Charlie: I agree with Carolyn Manning, one can only offer some tips to help others avoid the pitfalls, landmines and mistakes. If the recipient/audience/"tipee" doesn't buy-into the value of the experience (especially if more negative than positive), and the experienced "tipper" providing the "tip"...then there's no way a tip {of any kind} can add any value.

When I attend, listen or watch others, I'm not looking for the silver bullet or the answer to "why the sky is blue" - I'm tuned in hoping to walk away with one little anecdote/nugget of someone else's experience that hopefully when I encounter something similar - will help to keep me out of the "sheepdip". Those are the "tips" I find most valuable. 

Wow. 

A whole lot of good wisdom there.  Thanks to all, I personally found that very enlightening; I hope you did as well.

Charlie

There are no tips to help someone 'become more trusted'.  Maybe, though, when people are using apparently untrustworthy tactics, a couple of tips will work to help set things right.  As I see it, the purpose of giving tips is to help others avoid mistakes. 

There are three principles (tips? hmmm) which, first support me, and then in my work with others, support these others, to engender trust. 

First, "honesty - early and often," first with one's self and then with others; two, "honesty, sincerity and self-responsibility," in how one lives one's life at work, at home and at play... again, first, with and towards one's self and then, with others; and third, "aligning one's inner behavior with one's outer behavior".

These three principles foster transparency, telling the truth, and owning one's behaviors...for me, all basic foundations of building and maintain trust in relationships. The caveat is that when one is lying to one's self, building trust with others is well-nigh impossible. This is why these three principles are a "practice" which one must consciously and consistently follow every day.  

These three practices over the years have helped me greatly to show up in integrity and authentically in my life, and with others. I find that I am mush less suspicious, doubting or judgmental of others, have less fear around others and am less prooccupied about others' motives,  and trust others more...as I have become more honest with, and trusting of, my self...my true and real self...not my ego self.

Tips are just words. Integrating the tips into one's life is the key. Practice, practice, practice..consciously. Simple, but not easy. Trust is first and foremost is always about the relationship between "me and me", not between you and you.

oops..the last line of my post should read" between me and me" not between "me and you". Humble apologies.

Trust is an art that is portrayed by honesty to your innerself and to others about what you believe.

One trust tip I know of is to keep in mind that nobody, but nobody, likes to be blindsided - not your customers, not your boss, not their boss, not people in your group. People are more apt to trust you if you've giving them a head's up on bad news. Of course, you need to be wary of overcommunicating (or prematurely communicating) everything you know, and you have to be careful not to pass on information that's really not yours to pass on.

(But the best tip I ever got at a seminar was 20 years ago at a presentation skills class. The tip: rehearse your presentation out loud in front of the mirror the night before. Out loud's the key: it really forces you to work through every point you're going to make.)