{"id":908,"date":"2021-08-06T22:40:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T22:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/?p=908"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:33:35","slug":"how-not-to-persuade-someone-in-five-agonizing-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/presentations\/how-not-to-persuade-someone-in-five-agonizing-steps","title":{"rendered":"How not to persuade someone in 5 agonizing steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-8\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Ahhh, persuasive arguments. We hear people make them all the time. So, how come we&#8217;re rarely convinced? <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Perhaps more importantly\u2014why is it so hard to persuade someone to our way of thinking? <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Whether you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/microsoft-365\/powerpoint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">prepping a presentation<\/span><\/a> to further a political cause, getting people to donate money, or just selling an idea\u2014knowing how to argue your point effectively really is a sort of superpower. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n    <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600x600_HowNotToPersuade.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/788x442_HowNotToPersuade.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600x600_HowNotToPersuade.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600x600_HowNotToPersuade.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in wheelchair persuading a group of listeners.\">\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh, persuasive arguments. 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