Influencing Skills
Course Code: WORPEOP6325
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Who is this course for
Anyone who wants to improve their ability to build mutually beneficial working relationships with their colleagues and gain greater confidence in their ability to communicate their own priorities.
You will learn how to
- Identify the key skills and characteristics that enable individuals to build their influence
- Understand the importance of emotional risk and psychological safety when building better relationships
- The importance of listening effectively and reading body language
Benefits for you as an individual
Developing your influencing skills will help you communicate more effectively with others and understand their perspective while building trust with them.
Benefits for your organisation
The ability of your staff to ethically influence discussion and debate that is aligned with strategic objectives can help your organisation achieve its goals more quickly and effectively.
Influence and persuasion – the difference between the two
- Influence vs persuasion.
- Six key behaviours of influential people
Your individual communication style
- Assertiveness
- Clarity
- Planning ahead
- Listening skills
Understanding other people’s perspectives
- Emotional and cognitive empathy
- Their objectives vs your objectives
- Power dynamics
- Setting expectations for the relationship
Trust
- The trust equation
- How to develop Trust
- How your behaviour impacts other people
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