How many of us realize that giving a presentation or making a speech is all about persuasion, influence, and emotional intelligence? Impactful presenters understand the power of empathy to understand ...

Available exclusively through HBR.org: Ebook + Video Case Study! The “HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations” Ebook is filled with useful tips and examples from communication expert Nancy Duarte, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm passionate about communications, especially public speaking. Fogg divined three steps in the process. First, you must want to ...

When you need to sell an idea at work or in a presentation, how do you do it? Five rhetorical devices can help — Aristotle identified them 2,000 years ago, and masters of persuasion still use them ...

If you’ve got to give a presentation, then chances are you want to make it persuasive. If the audience doesn’t believe or behave differently than they did before they heard you, then you simply didn’t ...

In a presentation, eliminate most of the content that is about 'you'. Differentiate yourself with your focus being about your audience. Photo / Thinkstock You communicate. Verbally, visually and ...

Much of our success rides on persuading people to do a certain thing, make a particular decision, or behave a certain way. That persuasion is almost always in the form of verbal communication -- ...

The persuasive speech attempts to effect a change. Its purpose will be to convince the audience to accept your views on a debatable issue. It goes futher to change beliefs and attitudes and request ...