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Influence, Not Authority - A Download from 101 Great Games and Activities
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This activity provides practice in making persuasive presentations and allows participants to analyze, in depth, the factors that determine successful influencing. Can be used as a mid-session stimulator, using topics that reflect the content of the training or as a closer to help summarize the day?s events. Contributed by Marlene Caroselli.

Objective:

  • To develop awareness that context is as important as content when attempting to persuade

Group Size: Any size in groups of 4 or 5

Time Required: About 25 minutes for 20 participants, shorter or longer, depending on number.



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ARTHUR VANGUNDY is professor of communication at the University of Oklahoma and president of VanGundy Associates, a creativity and innovation consulting firm. He is the author of eleven books including 101 Great Games & Activities (Pfeiffer, 1998) and has been interviewed for numerous publications including Business Week, Fortune Small Business, New York Times, Science Digest, Inc., Success, and US News and World Report, and has facilitated training sessions for such organizations as Hershey Foods, S.C. Johnson, Xerox, McNeil Consumer Products, Motorola, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, and the Singapore government.
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