Understanding Persuasion in a Social and Mobile Age Contemporary businesses have embraced leaner corporate hierarchies, simultaneously relying on teams, eliminating division walls, and blurring the lines of authority. As teams and managers are abandoning the traditional command structure, excellent persuasive skills are becoming ever more important at work To be persuasive, you must be respectful and authentic re less than three decades old. The most striking developments, summarized commanding Check all that apply blunt authoritative a. How has persuasion changed in the digital age apply. b. Persuasive messages spread at warp speed c. Persuasion is simple and more personal d. The volume and reach of persuasive messages have exploded e. Persuasive techniques are bold and blunt f. All businesses are in the persuasion business