How toPersuade People

           Convincing people that your way is the best way is often very difficult—especially whenyou're not quite sure why they're saying no.Turn the tables on yourconversation and convince people of your point of view.And with the right methods，you can do it.

1 Knowing how to persuade people isn't just inwords and body language—it's also in knowing the right time to talk to them.Ifyou approach people when they are more relaxed and open to discussion，you will most likely achieve faster，better results.

2Talkfast.People are more persuaded by a fast，confidenttalker than accuracy.Sort of makes sense­the faster you talk，the less time your listener has to process what you've saidand question it.

3Getto know them.A large part of whether or not persuasion is effective is based onthe general understanding between you and your son/friend/employee.If you don'tknow the person well，it's necessary tostart building this understanding immediately—find common ground as soon aspossible. So find parallels and make them known.

4 There is something to be said for clarity.Ifyou're confusing the person may want to agree with you，but doesn't necessarily know  what you're lookingfor.Speaking in a firm way will help you maintain directness and keep yourintentions clear.

a．Speak firmly.

b．Understand the best time.

c．Talk about what interests them.

d．The trick is to get them wondering why they're saying no.

e．Thus，youcreate the feeling that you truly grasp the subject.

f．If someone talks fast，it'sthe perfect time to persuade him.

g．Humans，ingeneral，feel safer aroundpeople that are similar to them.

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      Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of the condition mental health experts call clinical depression(临床抑郁症). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.

      Doctors use the word clinical depression to describe severe form of depression. Signs may include loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.

       In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters(仓鼠)to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night. The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night­time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.

       Randy Nelson, at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn't show any sleep interruptions at all but they did mess up biological clock (生物钟) genes and they did show depressive sign but if they were in the dim red light, they did not.” He says there's a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness.

    What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Mostpeople don't know to do with them. Many old computers are put away inhomes. Many more (throw) away as rubbish.

Finally,some companies are thinking of ways (bring) down the number of oldcomputers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, HewlettPackard and other (company) now also take back some old computers.

Insome countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay forcollecting and (recycle) their used products. And 70% of computer wastemust be recycled. The idea behind the laws (be) that computer companiesthemselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers(easy) to repair and upgrade (升级)．

       Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. Theycollect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repaircomputers. computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one ofthese organizations can turn one person's rubbish someone else's usefulthings and cut down waste, too.

      Itwas the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very cold. I havealways been an early bird and my morning walks have been the1 forthe last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to2for my first walk ofthe New Year.

      Therewas complete 3 outside. Litter could be seen everywhere. It seemedthat everyone had an all­night 4. It was too cold to 5anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning. I was 6to walk on the dirtywalkways and decided to go back home.

      Iwas about to leave 7 I saw Sam cleaning the garden. He is anemployee of our society association and is 8 to take care of thewalkways and the garden. I walked up to Sam as it was a(n) 9 to seehim there cleaning at this time. He saw me and politely 10 me, “Happy New Year！”

    “How come you are here and doing all this onthe very first day of a new year？”I asked. Sam answered 11 ， “It is just a day like any other day. I do not want people to walk on 12walkways. It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special.For me, today is like any other day and my job starts with the 13.”

        It was good to see someone so14 atheart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day 15 ， but he woke up early and came for all of us. I suddenlyrealized life does not16when the clock strikes twelve at midnightand a New Year begins. We 17 all night, drinking and feedingourselves. Then we leave the place in high spirits. However, we make thesurroundings dirty. Life goes on and others need to 18 up early and clear the garbage. Isn't the very next morning a new day of a New Year for allthose who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our 19 clean sothat everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that smallthings can make a big 20 in our lives. 

     Thanks to a young waiter, I recently found a friend of 20 years was once a yo­yo virtuoso(大师)．

“Oh, stop it！” Jackie said when I started laughing during our dinner. “I was, too. And I knew how to ‘Walk the Dog.'”

  “Wow, really？” said our waiter, Jumario Simmons, flashing a big smile at us.

  “Don't encourage her，” I said.

  “What else could you do？” he asked.

“I did ‘Round the World，'” Jackie said, now ignoring me completely. “That was cradle(婴儿时期的)thing, too.”

     I'd asked Jumario what he did when he wasn't waiting on tables. The 24­year­old waiter was so smart that I knew there had to be more to his story. It turns out that he won a regional yo­yo competition last year. He also gives free lessons to kids. “It gives them something to do，” Jumario said. “Keeps them off the streets.”

     One of the great things about eating out is the table talk with strangers, which reminds us that everyone has a life and a name. But the other day I heard that some restaurants are ending this talk between diners and servers. I listened to the reporter describe how their improvements are allowing customers to text orders from their tables to speed up service.

The reporter got my attention with this sentence “Five minutes after typing ‘I'm at table 3'， a meal arrives at the table.” But there wasn't a “please” with this order, which should have been a request. If you've ever waited on tables, you know that the last thing you need is yet another way for a customer to be unpleasant.

      Most servers are often mediating(调解)between customers' requests for substitutions and overworked cooks' accusations of treason(背叛). Except at high­end restaurants, servers also have to walk back and forth like mothers of preschoolers so that we might consider them worthy of a large enough tip to lift their pay to minimum wage.

      Texting a server from a table a few feet away is equal to moving our fingers and shouting, “Hey, you！” It was rude in 1957, and it's rude now. You won't ever find me texting a waiter or waitress.

       Now is a great time to start thinking about how the 2015 Summer course offerings might help you complete your academic program at a faster rate and with less money! Whether you register for Summer or not, we have some great activities and other special events planned for Rowan students, faculty and staff. We hope you will join us!

       Registration Information

Register online at Gwinnett Online Campus between March 16, 2015 and June l, 2015.

       Class Dates

      Online Summer School

      June 8, 2015 to July 6, 2015

      GCPS offers free Academic Summer School for qualifying elementary and middle school students in Grades 3～8.

      Details

     ★15­day session with no classes on Fridays, (NO classes on June 12, June 19, and June 26)

     First day of class is Monday, June 8, and last day is Wednesday, July l. (June 8­11: June 15­18, June 22­25, June 29­July l)

     ★The dates for elementary and middle school summer school are June 8 through July l with no Summer school on Fridays (15 days)．

     ★Parents of suitable students will be notified that their children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours.

    ★The free academic summer school is for students who did not meet promotion criteria at their grade level.

    ★Summer school will not be provided at every school, due to maintenance and construction at some schools and plans for combined “cluster” summer school sites, Participating students will be told of location for summer school.

    ★Most summer school sites will not offer transportation. Those schools with additional federal funding to offer transportation will tell parents regarding availability.

      New Yorkers are gradually getting used to more bicyclers on those hot blue City Bikes.But what about local bike shops? Is City Bike rolling up riders at their expense? At Gotham Bikes in Tribeca，manager W．Ben said the shop has seen an increase in its overall sales due to the bike­share program.“It's getting more people on the road，”he said.James Ryan，an employee at Danny's Cycles，said City Bike is a good option for people to ease in a city famous for its traffic jams.“They can try out a bike without buying one.”he said.

       Rentals are not a big part of the business at either Gotham Bikes or Danny's Cycles.But for Frank's Bike Shop，a small business  on   Christopher St.，the bike­share program has been bad news.Owner Frank Arroyo said his rental business has decreased by 90% since City Bike was rolled out last month.Arroyo's main rental customers are European tourists，who have since been drawn away by City Bikes.

        However，Ben said the bike­share is good for bike sales at his shop.“People have used the bike­share and realized how great it is to bike in the city，then decide that they want something Dicer for themselves，”he noted.Andrew Crooks，owner of NYC Velo，at 64 Second Ave.，said at first he was concerned about bike­share，though，he admitted，“I was happy to see people on bikes.It seemed like a great idea，but one that would be difficult to implement(实施)．”Crooks said he worried about inexperienced riders' lack of awareness of biking rules and strong negative reaction from non­cyclists.However，he said.it's still too early to tell if his business has been impacted.While it's possible that bike­share will cause a drop in business，Crooks thought that the idea was a positive step forward for New York City.

          I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,1she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my2. She wanted to know how I thought we should3things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew4about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her5. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to6them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how7I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.[]Mrs. Neidl's8that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it9!"I began to take10. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—--only things to be11upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 12create something.

          The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was13in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I14I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

          Being on that stage-design team15Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also16a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to17what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be18. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her19in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined20.

①消极态度：当考试结果不尽人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心，不再继续努力；

②积极态度：当考试失败时，鼓励自己，充满自信，从失败中吸取教训……

③你的结论：……

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