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Phoenix TS

Persuasion and Influence for Positive Results

BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!

Course Overview

This half day, instructor led Persuasion and Influence for Positive Results course introduces concepts and techniques necessary to help candidates learn all the skills necessary to influence and persuade others with confidence. They’ll also learn how to avoid pitfalls along the way, and deal with potentially challenging situations. At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define influence and how it works
  • Identify styles of influence
  • Understand the principles of persuasion
  • Determine how to apply the stages of persuasion
  • Analyze and overcome the obstacles to influence

Schedule

Currently, there are no public classes scheduled. Please contact a Phoenix TS Training Consultant to discuss hosting a private class at 301-258-8200.

Course Outline

Introduction

Module 1: About influence

  • Terminology and definitions
  • Sources of influence
  • Impact of influence
  • Emotions and logic
  • “Do”s and “don’t”s of influencing

Module 2: Identifying styles of influence

  • Identifying your style of influence
  • Active listening and the role of influencing
  • Nonverbal body-language influence

Module 3: Principles of persuasion

  • Persuasion is not manipulation
  • Principles of persuasion
  • The law of reciprocity
  • Assertiveness—not aggressiveness
  • How to recognize manipulation in others
  • Understanding others’ perceptions and triggers

Module 4: Preparing to persuade

  • Stages of the persuasion process
  • Gaining agreement—Motivating others to say “Yes”
  • Influence and persuasion tools for every situation

Module 5: Identifying obstacles

  • About obstacles
  • Overcoming objections before they occur
  • Techniques for overcoming resistance
  • Applying a four-step model for agreement

Course Summary

BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!

Phoenix TS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints re-garding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

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