There’s plenty of ways to persuade people, from the straight up logical sales pitch, to the hard sell and everything in between. Understanding what the ego is and how to “pitch” to it can help. First of all, what is the ego? Putting all esoteric and metaphysical descriptions aside, many researchers believe it is a […]
How To Build A Metaphor
Metaphors are incredibly powerful persuasive tools. If you’re telling somebody else what to do, or even suggesting a course of action, there’s usually going to be resistance. But as soon as you fire up a metaphor, all conscious resistance goes out the window. So, what is a metaphor? It can be a story, it can […]
The Magic Of Consistency
Most of us are creatures of habit. As much as we’d like to think we are all cutting edge creative thinkers, we really do the same stuff every day. The blogs we read, the TV shows we watch, the restaurants we go to, and the brand of shoes we buy is usually the same. Whenever […]
This May Not Be Relevant To You…
Whenever you’re persuading somebody, you’re going to have resistance. The only time you likely won’t is the early honeymoon phase of any relationship. Any other time, pretty much anything anybody says is going to be met with at least a little bit of resistance, spoken or not. We’re human after all, and we don’t like […]
Second Conditional Magic
Most people don’t like to be told what to do. And whenever you come up with an idea, a product to sell, or a suggested action, most people will have objections. Often times, people will object just because they like to feel like they’re part of the decision making process. For example, your partner might […]
Hypnotic Closing Tips
A person’s past is a clue to their future. Whenever humans do something, we always reference our past. Since we don’t like venturing into the unknown unless we have to, and we generally like to stick to the familiar, you can easily leverage this tool for massive persuasive success. Most people stick with the same […]
Silver Linings
Most salespeople and persuaders live in fear of objections. They try and overpower their clients with tons of benefits, guarantees, and testimonials. They fear that if they even bring up a possible objection, so they can overcome it, this will kill their sales efforts. There are many reasons for this tendency. One is that our […]
Increase Charisma With This Powerful Trick
Here’s a quick tip, reverse engineered from top politicians and seducers that you can use to quickly improve your charisma in the eyes of your listeners. This works in person or on video, but not in text. Here’s what you do: Whenever you say something that you’re pretty sure people will agree is a “bad […]
Covertly Compounded Suggestions For Easy Persuasion and Influence
Here’s a quick language pattern to slip into your daily conversations whenever you want to “sneak” an idea into somebody’s head. Works like this: [what you want them to do] + [what you know they want to do] + [tag question] If you just say what you want them to do, they’ll likely have objections. […]
The Famous Double Bind
This is a powerful conversational technique that can get you some quick agreement. It was originally “invented” by Milton Erickson, by since it’s found it’s way into pretty much every main stream sales training and it’s pretty standard even on telemarketing scripts. But it ain’t just for sales. You can use it anywhere, anytime, with […]