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| Persuasiveness vs. contentiousness "guiding vital truths around another's mental roadblocks" Therefore I will: not stretch the truth to make it more attractive point others in the right direction make my appeal in terms of character wait for the best time recognize differing opinions and not argue "Persuasiveness is 'turning on the lights' so that others can see things they might have tripped over." |
"To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different
in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide
to our communication with others." --Anthony Robbins
"If you would win the world, melt it; do not hammer it." --Alexander Maclaren
"One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -- by listening to them."
--Dean Rusk
"We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by tone and temper, by the
manner which is the man himself." --Samuel Butler
"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars
back." --Thomas Sowell
"There are two things that cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and
narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary
qualities. --Lord Acton
"The pen is mightier than the sword." --Edward George Mulwer-Lytton
"... his gentle reason so persuasive... that the charmer hearer thought it was his own."
--James Thomson
"There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side, and the truth." --Unkown
"The end of argument or discussion should be, not victory, but enlightenment." --Joseph
Joubert
in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide
to our communication with others." --Anthony Robbins
"If you would win the world, melt it; do not hammer it." --Alexander Maclaren
"One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears -- by listening to them."
--Dean Rusk
"We are not won by arguments that we can analyze but by tone and temper, by the
manner which is the man himself." --Samuel Butler
"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars
back." --Thomas Sowell
"There are two things that cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and
narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary
qualities. --Lord Acton
"The pen is mightier than the sword." --Edward George Mulwer-Lytton
"... his gentle reason so persuasive... that the charmer hearer thought it was his own."
--James Thomson
"There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side, and the truth." --Unkown
"The end of argument or discussion should be, not victory, but enlightenment." --Joseph
Joubert
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| Copyright acknowledgement -- Material on this page is from the book "Achieving True Success" ©2000 IACC, and Character Bulletin Series 3 - No. 48 ©2008 Character Training Institute |
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