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Casting suggestion involves touching an arcane focus or a snake's tongue and sweet oil/honeycomb, while saying spell words. Some people have interpreted the verbal component as the suggestion you're giving them, but the Sage Advice column from September 2016 has clarified that they're separate things (the same ruling is duplicated in the Sage ...
But again, suggestion doesn't implant beliefs in the target; it just forces them to take a course of action if it's worded to "sound reasonable". In the context of the description of the room it appears in, the suggestion as written is unlikely to come off as reasonable. The spell is expected to be cast while the party is fighting not only the ...
And while the Zone of Truth can be worked around if the creature is intelligent enough to avoid saying the sensitive truths, the Suggestion's application is limited to the truths that aren't unreasonable to blurt out (unfortunately, what is considered reasonable is rather subjective). Keep in mind, though, that Suggestion is rather versatile ...
If the suggested activity can be completed in a shorter time, the spell ends when the subject finishes what it was asked to do. When it was cast, it was a reasonable suggestion, and the Fighter sat down like he was told. When combat begins, the Fighter has already completed the tast (have a seat), meaning the spell has ended.
If your suggestion requires a reaction (e.g. "I suggest you use your shield spell"), they will take that reaction as soon as they are able, which may not be until after their next turn if they have already used their reaction for this turn. If your suggestion is to move somewhere, they will start moving there on their next turn.
5e's mantra is 'rulings, not rules', and the Suggestion spell is the perfect example of this. It's simply not possible to know what the spell is capable of without having a conversation with your DM before you start the game.
The rules don't clearly state whether or not the suggestion itself is the verbal component for Suggestion. The rules do state that someone who makes a mental save is unaware of the spell unless the spell has a "perceptible effect" (PHB, page 204). The rules do state that you need a material component for the spell, meaning you either need the ...
Suggestion spell (SRD pg. 181): You suggest a course of activity (limited to a sentence or two) and magically influence a creature you can see within range that can hear and understand you. While the spells verbal component can't be made with awakened mind, the suggestion itself is separate from the verbal component, and may be able to be made ...
13. The Suggestion spell has a verbal component, and is described as : You suggest a course of activity (limited to a sentence or two) and magically influence a creature [...] that can hear and understand you. The Subtle Spell metamagic allows a sorcerer to cast a spell without any somatic or verbal components.
14. Following RAW, there a number of ways to counter Suggestion: Counterspell (PHB 228 - your bard has the best chance at this) Bard's Countercharm (PHB 54 - if you know it's coming, this works. If not, it's too late. Also, creatures that are Immune to charm can't be Suggested, but the Charm effect isn't listed.