Communication Skills
This Is Persuasion

This Is Persuasion

Uncover the art of rhetoric

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Communication Skills
Curious about persuasion and the art of rhetoric? This collection will help you unleash your persuasive powers, understand what rhetoric really is, how persuasion works and how to win a debate. Find out how to reach your audience, communicate your message, and win people over whether you're in the boardroom, at a networking event, or among friends!

This Is Persuasion

Uncover the art of rhetoric

Words Like Loaded Pistols
Words Like Loaded Pistols
Sam Leith
Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
14 min4.1
Influence
Influence
Robert B. Cialdini
The Psychology of Persuasion
33 min4.5
Verbal Judo
Verbal Judo
George J. Thompson and Jerry B. Jenkins
The Gentle Art of Persuasion
19 min4.3
Thank You for Arguing
Thank You for Arguing
Jay Heinrichs
What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
15 min4.2
Language Intelligence
Language Intelligence
Joseph J Romm
Lessons on Persuasion from Jesus, Shakespeare, Lincoln, and Lady Gaga
19 min4.2
How You Say It
How You Say It
Katherine D. Kinzler
Why You Talk the Way You Do – and What It Says About You
24 min4.1
Fascinate
Fascinate
Sally Hogshead
Your Seven Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation
26 min3.5
Flip The Script
Flip The Script
Oren Klaff
Getting People to Think Your Idea Is Their Idea
18 min4.2
Bushra Azhar: How to Persuade Others
Bushra Azhar: How to Persuade Others
Hosted by Farnoosh Torabi
Leading persuasion strategist, Bushra Azhar, teaches you some foolproof ways to get people to do what you want
6 min4.5
The Story Factor
The Story Factor
Annette Simmons
Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling
17 min4.4
Just Listen
Just Listen
Mark Goulston
Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
17 min4.2
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Trey Gowdy
Using the Power of Questions to Communicate, Connect, and Persuade
22 min4.3

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