Influencing others is
not just a useful, but an extremely important attribute to have. Here are some
useful tips to improve your influencing skills:-
- People
like dealing with positive people. It is important for you to project both
a positive body language as well as positive facial expressions. So it is
worth making the effort to work on your interpersonal skills to make
others say "yes" to you.
- Sometimes
it is better to go out and do something for people. Not only does it make
you a better person, but it is likely that people will reciprocate.
- People
who come across as a figure of authority tend to influence others in a big
way. It could involve anything from power dressing to associating with a
figure of authority or becoming an expert at what you are doing.
- As a
society, we get influenced by what everyone else is doing. People are comfortable
going ahead with something when others have done it in the past.
- Small gestures like recognition, praise and motivation will definitely make a lot of difference. Giving due credit for past successes also helps.