Persuasion

Agree or disagree?

We love to be persuaded.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Flirting is harmless.

“Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.”

~ Aristotle

Here are ten ways of persuading (or forcing) someone to do you a special favour. Rank them from the most acceptable to the least acceptable method.

Flattery
Bribery
Threatening
Flirtation
Charm
Pleading
Begging
Demanding
Blackmail
A polite request


Make sentences:



Flattery is an acceptable method of persuasion if....

It's acceptable to threaten someone in some cases. For example...

 

A polite request will usually be effective unless...

Charm is more persuasive than...




Part 2 - Use your "Pākehā" Voice 

Language: 

to mute (turn the sound off)

you owe me (I'm doing you a favour)

Lickity-split (very quickly, very soon)

Pakeha (Non-Maori, usually English speaking, NZer)

all good (it's alright)



Watch and answer these questions:


1. What problem are the flatmates having?

2. What excuse does the person on the phone give for failing to activate the broadband?

3. What does Paul do for a living?

4. What is a Pakeha voice and why do you need to use it?

5. How does Joan manage to get Caleb to send someone over immediately?

6. What do Caleb and his friend say after the call is over?



Watch:

Get you a pakeha voice



Discuss:


Why do we need to use different 'voices' for different situations?



Language focus: kiwi English / politeness and assertiveness / formal an casual


1. Come on ____! This is the fourth time I've called and it's ____  _______ stupid!"

2. ___  ______ we failed to connect you ____, but _________ no one was home when we came to the _______.

3. Hi ______ Caleb ___  _____  _____? We're just having a little bit of a _____________ about our connection and I'm hoping that you could _____ us ____.

4. Yes, it ____ no one was home when we came to the address.

5. ____ and ____ both know that that's not true, and we ____ call on Wednesday, _____. So if we don't _____ this out now, I think you and I going to have a _____ ____ of a problem.

6. Well, ___ don't want that. So ____ about I put you on our priority list for an appointment.

7. Will tomorrow at 10am _____ for you?

8. No it ______ actually. I'm ______ that's not good enough.

9. How about I _____  ____  ________ with a technician and ____ someone out to your place, lickety-split - in the next, ___,  60 minutes?

10. That _____ be wonderful.

11. Once _____, thank you ___ much for your help, Caleb.

12. Hey ___ a problem. Sorry for ____ ______________.


Part 3 Advertising

We all know smoking harms us and others, but many do it anyway. There are lots of examples of this in a consumer society. List some others....

1. Who will notice this ad? What's their life situation?

2. What other things might be influencing their life choices?

3. What feelings are evoked through the ad? How does the ad try to speak to group of people it is targeting?

Role plays:

A child who refuses to tidy up their room.

Think of some others....