Habits of Highly Influential People

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Verbal habits of highly influential people - 

1. Share positives first, then negatives:
1. Professor Daniel O'Keefe mentions that sharing opposing viewpoints will allow you to be perceived as more influential than sticking only to the benefits of your own position, because you can address the fact that no idea is perfect.
2. Discuss potential limitations along with demonstrating how you will minimize or overcome them
3. Talk about the other side of the argument but circle back to show why you're still right, and remember to draw positive conclusions
2. Take bold stands:
1. Stand behind your opinions with vigour to instill confidence in your listeners
3. Pace yourself:
1. If your audience might disagree, go faster, as it gives them a small window of time to form counterarguments when listening to your next point
2. If your audience is likely to agree, speak slower to give them time to evaluate what you say and match it with their own initial bias
3. If your audience is neutral, speak fast to capture their attention
4. Make sure you're right:
1. Despite all the above points, take care to reiterate the most important aspect - your actual message. First and foremost, you need to be right. Be clear and concise, to the point. Win the day because not only your data and reasoning are solid, but also your conclusion is concrete and correct.

Ensure that when you persuade others, you put forth undeniably logical points.