Maximize Your Influence

A great persuader can connect with anyone in thirty seconds or less. First impressions take only seconds to form, but they last a lifetime. This is a critical skill to develop because the cement dries fast. How do you ensure that you’re making those early seconds really count?

‘Mind’s eye blink’ proves ‘paying attention’ is not just a figure of speech

So do people like you?  Can you develop rapport?  Are you sure?  It is doubtful in the current climate.  What are you doing that destroys connectivity?  What can you do to instant connect with more people? 

Join me for this week’s podcast on Conversation Starters For People to Like You.  I will focus on critical areas to increase likeability and enhance your ability to get anyone to like you.

Direct download: Podcast_422_-_Conversation_Starters_For_People_to_Like_You.mp3
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All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like, and trust.

People choose healthier food when with outsiders for fear of being negatively judged

So do people trust you?  Are you sure?  It is doubtful in the current climate.  What are you doing that destroys trust?  What can you do to increase trust?  Join me for this week’s podcast on 7 Reasons People Don’t Trust You.  I will focus on critical areas to increase trust and enhance your ability to influence command

Direct download: Podcast_421_-_7_Reasons_People_Don_t_Trust_You.mp3
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Let’s talk about where negotiation fits into the world of persuasion and the difference between the two. Persuasion occurs when your ideas are so convincing that the other party adopts your point of view. With persuasion, there is no compromising as there is in negotiation.

Why Do Hugs Feel Good? This Chemical Messenger

Want to know when to use negotiation tools?  What about when to know when it is time to negotiate and when it is time to persuade.  We tend to go to negotiation too fast and don’t get the best terms possible. 

Join me for this week’s podcast on Sales vs Negotiation: Different Tools For Different Times.  I will focus on which tools work the best and when to use them.


Do you repel people?  Most people say no. Howeve statistics show that this is happening to you. 

What are you doing that turn people off, and cause them to run?  

Want to take a deeper dive into the boomerang effect?  What else could you be doing that is antipersuasive?  How can you connect more with your prospects? 

Do Zoom Meetings Kill Creativity?

Join me for this week’s podcast on The Boomerang Effect And Why People Resist You.  Get more people to connect with you, open up and become more influential. 

Direct download: Podcast_419_-_The_Boomerang_Effect_And_Why_People_Resist_You.mp3
Category:Business -- posted at: 6:25am CDT

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