Tips for Persuasive WritingIn order to get ahead in the corporate world it is important to know how to get your point across and effectively sell your ideas. While hopefully no one would be as inept as our comic friend Brian in writing a persuasive letter, it is important to note that how you write your letter has a huge impact on how successful you will be with getting your objective met. Below are a few more tips on how to write a great persuasive letter:
1. Focus on your Reader First. Think about his/her needs, wants, desires. What might their objections be to your proposal? How is your proposal likely to be received: with hostility, warmly, cautiously, neutral? Also consider who else may read your proposal besides the person whom you are addressing the letter to: your bosses superior, another co-worker, etc.
2. Consider your format. Some requests are simple enough that an informal email may suffice, other times you may need to compose a memo or a business memo.
3. Get Specific: Give specific and relevant information on your topic. Make sure that you have thoroughly researched before you make a proposal. Give the pertinent information, don't confuse your reader with unnecessary details.
Keep these tips in mind next time you want to persuade someone in the workplace and you may be pleasantly surprised by their response!
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Great tips and great example! I think it is always most important to consider your audience when writing any sort of paper that is going to be read by others. So many times I hear of people getting poor grades on papers or speeches because they never stopped to consider their audience before completing their assignments. Hopefully we do not make the same mistake in the future!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, I like the toondoo and the tips also very nice! Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteAwesome job, Tyler. I like the character's last comment, "I've got this covered."
ReplyDeleteTyler, I like your post this week. My senior year of high school, every student was required to either write a paper or perform a speech in which we had to persuade our audience. I chose to perform a speech on never giving up. The elements you mentioned in your post played a key role in the success of my speech!
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