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<span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great way to convince another to To maximize the support an idea is to may generate, one should target the pitch towards how the idea as it will may benefit the other personaudience. This means that not only should a student understand his/her audience stakeholders, but also the stakeholders who will be involved in supporting and assisting with the idea.</span></span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15;">Often a student will come across faculty members or students of a different discipline who might be cautious or hesitant to volunteer time and effort; this may be a result of myriad existing commitments, the unfamiliar discipline from which the student comes, or simply a personality that does not work well with collaboration. These limitations may be overcome by appealing to the other’s desires. A professor may respond to departmental incentives, a student may respond to a resume booster, or an administrator may respond to the hope of boosting school rankings. While none of these goals were the original idea’s primary focus, it can be necessary to discover discovering and utilize targeting the desires of potential collaboratorsis paramount. Lastly, it should also be noted that a student should not be afraid to exaggerate the potential success. Stretching the truth or appealing to one’s desires will allow the student or faculty member to move past the initial barrier of uncertainty and allow collaboration towards success.</span>