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7 Persuasive Phrases Everyone Should Know
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1. Would you mind?
Any question beginning with ''Would you mind'' tends to be well received.
It is hard to be a jerk and say not to any request that starts with it.
The question comes across as honest, while also showing concern for the other person.
Any question beginning with ''Would you mind'' tends to be well received.
It is hard to be a jerk and say not to any request that starts with it.
The question comes across as honest, while also showing concern for the other person.
2. I'm not interested.
Salespeople will try to talk you out of your reason with reasons of their own.
One of the most effective ways to stop people from persuading you is to say ''I´m not interested''.
Don´t give an explanation and repeat it until the conversation is over.
Salespeople will try to talk you out of your reason with reasons of their own.
One of the most effective ways to stop people from persuading you is to say ''I´m not interested''.
Don´t give an explanation and repeat it until the conversation is over.
3. I don´t do that.
It sounds like a hard-and-fast rule.
When someone invites you to do something you don´t like, don´t say '' I don´t like X'' as X lovers will try to convenience you to do it.
Instead, say ''I don´t do that''.
It sounds like a hard-and-fast rule.
When someone invites you to do something you don´t like, don´t say '' I don´t like X'' as X lovers will try to convenience you to do it.
Instead, say ''I don´t do that''.
4. I have a rule.
Another great anti persuasion technique.
If a friend or a co-worker asks if they can join you to do something you love doing on your own, say something along the lines of ''I have a rule of only doing...''.
Another great anti persuasion technique.
If a friend or a co-worker asks if they can join you to do something you love doing on your own, say something along the lines of ''I have a rule of only doing...''.
5. I just wanted to clarify.
An effective way to approach a dangerous social or business situation is by asking a question starting with ''I just wanted to clarify''.
No one likes to be proven wrong, but most people will be happy to ''clarify''.
An effective way to approach a dangerous social or business situation is by asking a question starting with ''I just wanted to clarify''.
No one likes to be proven wrong, but most people will be happy to ''clarify''.
6. Is there anything you can do for me?
Really useful when you need to persuade someone to go above and beyond the rules to make you happy.
The question frames you as the helpless victim and the person you are trying to persuade as the hero and problem solver.
Really useful when you need to persuade someone to go above and beyond the rules to make you happy.
The question frames you as the helpless victim and the person you are trying to persuade as the hero and problem solver.
7. Thank you.
If you want people to like you, pay special attention to the quality of your thanks.
Make sure it includes a little detail of what makes you thankful.
Any thank you is better than none, but you're missing an opportunity if you do a poor job of it.
If you want people to like you, pay special attention to the quality of your thanks.
Make sure it includes a little detail of what makes you thankful.
Any thank you is better than none, but you're missing an opportunity if you do a poor job of it.
