Teaching is essentially persuasion

Teaching is essentially persuasion. The teacher seeks to persuade the Learner to accept some idea that has been determined to be necessary and desirable for the Learner.

Do the Teacher's who are perceived as being successful use skills of persuasion?

How are Learners persuaded to accept ideas?

D&C 121:41-46 puts forth the characteristics and skills requisite of the Master Teacher:

Characteristics:
Long-suffering
Gentleness
Meekness
Love for others that is genuine
Kindness
Charity
Virtue
Confidence in the presence of God

Skills:
Persuasion
Imparting pure knowledge (knowledge unsullied by hypocrisy and guile)
Reproving with sharpness
Receiving guidance and impression from the Holy Ghost
Showing love to those you reprove
Controlling your thoughts
Keeping the Holy Ghost as your companion

The promises for the Teacher mentioned here are great and 3-fold:
1. The constant companionship of the Holy Ghost
2. A scepter of unchanging righteousness (stable control of your dominion and stewardship or classroom)
3. An everlasting dominion (or classroom) controlled without compulsion

Persuasion is powerful, but it can degenerate into compulsion when unrighteous dominion is exercised. Unrighteous dominion usually comes about when the Teacher relies on his/her own ability to teach, manage, and influence Learners. As D&C 121:37-38 clearly explains, this kind of Teacher will eventually discover that the true power to influence has been removed, learning ceases, and the Learner is not cooperative. Persuasion is a Godly skill and must be cultivated constantly through the development of the characteristics and skills mentioned above.

Teaching is more than design, instruction, sociality, etc. Teaching occurs when the Lerner understands and either accepts or rejects the idea being imparted.