What is Persuasion vs Manipulation?

What is persuasion in public speaking?

In public speaking, persuasion is a method of getting someone to do, believe or accept something by means of the words you use. It involves reasoning with the listener, using sound arguments or a compelling entreaty used to persuade.

In contrast, manipulation involves controlling or influencing a person or group of people through unfair or unscrupulous means.

In the simplest terms, persuasion is to get what you want through the use of words.

Persuasion always benefits both the persuader and the persuaded. Manipulation only benefits the manipulator as they take advantage of how people think.

Some think that persuasion is a bad thing. Actually it can be positive and in more ways that you would imagine. Persuasion is not the negative kind of manipulation that goes on in the world around us. Manipulation does not create lasting relationships and it more often than not, uses people and then discards them.

People who are expert in the art of persuasion may use many aspects of manipulation as part of their persuasive process. Often times, manipulation will fail. Persuasion will if it has a positive motivation. Manipulation is usually bad.

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Persuasion follows a specific pattern of processes, methods and tactics. Using it properly, it will help you to help others.

True persuasion is ethical, honest, truth and elicits the persuasion criteria that is hard wired into our brains.

By learning how to persuade others, you can experience a simple truth. The sooner you help everyone else get what they want, the sooner you will get what you want.

To master persuasion will require continuous practice.

The difference between the practice of persuasion and manipulation mostly lies within you. Your intent is what makes the difference.

The intention, if beneficial for the recipient, usually results in long lasting relationships. Persuasion is usually about gaining agreement and support. It is about creating a common ground where you and others can come together in purpose of thought.

To become an effective persuader will require taking the time to learn how people make decisions. You will need to understand the mental inner workings of how people come to conclusions.

Then you will have to look at how you persuade and where you need to make changes and improvements. Where you need to overlay the techniques. How to overlay them to get the best results.

The Gray Area of Persuasion

There is one tool in the art of persuasion tool box that can be misused and perhaps is. It is called NLP or Neuro Linguistic Persuasion. The beautiful aspect of this is the ability it provides to help people improve and eliminate life long bad habits. Likewise, it can be misused to accomplish less positive things.

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