Speakers can open their presentation using one of a host of methods. So why do most non-professional speakers begin their speech with those attention-grabbing words, “Ah, I am so-in-so, ah . . . um”? Beginning your speech with filler words such as “ah” or “um” immediately tells your audience that you are an untrained speaker. [...]
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The Fear of Rejection Explained
In theory, communication is simple. You send a message and the recipient receives it and acts accordingly to the content of the message – in practice, communication is a far cry from its theory. Each and every day you can’t help witnessing people who are either unable to express themselves in a clear way or [...]
Use Conversational Hypnosis To Be More Persuasive
Would you like to have the ability to conversationally get people to access resourceful, happy and motivated emotional states? How about having the ability to blow out limiting and unhelpful beliefs through a quick conversation over coffee? If it were possible how would you feel about being able to attach good feelings to you, your [...]
What Gets Buyers to Say “Yes, I’ll Buy?”
When we agree to an idea or proposal, it’s because there’s something in it for us. It’s hard to influence people who can’t see what’s in it for them. Sounds one-sided, but it is true. Call it self-interest, selfishness or whatever. It is only human nature to ask, ‘What am I getting from this?’
The Art of Spinning a Conversation
One of the most challenging professions you can get into is the industry of Public Relations. The challenge isn’t necessarily a physical difficulty, but a psychological one. PR people, sometimes referred to as “Spin Doctors”, are responsible for preventing any type of damage to their client’s reputation. They possess the linguistical talent to sway you [...]
5 Steps to Reprogram Your Brain With NLP
Has there ever been a time in your life where someone said something to you that hurt you? Maybe it was someone really close, maybe not, but whatever was said still affects you today? Most people have had some kind of experience in their past that actually prevents them from getting the results they want [...]
Is it Unethical to Persuade, Convince, or Influence Someone? Lets Debate!
I get several emails everyday usually talking about the same thing. “using persuasion to make people buy something or do something is unethical” Okay, so let’s have a good ol’ fashion debate about this. Topic: Is it Unethical to Persuade, Convince, or Influence Someone?
Everyone Reads My Blog: How Generalizing Can Help You
Almost everybody in their life have used generalized terms as a form of exaggeration to make a point. To generalize something means to create a very broad view for a particular scenario. For example, if you have kids, then I am sure you have heard the phrase, “come on…everyone’s going…” or “the test was so [...]
Interrupting Someone is Not Rude, It is Persuasive!
Has your mom or dad ever told you as a child to never interrupt someone while they are talking? Well I hate to be the one to say this to you, but they are dead wrong! A few years ago I was introduced to a very simple yet weird communication technique. Even though this technique [...]
Using Quick Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas and Close Deals
Whether you have a sales, marketing, or executive job, your underline task is always to sell yourself, ideas, products, or services to other people. Selling to people requires you to convey your point of view in efforts for someone to agree with you and take the necessary action. Here are some amazing posts I have [...]
The Secret to Why You Do What You Do and How to Use it to Your Advantage
Many people ave unique abilities or talents that separate them from everyone else. It provides a variety of concepts and ideas that overall revolutionize the way we live our everyday life. One thing that we all share in common is how we make the decisions we make to do the things we do. We all [...]
How Using “Tie Downs” Can Make You A Persuasive Communicator
Have you ever spoken to someone in the past who was really drawn to what you were saying? Like you were just talking and they couldn’t help but to keep nodding their head and saying words like “yeah”, “uh-huh”, “then what happened”. When you are getting eager reactions such as those from your listeners, doesn’t [...]
“You Miss 100% of the Shots You Never Take.”
If you watch hockey as much as I do, and I don’t, then you would probably have no clue that it was Wayne Gretzky who said this quote. The interpretation of this quote is more than simple: if you don’t take the shot, then obviously you wont score. It is physically impossible to make a [...]
Have You Seen My Swag?
The obvious question is what the hell is swag? Urban Dictionary defines swag or swagger as: appearance, style, or the way he or she presents themselves. From pop icons to public figures, swag is what will allow one to have a magnetic effect on the people around them. Regardless of how the word was coined, [...]
Take a Few Steps Back for Every Giant Leap Forward
It is quite apparent to almost everyone: times are tough. This may not be the case for some, but it is definitely the case for most people, especially here in the United States. So what does all this mean? This not so good economy can be perceived in 2 ways. You can view our current [...]
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