This is the only thing you have to do to be more persuasive.

If you are collecting money for a cause or conducting a survey, it may seem more effective to e - mail hundreds of friends, relatives and colleagues. It's actually not!

A recently released study found that by making a personal request, there are 34 times more success than by using e-mail.

Researchers selected several participants who would ask 10 foreigners to complete a study, half asked personally and half by email, using the same scenario. Not only did participants underestimate how convincing it was to look for something face-to-face, they underestimated the success of their email campaigns.

It turns out that asking six people to do something face-to-face is as successful as sending e-mail to 200 people.

That happens because foreigners are suspicious of opening an email and clicking on a link sent by someone they don't know. The study also came to the conclusion that the interaction of people from the demands facing them was very different.

So the next time you want to ask someone for a favor, ask them personally.

Source Layer: Business Insider