"To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them."
- Aristotle Onassis

"Everyone is a salesperson whether they realize it or not. You may not be selling a product or service for money, but in our daily lives each of us are in situations where we need to influence and persuade other people and affect their decisions in favor of our position."
- Jerry Bruckner
 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lessonsproject/16666774144/

Are you easily persuaded?

Funny episode from Frasier - "Frasier" The Zoo Story
Shows the use of persuasion...





https://youtu.be/OsDAZ3Q_3P8

"The secret is to always let the other man have your way."
- Claiborne Pell 

Do you believe this?

"Roughly speaking, any man with energy and enthusiasm ought to be able to bring at least a dozen others round to his opinion in the course of a year no matter how absurd that opinion might be. We see every day in politics, in business, in social life, large masses of people brought to embrace the most revolutionary ideas, sometimes within a few days. It is all a question of getting hold of them in the right way and working on their weak points. "
- Aleister Crowley 

Persuasion or manipulation....to get out of trouble?

Song 'It Wasn't Me' by Shaggy:

Persuasion or manipulation?

Tennis class scene from the movie 'Clueless':