Power of Persuasion

Take a quick trip back through time. Can you think of individuals you admire who stood up on behalf of their ideals and beliefs? People who spoke up for justice, civil rights, helping the poor, fighting for humanity? They're known as persuasive leaders.

Inspiring and motivating an audience can be difficult, but learning to organize and deliver a persuasive speech can help you instigate great changes in your community, workplace or even your club.

Here are some tips on how to communicate your mission:

1) Tell a Story

Capture your audience's attention with an anecdote or an interesting story that

relates to the points you are making.

2) Exaggerate

Use gestures. Move your body and create facial expressions to add emotion to your words.

3) Show Passion

If you want your audience to be enthusiastic about your vision, then you must show passion. It shows that you believe in what you're presenting.

4) Content Matters

While writing your persuasive speech, make sure the content is strong, or else it's not going to be persuasive. Use descriptive, colorful words that paint a picture for the audience.

Remember, a persuasive leaders can clarify and validate people's feelings, hopes and ideals and can unify and motivate them to act. Pick a topic you are passionate about and use that passion to your advantage when delivering your speech to an unassuming audience. Your goal is to convince them to take action.