Monkey People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov28_Post.mp3 Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist, is famous for a couple ideas. One is something called the “Dunbar Number.” The number of people we can keep in our brain. So when we see them, we instantly remember EVERYTHING about them. It is believed that the upper limit, or the Dunbar […]
Conversational Trance
Two Sides https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov25_Post.mp3 In the world of communication, there is content and there is structure. If you focus too much on the actual words, you’ll miss the structure. The structure of communication is what drives emotions. This is how people get into big trouble. They “think” things are going well and […]
Groucho Marx Seduction
Be Real https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov18_Post.mp3 Groucho Marx famously said that sincerity is the most important thing in the world. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. The reason A list actors get paid so much is they are believable. When they say their lines, we BELIEVE them. They are absolutely […]
Skyrocket Attraction
I Did It https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov17_Post.mp3 One interesting thing to notice is when celebrities mess up. It can be a paradox if you don’t quite understand human nature. But if you do understand human nature, it’s pretty straightforward. Example. A celebrity secretly, or tries to secretly, get together with a hooker. Then […]
Simple Frame Domination
Public Speaking https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov08_Post.mp3 They say whenever you give a speech, it’s a good idea to be introduced by somebody else. And to reference you along with some kind of authority sounding ideas. “Coming up next is Tom Jones, author of seven books and with years of experience teaching about X, Y and Z […]
They’ll Worship You
Rebel Kids https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov07_Post.mp3 Once, way back in high school, my friend and I decided to rebel. To stand up and get ready to leave algebra class BEFORE the bell rang. This was a class where the teacher was pretty lazy. He’d teach for the first half, and then let us “self study” […]
Generate Automatic Authority
Not Spock https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov03_Post.mp3 We humans like to think we are rational, logical creatures. But we really aren’t. That’s not good or bad, that’s just the way it is. For example, in most U.S. Presidential elections, the taller dude wins. Or how about the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate? The first on TV. […]
The Ultimate Halo Effect
Following Orders https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov02_Post.mp3 Way back after WWII, they put all the Nazis on trial. “Why did you do that?” they asked. They more or less gave the same answer. “I was just following orders,” they said. Nobody believed them. So one guy, Milgram, set up an experiment. The guy […]
House Party Frame
Good Cheesy Advice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct25_Post.mp3 There’s a piece of advice for actors. One that sounds kind of cheesy. And that is to “own your space.” This can help you become much more believable. Much more confident. This is related to the idea of “home field advantage.” When you’re playing home […]
Three Steps To Domination
Find The Best https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct23_Post.mp3 Plenty of schools and organizations have speech contests. This implies that there are “winners” and “losers.” This implies that there are ways to differentiate between a “good speech” and a “bad speech.” When directors want to find the right people to play the part in their movies, they […]
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