How to Coach Yourself and Others Essential Knowledge For Coaching | Página 585
faced, indecisive and "butterflies": never committing themselves for
long enough to complete tasks. People will do more to stay consistent
with their commitments and beliefs if they have already taken a small
initial step.
If you can get someone to do you a small favour, they are more likely to
grant you a larger favour later on. If someone does you a favour, let
them know afterwards what happened: they will appreciate your
feedback and may be able to help you further in future.
We evaluate a university more positively when we have got into it or a
car we have bought when we own it. We look for the good points in the
choice we have made or items we have bought as this justifies to
ourselves our consistency of choice.
EXAMPLE ANSWERS FOR PERSUADING AND NEGOTIATING
QUESTIONS ON APPLICATION FORMS AND AT INTERVIEWS
EVIDENCE YOU COULD GIVE FOR PERSUADING SKILLS ON
APPLICATIONS OR AT INTERVIEW
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Arguing your case in a seminar
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Getting club members to turn up for events!
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Fund-raising for a local charity
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Telesales job in the vacation
EVIDENCE YOU COULD GIVE FOR NEGOTIATION SKILLS ON
APPLICATIONS OR AT INTERVIEW
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Negotiating the rent with your landlord
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Negotiating the late handing in of essays
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Resolving disputes on a staff-student liaison committee
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Resolving an argument between friends
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