The following tips have been provided by Andy Bounds, a talented Communications consultant. You can find out more about Andy and his services here.

You have to be good at getting others to say ‘yes’.

These ‘yeses’ could be big (please invest £millions in X). They could be small (please do Task Y). But, the better you are at triggering them, the quicker you’ll succeed.

There is no proven way to get a ‘yes’ 100% of the time. But some techniques significantly increase your chances. One is to ‘BO‘ your stakeholder, where ‘BO‘ stands for…