis video demonstrates how authors use persuasion in their writing.
Curated Video
Identifying Fallacies
New ReviewA video titled "Identifying Fallacies" that explains how to identify logical fallacies in writing.
Curated Video
Recognizing Propaganda
New ReviewA video titled "Recognizing Propaganda" that explains how to identify propaganda in writing.
Curated Video
Evaluating Rhetoric
New ReviewA video titled "Evaluating Rhetoric" which instructs how to identify and evaluate a speaker's rhetoric in persuasive writing.
Curated Video
Decoding Media Messages: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Text
New ReviewThis video emphasizes the importance of critically analyzing media messages by looking beyond the surface content to uncover the true intentions, biases, and implications. It guides viewers to consider the source of the message, how it...
Curated Video
Writing a persuasive speech about a new word
Pupil outcome: I can write a persuasive speech about my new word. Key learning points: - Rhetorical questions, anecdotes and direct address are a great way to ‘hook’ your audience at the start of a speech. - The content of a speech needs...
Curated Video
Understanding the purpose, layout and features of a persuasive letter
Pupil outcome: I can identify the purpose and features of a persuasive letter in preparation for writing based on ‘Front Desk’. Key learning points: - To persuade is to convince someone to do something through reasoning or argument. - A...
Curated Video
Identifying features of a persuasive letter
Pupil outcome: I can identify the features of a persuasive letter. Key learning points: - The purpose of a persuasive letter is to change someone’s mind or behaviour or convince them about something. - A persuasive letter is often formal...
Curated Video
Analysing the features of a persuasive advert
Pupil outcome: I can analyse the features of a persuasive advert. Key learning points: - Persuasion is the action or process of trying to change someone's mind or behaviour or convince them about something. - Persuasion can be found all...
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.
Curated Video
Fight a Battle More than Once | Bite Sized Project Management Thought from Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was a late 20th Century British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She knew that ‘You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.’ Salespeople know that you may need something like 7 contacts,...
Curated Video
POWER WORDS: Top 10 Ways to Use Language to Influence & Persuade
As Project Managers, we need to influence and persuade without authority. What does that leave: just our personal presence and our words. Here are ten ways to use language so people listen, take note, and act on what you say. These tips...
Curated Video
Influencing Stakeholders: Start at the Bottom
It may sound contradictory, but sometimes, for influencing stakeholders, you need to start at the bottom! There's a paradoxical truth about stakeholder engagement. You know where the influence lies: at the top. Right? So you target your...
Curated Video
Top 7 Ways to Become a More Influential Project Manager
Do people listen when you speak, and take your advice when you offer it? Part of growing, as a Project Manager, is becoming more influential. Here are seven of my top tips. Raising your level of influence is often a matter of changing...
Curated Video
The Persuasive Letter
Mr. Griot teaches the elements of persuasive writing. He reads a persuasive letter written to persuade the local TV station to keep a popular show from being canceled.
Curated Video
7 Principles of Psychological Persuasion
The principles of persuasion are a set of psychological rules to influence others. In his book "Influence", Robert Cialdini outlines 6 main principles: Reciprocity, scarcity, authority, consistency, liking and consensus. He later added a...