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United States Institute of Leadership and Diplomacy
Shining Light in the Midst of Darkness
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Interpersonal Skills Development
Persuasion & Influencing Skills
Ways to Improve Self-Confidence
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Planning & Preparation
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Learning, knowledge, training
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Positive thought
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Trying to condition the way you think about your life
* Know your strengths and weaknesses
* We all make mistakes
* Accept compliment and compliment yourself
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Talking to others and follow their lead
Confidence is contengious. So is lack of confidence ( said, Vince Lombardi, Successful American Football Coach)
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Be Assertive
Assertive means standing up for what you believe in and sticking to your principles
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Avoid arrogance
Arrogance is detrimental to relationships
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Nagging
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Coercion
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The Holy Grail of Persuasion
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Thinking that you are better than you are
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Trying too hard to persuade
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Failing to put in the effort required to get what you want
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Talking too much
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Providing too much information, which just confuses people, and makes them think you are trying to blind them with science
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Getting desesperate
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Being afraid of rejection
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Not being prepared
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Making assumption about your audience
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Forgetting that the whole conversation is important
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Good Communicator
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Well organized
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Strategic thinking skill
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Action planning
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Tact and Diplomat
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Personal Empowering
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Empathy
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Active listener
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Self-motivation
It takes time, but develop these skills, and you will start to develop ‘authentic power’, which means that you have power because people believe in what you’re saying. Once you have that, you are likely to be much more successful in persuading and influencing others, whether at home or at work.
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