Margaret E Anderson
Trainer – Author – Consultant
Specializing in Persuasion, Consensus Building, Communication Skills
Live Training
Our training programs are true workshops with group activities that move participants beyond mere knowledge to hands-on skill.
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Margaret's Books
Learn how women’s status benefits entire societies in Women Can Renew the World If…and So Can You. Enjoy fiction plus communication skills lessons in Love on the Rocks with a Twist. Or turn to Bridges to Consensus for a complete consensus-building system.
Consulting
Consulting is the most efficient way to equip yourself to address specific, real-life concerns. We can focus on a particular project; an individual, such as a coworker; or any situation where you would like to get all you seek without taking away from another.
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Learn how women’s status benefits entire societies in Women Can Renew the World If…and So Can You. Enjoy fiction plus communication skills lessons in Love on the Rocks with a Twist. Or turn to Bridges to Consensus for a complete consensus-building system.
My latest book has been published and I could not be happier to share this with you!
The heartwarming memoir of an uncommon man with an uncommon life aboard an uncommon ship, USS Vestal, in World War II. Margaret’s dad, William Anderson, naturally practiced some of the skills Margaret teaches. When dealing with a difficult situation, Willie looked around for resources that might help him, just as we do when attempting to reach agreement was someone. In dealing with others, he thought before he spoke, keeping his voice low and respectful.
Willie was running his own successful business when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Though concerned about how his business would fare in his absence, he applied for admission to the US Navy the very next day, Dec. 8.
He knew the regimentation of military life would run against his nature. Yet, this resilient man persevered, creatively applying his unique skills and talents to make his life on a Navy service ship stand out. He proved that those peacetime talents were also valuable in war. He could call the Man he saw in the mirror a friend.
The tales Willie later brought home to his children did not feature many battles, but rather, unique experiences. He had a brush with death, not in war, but in boot camp. Natives serenaded him with a tune from home on every Pacific island he visited. He helped save another man’s life while on Shore Patrol duty. He stowed away on an Army plane. He made friends with a future Pulitzer Prize winner. And more.
Learn how women’s status benefits entire societies in Women Can Renew the World If…and So Can You. Enjoy fiction plus communication skills lessons in Love on the Rocks with a Twist. Or turn to Bridges to Consensus for a complete consensus-building system.
Other books I have published
Latest News and Info
Margaret presented a 50 min. workshop on “Getting comfortable with Negotiation” for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section, Women in Energy Congress, Jan. 18, 2019.
Getting Comfortable with Negotiation, Abstract: What if reaching agreement didn’t have to have to mean haggling and compromise? Imagine not guessing how much to exaggerate an opening position, or how much the other person exaggerated hers. Imagine not taking...
Unbelievably Magical
My slogan is, “Get more of what you need from others, while building bridges, not burning them.” The most magical aspect of the consensus building system I teach also happens to be the most difficult for people to believe. Building consensus without burning bridges need not mean compromise. It does not mean giving in to the other person in order to keep the peace. You can actually get more of what you want while also building bridges, not burning them. Here’s an example from my book Love on the Rocks with a Twist–Delightful Fiction with Lessons on Dealing with Others.
Upcoming Workshop: Getting Comfortable with Negotiation
I will present a 50 min. workshop on "Getting comfortable with Negotiation" for the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Section, Women in Energy Congress, Jan. 18, 2019, 1:10 PM. Getting Comfortable with Negotiation: What if reaching agreement didn’t have to...
Book Excerpt: The Golden Rule Isn’t Always Enough
Just as we all agree that we should drive carefully, defensively and alertly, we embrace basic principles of how to deal with one another. Many religious leaders, philosophers and sages have pronounced a Golden Rule of Love—we should treat others as we ourselves would like to be treated. Misunderstandings still arise because not everyone wants to be treated the same way in a given situation.
Forgiveness and Reconcilliation
I had to share this story from “The Good News Network. It concerns a young American, Amy Biehl, who went to South Africa toward the end of the anti-apartheid movement and joined with black citizens to improve conditions in the townships. Amy was mistaken for a “privileged white settler” and killed by some young men, geared up from a rally they’d just attended. Amy’s parents’ give us a wonderful example of how they helped themselves heal and enriched their own lives, by forgiving others.
About Margaret anderson, the Persuasion coach
Trainer, author and consultant Margaret Anderson brings to the table decades of actual use of the interactional skills she teaches, as well as many years of training groups and individuals in consensus building and related communication skills.
A Harvard-trained negotiator (trained under Drs. Roger Fisher and William Ury), Margaret is also trained in general, family and church mediation. From 2002–2014, she regularly designed and taught her own curricula for Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. She has also lectured for the University of Houston and for Texas State University. Prior to launching her training and consulting business, she gained experience in international and domestic business and was instrumental in resolving a number of serious disputes.
Margaret’s writing awards include: First Place in Genre Fiction in the Writers Digest 74th Annual Writing Competition; and First Place for Nonfiction Book in the Houston Writers Conference New Horizons 1997 Manuscript Contest