Persuasion Articles

1). Persuasion Techniques By : Steve Gillman
Some of the best persuasion techniques have been developed from NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) methods. For example, if you hear a person saying, "I see," a few times, they are probably processing information visually, according to NLP. To influence them then, you would use phrases like, "You can see how..." or you would actually show them things.
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2). Subliminal Persuasion By : Steve Gillman
Subliminal persuasion? It is simply influencing people at a level below their conscious recognition. Many people don't even realize they are being influenced by a smile, making even that a subliminal technique. Here are two more subtle methods. Subliminal Persuasion Using Inflection It is easy to assume that a sentence like "I can't promise you that price.
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3). How to Master the Art of Influence – Washington Style By : Harrison Monarth
Copyright 2006 Harrison Monarth Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Representative of the People of the 1st District of Rhode Island, proved his mastery of influence with the use of a powerful influence strategy just this weekend, after crashing his car into a guard rail near the Capitol building in the very early morning hours. The influencing strategy Patrick Kennedy employed is called "Self-Disclosure".
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4). What Does Your Body Language Tell the World? By : Keith MacLean
If your business requires you to travel internationally, or meet regularly with people of other countries, are you aware of what your gestures and body language are communicating? We all know that different cultures have different gestures and different levels of comfort with certain body language, but do you know the specifics for the nationalities you deal with? You should, as your trustworthiness and credibility may be at stake.
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5). Increase Your Sales with Hypnotic Double Meanings By : Danek Kaus
Copyright 2006 Danek Kaus Advertisers know that the best way to sell something is to reach people on an unconscious level. That is why so many products are tied to sex in one way or another. Beer commercials, for example, show men drinking their brand surrounded by beautiful women. As the men in the audience watch, an unconscious link can be created between drinking the beer and sexual satisfaction, or at least the opportunity for it.
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6). 101 Powerful Ways To Inspire, Motivate And Energize Your Team By : Kurt Mortensen
Anytime you’re in a leadership position, you are faced with the question of how best to motivate those who work under you. There are countless philosophies and ideas out there, all claiming to be exactly what you need. The Foundation of Teambuilding The truth is, there is no one perfect answer. Moreover, what works at one time will not always work at another.
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7). High-Income Selling Strategies: 5 New Rules To Govern Your Behavior And Actions In The Sales Cycle By : Bill Caskey
Everyone wants to earn more, but few are willing to change behavior to do so. In fact, most aren’t. In my work of over 19 years with the high sales achiever, I find that most of them operate with a different set of rules about selling and the pursuit of new business. These new rules help govern their behavior and actions in the sales cycle. I have over 25 rules that I’ve documented, but here are the top five for you to consider: 1.
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8). Maybe You SHOULD Worry About Your PR! By : Bob Kelly
Especially if your public relations budget is all about tactics like brochures, special events, talking to reporters and press releases. Please don’t get me wrong. Communications tactics are valuable devices which we call upon from time-to-time to move a message from here to there. But, as a business, non-profit or association manager, you can omit the best public relations has to offer, the crème de la crème of PR! Try this on for size.
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9). Pacing Breathing - Create Powerful Rapport By : Kenrick Cleveland
Pacing unconscious actions creates instant and deep rapport!
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10). Crazy Like a Fox, Persuasive Like a Weasel By : Danek Kaus
Copyright 2006 Danek Kaus In earlier articles we wrote about the power of using hidden commands in normal conversation to increase sales, convince others to do something or to accept your ideas. This is often done by separating out a simple command or suggestion by pausing, stating the command in a different tone of voice, then resuming normal conversation.
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11). How to Become a Master of Persuasion in the World of Business By : Rene Graeber
Closing the much-awaited deal of the century could become your worst nightmare if you do not have the necessary skills in persuading people.
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12). High Achiever Sales Professional Tool Kit: 5 Tools To Advance Your Sales Income By : Bill Caskey
To become a high achieving sales professional, you must first become an expert communicator. Ask any sales person if they would like to make $250,000 a year and they universally say “yes.” But then look at the tool kit they use to pursue clients, and more than likely you will find that the sales tools are dull. After 19 years of working with sales organizations in general, and high achieving sales professionals specifically, I’ve found that there are many tools that are prerequisite to advancing your income.
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13). Managers: Should Your PR Budget Stress Tactics or Strategy? By : Bob Kelly
If public relations tactics like special events, brochures, broadcast plugs and press releases dominate your answer, you’re missing the best PR has to offer. Such a budget would tell us that you believe tactics ARE public relations. And that would be too bad, becauseit means you are not effectively planning to alterindividual perception among your key outside audienceswhich then would help you achieve your managerialobjectives.
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14). Managers: Let's Call a Spade a Spade! By : Bob Kelly
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 1145 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2005. Managers: Let’s Call a Spade a Spade! Brochures, broadcast plugs and press releases – don’t call them public relations.
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15). Three Ways To Start A Conversation And Finish With A Sale By : Michel Neray
Ditch your elevator pitch. Zap your infomercial. And whatever you do, keep your carefully worded, painstakingly developed, positioning statement to yourself. They may make you sound clever, but your elevator pitch, infomercial or positioning statement don’t exactly make for good conversations. Which is a shame, because last I checked, even a sales conversation is just that – a conversation.
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16). PR's Only True Measure By : Bob Kelly
Sure, you could measure the rather narrow results achieved by tactical subsets of your public relations program like special events, brochures, broadcast plugs or press releases. On the other hand, you as a business, non-profit or association manager might better measure the results of your strategic efforts to alter individual perception among your key outside audiences leading to changed behaviors, which then help you achieve your managerial objectives.
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17). Is PR Really A “Soft” Discipline? By : Bob Kelly
If so, what is a “hard” discipline? One that involves HUGEmoney or personal pain? One that absorbs all the general counsel’s time? Or, is it the blinding success of a brand new business or, maybe, something that affects individual careers? Or must it simply employ clubs and brass knuckles? I believe public relations is as “hard” as ANY discipline can.
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18). Presentation Skills That Persuade And Motivate By : Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D.
Almost everyone feels a bit nervous about delivering a presentation before a group. Some people would rather undergo a root canal than experience the anxiety of giving a speech. Follow some basic guidelines for preparation and delivery, and you can transform your nervousness into positive energy that achieves the results you desire. The secrets to successful presentations are simple, based on common sense.
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19). The Most Powerful Word In Marketing By : Bob Serling
It isn't "free". It isn't "you". It isn't anything you might imagine. So what the heck is the most powerful word in marketing? Because what I'm about to reveal to you is so important, I want to ask you to do something a bit out of the ordinary to set the stage. Whether you're sitting or standing, lift your right foot off the ground about two inches and hold it there for a count of three.
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20). Persuade People and Earn Higher By : Leon Edward
In business, the primary goal is to succeed. Focusing on four basic principals can increase your sales by up to 300% or more
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21). High-Income Seller Behaviors: 5 Attitudes A Sales Executive Must Have To Close The Deal By : Bill Caskey
Read almost any book about sales and you’ll see some reference to, “you need to have a good attitude.” So what does that mean? Sometimes my most effective selling is when I have a “bad attitude” -- when I’m more discerning and skeptical about whether a prospect has money or is willing to make the change. I get tougher then and force the prospect to fit into my procedure.
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22). Three Excellent Ways To Turbo Charge Your Sales Presentations By : Kyle Varner
As a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I have helped many salesmen go from average to excellent. Sales is all about the subconscious mind. When I was in high school, I sold Kirby vacuum cleaners door to door, and I noticed something very interesting: everyone had the same basic sales presentation, and yet some of us (like me!) were making excellent money, and others were making next to nothing.
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23). Mind Control Marketing By : Glen Hopkins
The Ten Secret Psychological Tactics Everyday People Are Using To Control The Minds Of Their Readers To Generate Cash On Demand
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24). Mind Control Marketing: Reason Why, Social Proof and Authority By : Glen Hopkins
The Ten Secret Psychological Tactics Everyday People Are Using To Control The Minds Of Their Readers To Generate Cash On Demand
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25). Mind Control Marketing: Contrast and Liking Want vs. Need By : Glen Hopkins
The Ten Secret Psychological Tactics Everyday People Are Using To Control The Minds Of Their Readers To Generate Cash On Demand
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