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Art of Persuasion

One of the most powerful skill to create an impactful communication is PERSUASION. We influence each other all the time whether we like it or not. Communication through persuasion is like a thread that runs through every area of ones life. it’s a situation that arises almost every day, whether it’s getting your friends agree on the same point, or getting your teachers to give you less homework, or your parents to agree on sending you on a school trip, PERSUASION is a part of day to day happenings. Few seem to be able to do it effortlessly whereas others find it immensely difficult to convince people and their peer groups.

In such a scenario it’s essential that one knows how to get his/her point across succinctly and effectively with ease. Todays session was to bring alive some easy and great techniques of convincing and persuading people around for better and effective communication.

We initiated our second session of our second topic of Education for Life – Art of Persuasion for grade 9 students, curated and orated by Ms. Anju Wal.

Session was divided into two parts

Part 1: Case Study in a video format

The session started with talking about one of the historic movies of late 1957  ‘12 Angary Men’ and its main protagonist ‘Henry Fonda’. The plot of the movie was described in detail to set the context of the upcoming techniques for relatability and easy comprehension.

Short clippings of the movie which showcased the ability of questioning, reasoning, arguing, convincing were shown to the students to give them a live demo of ‘Power of Persuasion’.

Post the movie clips 3 unique and easy to adapt techniques were share with the students

  1. Unfreeze or mobilise the group!
  2. Influence opinion & drive the momentum of persuasion!
  3. Freeze the change, consolidate the momentum created, opinion generated!

Part 2: Real Life Situations

Post the presentation, students were divided into groups of 5 and 6 each and each group was asked to chose a chit from the bowl of chits which had some real life relatable situations. Each Group had to present the case and persuade other groups on the thought process.

Sharing a glimpse of the session:

https://youtu.be/7kiQvuLVipA

 

Source: https://youtu.be/7kiQvuLVipA