Do We Need To Sell Our Ideas At Work?
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Do we need to sell our ideas at work?

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After weeks of brainstorming, you just had a 'Eureka!' moment (on your toilet seat no less). Sadly, that was the easy part. The hard part is convincing your boss that your idea will work like a charm. Well, look no further because we tell you how to hard sell your idea. Trust us, your boss will love it and you!

Get excited!

If you've got a brilliant idea, you had better be excited about it. When you break the idea to your boss and colleagues, you've got to make them feel the way you do about it. Keep your tone upbeat and present your thoughts convincingly. After all, if you don't believe your idea will work, why would they?

Be original

Original ideas are the only ones your boss wants to hear. So don't tell him something he already knows or something your colleague could have thought of too. Even if you were inspired by something/ someone else, it's for you to improvise and put in your own personal touch.

Stay organized


People are judgmental. Your boss and colleagues are likely to jump to conclusions even before you present your idea. They will judge the quality of your presentation by the look and feel of it. If your presentation looks polished and neat, people will assume you know what you are talking about.

Ideas galore


When you present your idea, don't act like a know-it-all. Leave scope for people to comment, suggest or simply participate. The way you package your idea will reveal whether or not you are open to people's opinions. If you invite their feedback, they are likely to be less critical. They will give you their own ideas for making your model better and your ideas will fare better in the long run!

First impressions

Take extra care at the start of your presentation. If people are not impressed right in the beginning, they will not take you seriously, or worse, stop listening to you. Starting off on a bad note, will make them space out or switch off. As a result, even if you talk really well, you will not be heard.

Set a record

A track record of making good presentations gives you a lot of credibility. People will to rely on your data if you put it across in a neat and attractive manner. Your boss will, in all likelihood, depend on you to make future presentations. This will reflect quite positively on your profile.

So now that you know how to sell them, keep those ideas coming!

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