Harnessing Curiosity to Be More Persuasive and Influential
45mGeneral2025-11-17
Authors
Becki Saltzman
Author, Speaker, Founder of the Applied Curiosity Lab
Course details
The 2025 World Economic Forum lists social influence, empathy, and curiosity as top-ten desired skills for employers. In this course, discover how to harness curiosity as a powerful tool for influence. Join instructor Becki Saltzman as she guides you through the essentials of transforming curiosity into an actionable skill for building authentic connections, ethical influence, and persuasive communication. Through practical exercises, role-plays, and innovative AI techniques, learn how to strategically leverage curiosity to spark commitment, build credibility, and inspire meaningful engagement in both personal and professional settings.
Learning objectives
Identify strategies to transform curiosity into a tool for influence and authentic connection.
Apply the Peak Curiosity Curve framework to manage messaging and avoid overexplanation.
Integrate AI techniques to map audience engagement and create compelling curiosity hooks.
Learning objectives
Identify strategies to transform curiosity into a tool for influence and authentic connection.
Apply the Peak Curiosity Curve framework to manage messaging and avoid overexplanation.
Integrate AI techniques to map audience engagement and create compelling curiosity hooks.
Skills covered
CreativityLeadership SkillsGraphic DesignProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Curiosity as a skill
- Turn curiosity into action
Building Connection through Curiosity
- Focus on liking, not being liked
- Finding uncommon commonalities for ethical influence
- Offer meaningful value to spark reciprocity
Curiosity In the Psychology of Persuasion
- Use curiosity to turn quiet expertise into visible authority
- Building credibility to influence through social proof
- Leverage consistency to make your ideas stick
- Pairing curiosity with scarcity for maximum impact
- Stress-test your persuasive messages with AI
Peak Curiosity
- Using the Peak Curiosity Curve to influence and persuade
- Piquing peak curiosity
- Recognizing when to stop sparking curiosity
- Creating curiosity hooks with AI
Conclusion
- Sharing curiosity with the world