5 Crucial Art Of Persuasion Tips

by Anika
(Mumbai, India)

Apply these Art of Persuasion techniques right in the beginning of your presentation. I advice you to place them right before you sneak preview the main speech topics, and after your have introduced the subject to the public.


1. Tell you have been interested in the issue for years, like this:

I have been interested in this subject for a long time, first as a treatment issue and later as a cultural problem.

2. Tell you have researched, written or talked before on it:

I have researched ancient origins for many years - over more than two decades.

3. Tell about a personal experience in relation to the persuasion speech topic:

I became interested in tropical storms in a very direct and personal way. My family members were victims of hurricane Dean. We lost all we possess ... .

These art of persuasion tips can help you to establish your trustworthness in the flow of your talk:

4. Refer to any first-hand experience you may have had:

I have had first hand experience with a back stabbing student. I just completed an idea for a speech assignment and wanted a second opinion on it before I presented it to my public speaking instructor. I asked a peer to look at it and tell me what he thought. But he changed a few aspects and handed it to the professor as his own idea.

5. Recommend specific authorities and other well-known sources you have consulted. Like this:

I've been watching a scientific documentary and researchers concluded that ... .

Scientists recently have found ... .

Be careful to establish, and above all, to maintain your credibility. If your public does not see you as an expert, then they are unlikely to be receptive to your central speech idea. So, persuade your listeners that you are relaible enough to speak about the speech subject in the introduction.

And that's my list of tips on the art of persuasion.

Good luck with your perfect speech topics and tips collection, Jim!

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