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If you are unable to take a vacation, what do you typically do?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 9 Apr 24

I am very open with my supervisor about how upset I am if, for any reason, I am unable to take the vacation I would like. I'm not happy, but I keep doing my job as well as I can since that's what's expected of me. This has...

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Persuade or Convince?

Wilfredo Vasquez @wifredorv31 (51) 20 Oct 18

Although some dictionaries define "convince" in a very similar way to "persuade", in reality, according to some theorists of the subject, there is an important difference. They argue that no one person convinces another, but that...

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Being Persuasive

fencer07 @fencer07 (98) 5 Oct 12

I recently started a job in the public relations industry. Part of my job is to call news outlets and pitch stories to them about my clients. However, after two unsuccessful days in getting media placements, I am curious what...

public relations

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A good saleman!

EdnaReyes @EdnaReyes (2622) • Philippines 11 Jan 11

A few days ago,I was bothered by a knock on my door. When I open it, a man in his late twenties was there holding some packages. Before I could say something,he begun to talk and introduce his products, he knows what his spiels by...

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Why are people in MLM so emotionally attached to the industry?

abhishek_138 @abhishek_138 (439) • India 9 Oct 09

I think of MLM as more of a club than a legitimate business, people join because their friends and family recruit them and they make bad business decisions they might not otherwise make if friends and family weren't involved. I...

multilevel marketing

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Getting married with a divorced man?

sally04160217 @sally04160217 (54) • China 25 May 09

Recently my best friend had a talk with me. She was thinking of getting married with a man who got divorced 5 years ago and has his 9-year-old boy now. Compared to him, my friend is young ( 6 years younger), beautiful and...

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Do you have the ability to persuade people?

clorissa123 @clorissa123 (4926) • United States 15 May 09

Do you have the natural ability to convince people or persuade people with all the facts and instances? Most successful salesperson or agent has this kind of ability. They can make people believe what they say.

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persuade me to like facebook.

abdulmalik2009 @abdulmalik2009 (132) 30 Jan 09

I am not really a fan of facebook, never used it because i think its full people that beg for friendship, although I am willing to change. if you can give me a reasonably good reason to use facebook i will sign up.

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Resisting smooth talk.

alokn99 @alokn99 (5717) • India 1 Nov 08

I was paying attention to an interesting conversation between two colleagues. One was trying to smooth talk and convince the other to accept filling in his responsibilites during his absence. What i did note with a little bit...

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How do you persuade people ?

alokn99 @alokn99 (5717) • India 29 Oct 08

What are the ways you use to persuade people or choose to be an effective arguer ? Try and look at it from the routes that Aristotle described Those being; Ethos: Using reputation,expertise, and credibility...

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Is There Someone Who Could Persuade You to Cheat?

Muelitz @Muelitz (1592) • Canada 17 Aug 08

If you are someone who is God fearing and is morally upright. Chances are you seldom cheat or do bad things. Would there be someone that could talk you into engaging in a bad thing? For arguments sake let say stealing something...

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Did you get Influenced By Others easily?

hcpoirot @hcpoirot (1562) • Indonesia 3 May 08

I am not. I like to do things my ways and although if everybody told me to do one thing, if I just don't like it , I wont do it. Its like when I am in high school and my friends persuaded to smoke. they told me its look cool to...

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how to solve the difference ideas between you and your mother?

xianxian54 @xianxian54 (146) • China 22 Dec 07

I am from China, in my country it is common to get married early for the girls, especially for the ladies from the countryside,I am 24, but my mama is nagging at me everyday to push me into a date, for sure you can make the...

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Do advertisements influence/ persuade you into buying a certain product?

amielletherese @amielletherese (197) • Northern Mariana Islands 22 Apr 07

Most of the companies rely on advertising to market their products to the people. They spend thousands, if not millions of dollars just to get the public's attention, pursuade them into buying their products and tell them that...

buying decisions

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How to be convincing?

Karyee @Karyee (56) • Malaysia 5 Feb 07

Since I'd joined a direct sales team recently, I found out that it's actually quite difficult to persuade or convince others, especially to recommend a product. They'll either turn away with excuses or ignore you completely. It's...

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