Your Q&A format may be doing you more harm than good
*** Update – Ecker et al (2019) has published compelling new information showing that a Q&A format is actually quite effective in getting people to update their false beliefs. In… Read more »
Tag: persuasion
Angry people are easier to persuade
A few weeks ago we had a look at whether humour could be used to make arguments more persuasive. How timely then that research just published has investigated whether anger… Read more »
New INSPIRE framework to improve written communication
Governments can be the best communicators and the worst communicators. Sometimes they produce award winning campaigns that save millions of lives, yet at the same time they often produce baffling… Read more »
Can humour make you more persuasive?
We’ve all seen times when humour has worked to change someone’s mind. A salesperson might have disarmed you with a joke and five minutes later you’re reaching for your credit… Read more »
What’s more effective – playing the ball or playing the man?
I love Australian Rules Football. It is one of the rare games where you can knock over a player without the ball, which makes it exciting and chaotic. Of course… Read more »
New guidelines for talking about climate change
Talking about climate change is tough. People’s attitudes about climate change can be very entrenched, and often based on cultural factors, and I’m fascinated about whether the efforts from both… Read more »
Book Review: Communicating Science Effectively: A Research Agenda
Do not rush out and buy this book. At least not just yet. This resource is part report and part book and was released in hardcover form just two weeks… Read more »
Fight climate change misinformation with inoculation theory
The only way to fight climate change is by countering misinformation. I say that because while the fact that our climate is changing and that humans are the primary cause for this change is… Read more »
Fear appeals won’t solve our big climate change communication problem
It is the biggest problem the world faces right now – how to respond to climate change. Overwhelming evidence shows that our climate is changing and that humans are causing… Read more »
Good news about front footing your bad news
“You’d better get onto the front foot – if you can.” Fifteen years ago, as a young political staffer I wasn’t sure exactly what this phrase meant – apart from… Read more »