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5 Ways to Become More Persuasive
To convince someone to buy into your ideas, you need to be able to think on your feet.
Harrison Monarth
Executive Coach, New York Times bestselling Author, Leadership Development Consultant
at GuruMaker Executive Development
Harrison Monarth is an executive coach, leadership consultant and the New York Times bestselling author of The Confident Speaker, and the business bestseller Executive Presence. Monarth coaches entrepreneurs and corporate executives from the Fortune 500 on positive behavior change, authentic leadership and effective communication, including making pitches that win multi-million dollar contracts. His latest books are 360 Degrees of Influence and Breakthrough Communication. You can find him at gurumaker.com.
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