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Communication & influence · Persuasion under skepticism

At a packed town hall, residents are convinced a new zoning change will hurt their neighborhood, and they're angry before you've said a word. You have the floor. How do you move a room that walked in against you?

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I don't lead with the plan — I lead with what I heard, in their words, specifically enough that they know I actually listened: you're worried about traffic on your street and whether your kids' school gets crowded.

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