Building Buy-In: Persuasion Skills for Project Managers

WORKSHOP (Virtual)

Building Buy-In: Persuasion Skills for Project Managers

When: Sat February 28th 2026, 08:30 am- 12:30pm

Agenda:

- 8:30am Sign In and Networking
- Session 09:00 am to 12:30 pm

Where: Virtual , Zoom

You've got suggestions. You're got solutions. But how do you get stakeholders to buy what you're selling?

Whether you need to persuade your team, your manager, your clients, or senior executives, this workshop will show you how to organize and craft your messages so they are clear, compelling, and convincing. Learn specific structures, rhetorical appeals, and fundamental psychological concepts that build buy-in. Enjoy hands-on practice in breakout rooms, so you are ready to use your new skills right away in the workplace and beyond.

Workshop Category: 4 PDUs (Power Skills)

Price:

Early Bird: PMISV member: $100 Non-PMISV member: $150

Regular: PMISV member: $150 Non-PMISV member: $200

Important Dates:

Last date for early bird discount: 02/15/2026

Last date for On-line Registration: 02/27/2026

Presentation Takeaways:

✅ Four simple but powerful speaking structures for giving recommendations and reasons.
✅ Three types of rhetorical appeals you can use for different stakeholders.
✅ Two types of psychological action forces that can help or hinder persuasion.
✅ An easy message frame that promotes buy-in.

Workshop Instructor: Karen Schiff

Karen Schiff is the founder of Well Said Coaching. Since 2017, Karen has helped hundreds of professionals, many in the tech sector, speak with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. Her clients have worked at companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and more. They include emerging professionals, entrepreneurs, and executives.

In addition to working with private clients, Karen has delivered speaking skills workshops for Google, Clover, American Institutes for Research, and the Society for Human Resource Management. She has previously led four communication skills workshops for PMI Silicon Valley, and looks forward to conducting this one as well.

Throughout her career, Karen has worked in communications in myriad ways: as a trainer, teacher, and writer in both the private and public sectors. She earned her M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, B.S. in Speech from Northwestern University, and certification in Teaching English as a Second Language from UC Berkeley.

Event Properties

Event Date	02-28-2026 9:00 am
Event End Date	02-28-2026 12:30 pm
Cut off date	02-27-2026 11:55 pm
Individual Price	Price:$200, Member Discount: $50, Early bird discount: $50
No. of Power Skills PDUs	4