If you want to persuade people, you've got to talk with your heart. You've got to talk about why your policies matter to them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You have to be able to enthral and persuade at the same time.
I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.
I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
I consider myself a persuasive person. With the ability to persuade comes a certain level of power.
It's really important that policy be properly designed. It's not enough just to.. .get angry over a subject.
In the real world, answers may not be clear cut. There will be messy choices, and you're not going to be able to construct a policy response in a neat and tidy way. Being able to listen to other people, even as you stay true to your principles, that's how you actually succeed.
People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency.
Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should be asked of every candidate, every politician. And those public servants should be prepared to answer, but in their own words.
The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.