Still you have to get rid of it someway. They don’t care. Complimented perhaps.
Light swearing at the start or end of a persuasive speech can help influence an audience.
The problem is that we run the risk of losing credibility and appearing unprofessional.
To see whether swearing can help change attitudes, Scherer and Sagarin (2006) divided 88 participants into three groups to watch one of three slightly different speeches. The only difference between the speeches was that one contained a mild swear word at the start: “…lowering of tuition is not only a great idea, but damn it, also the most reasonable one for all parties involved.” The second speech contained the ‘damn it’ at the end and the third had neither.
When participants’ attitudes were measured, they were most influenced by the speeches with the mild obscenity included, either at the beginning or the end.
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Is expressing thanks a powerful motivator or just a social nicety?
According to positive psychologists, saying ‘thank you’ is no longer just good manners, it is also beneficial to the self.
Studies have suggested that being grateful can improve well-being, physical health, can strengthen social relationships, produce positive emotional states and help us cope with stressful times in our lives.
artwork { Roy Lichtenstein, Grrrrrrrrrrr, 1965 }
