Planning and Writing Persuasive Requests In a business environment, persuasion is critical to success. Persuasion is necessary when you anticipate resistance or when you are making more than routine demands. Which of the following are elements of effective persuasion? Check all that apply. A. Involves coercion or trickery B. Deceives and fabricates evidence C. Explains logically and concisely the purpose of the request D. Establishes credibility E. Proves the merits of your proposal Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer. In persuasive requests, the reasons and explanations usually (precede, follow, replace) the request.

A persuasive request in a work environment can often occur, as this is a communication technique used when you want to convey a message in order to convince others to take specific actions.

Knowing how to develop a persuasive speech is essential for an effective leader, who can influence his subordinates through communication that retains attention, reduces resistance, creates interest and motivation.

For a persuasive message to be effective it must be developed through polite and professional writing, whose objectives are explicit and the reasons for the request are logical and demonstrate credibility. It is necessary to add to the persuasive message elements that justify the proposal and generate feelings of identification, emotion and reason, to create interest and to be able to persuade the audience and achieve the objectives.