Tag: persuading readers
Made To Stick (6/6): Using stories to engage
Did you ever stop to think that stories have helped humans survive? Long before books, there were stories. We told them around campfires and cave ...
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Made to Stick (5/6): Use emotion to engage
$100m decision: heart or head? Here’s a statistic that surprises almost everyone who hears it. Imagine you were the CEO of a large organisation, deciding on a ...
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The Write Way to Get Your Way (Thanks, Aristotle)
The Rule of Thump Got younger siblings? When you were a kid, I’ll bet you used the Rule of Thump: If you wanted something your ...
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Webinar: Tame the Email Beast
Limited seats: Book now Date and Time Friday, July 18, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM AEST Description (Attend this for FREE! To receive a ...
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Webinar: Trim the Fat – Keep Decision-Makers Engaged!
Limited seats: Book now. Date and Time Friday, August 29, 2014 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM AEST Description (Attend this for FREE! To receive a ...
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Research shows poor communication kills projects
Research: Half of all failed projects die due to poor communication If getting more projects over the line is important to your career and business, ...
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Persuasive business writing: Commitment and consistency
To influence, get ’em committed. How are your New-Year resolutions going? Today’s ‘influence’ tip holds the key to you achieving them, and to changing your readers’ minds. ...
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Survey Results: “Biggest key to persuasive writing”
In a reader survey, most of them (39 per cent) thought the biggest key to persuasive writing was "consequences" or "implications" -- and rightly so. ...
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Writing for SELFISH readers
How to appeal to selfish readers (i.e. most people). Even if they're not lazy, busy or selfish, if you assume they are, you'll write in ...
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