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We had a spirited conversation on the art of persuasion with Beth Granger, Carlee Myers, and Jonathan Pritchard on this week’s GoalChat. Beth Granger is a LinkedIn specialist and an Exactly What to Say™ Certified Guide, Carlee Myers is founder of The Stress Less Company, and Jonathan Pritchard is founder of ZAVANT enterprises. The panel talked about persuasion, along with communication, authenticity, alignment, and so much more.
What is Persuasion
- Jonathan: Persuasion is helping change someone’s beliefs for their own betterment
- Carlee: Getting people in your camp
- Beth: When you hear the word persuasion, you may think it’s a negative, but that’s not necessarily so
- Jonathan: “persuasion” and “truth” are not the same thing; they are cousins at best
Improving Persuasion Skills
- Beth: Have more conversations; start with curiosity
- Jonathan: Just like with painting, you need to practice reality before you can use it for things that don’t exist. When you learn to lie well, you get better at telling people the truth
- Carlee: Be a great role model, so you do not have to persuade at all
- Carlee: 1. Show up as you are 2. Be visible 3. Be authentic
- Jonathan: Prefers the word “alignment” to “authentic.” You want your stage performance to be in alignment with your highest principles, but dialed up
Art of Persuasion #GoalChatLive
How to Show Up Better
- Beth: Show up with confidence. It takes practice.
- Jonathan: Be more dangerous than the situation you are in
- Carlee: Appropriate trust is trusting yourself to handle a situation
Goals
- Beth: Ask more questions of those you want to persuade or get to know better
- Carlee: Calm your nervous system. Get Carlee’s freebie
- Jonathan: Learn a simple magic trick. Sign up for Jonathan’s newsletter to learn one
Links
- Learn more about Beth Granger, Carlee Myers, and Jonathan Pritchard
- Connect with Beth Granger, Carlee Myers, and Jonathan Pritchard on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to GoalChat and Taste Buds with Deb
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
- Learn more about Goals with DEB
- Get your copy of my latest book, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group.
What’s your advice for improving persuasion? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
Next week, we are talking about writing and publishing with Amy Friedman, Marita Golden, and Susan Shapiro. Join us on Monday, March 4, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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