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Influencing Skills

A scenario-based e-learning course on influencing without authority — moving someone who does not report to you.

Self-paced e-learning About 23 min SCORM 1.2 Works in any LMS Completion tracking Per-organisation license
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Overview

A scenario-based, self-paced e-learning course on influencing people you cannot instruct. Learners step into a commitment made over their head, choose how to respond, and watch Standing, Buy-in and Pressure move in real time — then learn to read which reward the other person actually wants, and pitch to that instead of to their own. Delivered as a SCORM 1.2 package for your LMS, with completion tracking.

Format. Self-paced, scenario-based e-learning. SCORM 1.2 — upload it to your LMS and completion tracks automatically.

Runtime. About 23 minutes of learner time, in 4 sessions the package spaces 2, 5 and 30 days apart. Measured from the narration in the package at the speed it plays, plus the time to read and answer what is on screen. It assumes you listen rather than reading ahead; times vary with the path you take and how fast you read.

Who it is for. Any organisation that wants to run this as self-paced learning; suitable for employees at any level.

What learners take away

  • Define influence and distinguish it from persuasion.
  • Recognise the barriers that limit influence at work.
  • Understand the skills and types of power that underpin influence.
  • Apply seven strategies for influencing people without formal authority.
  • Build a personal action plan for developing influencing skills.

Course outline

Participants define influence, compare it with persuasion, and test the distinction against six workplace behaviours.

Participants review their own influencing behaviour and identify the barriers that hold influence back.

The session examines the skills an influential person draws on and the types of power behind influence.

Each strategy is explored in turn: empathy and understanding, likeability, finding out what others want, genuine interest and appreciation, highlighting commonalities, being open, and listening.

Learners start a personal action plan and recap the objectives the course works towards.

What you get

SCORM 1.2 package

A self-contained course you upload straight to your LMS — no installation, no dependencies.

Completion tracking

Reports status and completion back to your LMS like any SCORM course.

Scenario-based

Learners make real decisions inside a workplace story and see what each choice costs.

Per-organisation license

Host it for unlimited internal learners — one-time purchase, no per-seat or renewal fees.

The license in one sentence

Buy once and host the course on your own LMS for unlimited internal learners — no per-seat and no renewal fees. You may not resell or redistribute the SCORM package itself. Full license terms

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