From the course: Boosting Your Influence Skills with Generative AI
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Use AI to sharpen, not replace, your persuasive skills
From the course: Boosting Your Influence Skills with Generative AI
Use AI to sharpen, not replace, your persuasive skills
- There's a quiet fear floating around the workplace right now, and maybe you've felt it too. It sounds like, am I still relevant if AI can do this faster than me, or if a robot can write the email, what am I even here for? Let's pause that spiral for the reframe that we need. AI is not here to replace your persuasive instincts. It's here to sharpen them if you use it right, because persuasion today doesn't mean stuffing the right words into a message and hoping it converts. It's about understanding how humans make decisions, often irrationally, emotionally and inconsistently. That's where your instincts come in. The best persuaders already know how to read the room, whether it's physical or digital. They know when to nudge, when to ask, and when to pause. And AI, as much as it wants to, it can't feel those moments, but it can help you see them more clearly. For example, you're crafting a message to influence a client. You already know what you want to say, but you're unsure how it…
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