Savage Communications
INFLUENCE & PERSUASION
RESOURCES
The following resources are here to support you, as you develop your influencing skills. We have chosen a selection of media formats, to reflect different learning styles. Enjoy!
VIDEOS
BRENÉ BROWN
THE CALL TO COURAGE
NETFLIX
With humour and empathy, Brené Brown discusses what it takes to choose courage over comfort. Having difficult conversations around issues in the workplace requires vulnerability and acknowledging that we will make mistakes and be uncomfortable. Vulnerability might lead to failure – or a career full of joy and love.
DAVID MAISTER
TRUSTED ADVISOR
YOUTUBE
The ability to build trust is one of the core capabilities of any professional. The trust equation helps shed light on how to build trust with others through credibility, reliability and intimacy.
The most important skills that communicators and presenters use, in order to deliver a persuasive message – determined from 7 years of studying 5000 speakers, amateurs and professionals.
BOOKS / AUDIOBOOKS
MEHDI HASAN
WIN EVERY ARGUMENT
Whether you are making a presentation at work or debating current political issues with a friend, Hasan will teach you how to sharpen your speaking skills to make the winning case.
HARVEY COLEMAN
SURVIVAL OF THE SAVVY
This book provides ethical, but street-smart, strategies for navigating corporate politics to gain "impact with integrity”. It supports readers to identify political styles at work, build key networks, promote ideas, build relationships, and increase your influence.
ERICA DHAWAN
DIGITAL BODY LANGUAGE
Online, reading carefully is the new listening. Writing clearly is the new empathy. And a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails. This book will turn your daily misunderstandings into a set of collectively understood laws that foster connection, no matter the distance. From video meetings and conference calls, to daily emails, texts and IMs, it offers insights and solutions to build trust and clarity in our digital world.