Exerting influence: the best strategies for more persuasiveness

Influence and convince authentically

This training is held in German.
Do you want to be persuasive and exert influence? This training teaches practical methods. Practical exercises will help you improve your persuasive skills. Influence techniques from organizational behaviour research provide valuable impulses. There is no set method, but a flexible and collaborative approach will increase your persuasive power. A psychological model helps you to communicate at eye level and create a solid basis for collaboration and influence. Expand your repertoire for collaborative influence!

Contents

Basics on the topic of exerting influence  

  • Definition and role of influence in relationships and organizations. 
  • Influence as the key to your personal and professional success. 
  • Difference between cooperative influence and manipulation. 
  • Psychological mechanisms that favor or hinder influence. 

Success factors for exerting influence 

  • "Hard" and "soft" influence techniques and their effect. 
  • Situation-appropriate use of influence techniques.  
  • Relationship and trust as the key to successful influence. 
  • Steer your own posture and its effect. 
  • Influencing factors in flat hierarchies and projects. 

Expand central skills for exerting influence 

  • Important communication skills for effective influence. 
  • Listen actively and integrate the other person's perspective. 
  • Take an authentic, self-confident and clear position. 

Practical transfer: Reflect on your own "influence repertoire", receive feedback and further develop personal influence strategies. 

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

  • Concepts and strategy to successfully influence your environment. 
  • Understanding the role of influence in relationships and organizations. 
  • Psychological mechanisms that favor influence. 
  • Develop your communication skills for more persuasiveness. 
  • Reflection on your current influencing techniques and further development of your personal strategies.

 

Methods

trainers, case studies, self-reflection, discussion, practical exercises with individual feedback, discussion and exchange of experiences.

Recommended for

For all those who want to persuade: Expand your communication skills, develop your cooperative influence and strengthen your personal powers of persuasion.

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04.09.2025
Cologne
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Hamburg
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23.02.2026
Stuttgart Korntal
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Frankfurt a. M./Oberursel
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