A friend of mine started writing his predictions and putting them in sealed, dated envelopes. He said the 3rd time he pulled one out Carnac[1] style, management actually started listening to him. Nobody really got "I predicted this 18 months ago" but the theatrics apparently drove the point home.
Me: If we do A, B will happen
Client: Do A anyway, we'll deal with B later.
(time passes)
Client: OH MY GOD B HAS HAPPENED