How to Make Strangers Feel at Ease What if you have to approach someone cold? How do you get people who might not want to talk to you to willingly…
How to Get People to Like You (3)
The Best Questions to Ask People Ask about their challenges Life can be hard for everyone. We all face challenges and we like to talk about them. So ask about…
How to Get People to Like You (2)
How to Be A Good Listener We’ve all heard that listening skills are vital, but how do you skillfully listen? Stop thinking about what you’re going to say next and…
How to Get People to Like You: 5 Ways
Meeting new people can be uncomfortable. How can you start a conversation and keep it conversation going? No matter whether you want to get a job, make a sale or…
The Ben Franklin Effect
“To increase the likelihood of someone liking you, get them to do you a favor” Why does this work? The answer is based on the phenomenon of “cognitive dissonance”. This…
Validation and Compliments
Expressing validation or compliments can be very effective for: getting someone to like you / to sympathize with you making you into an authority figure for him / her, and…
The Power of Body Language
Body language is the primeval type of communication. It precedes the oral language and is not logical. It is nonverbal. It consists of Leg positions Arm positions and movements Hand…
Opening – Starting a Conversation
By “opener”, I mean what one says to begin a conversation. It could be difficult to formulate a good and effective opener. You may be nervous, you want to make…
Pacing – Building Rapport
In order to communicate persuasively, it is important to establish rapport with your target. You want the target to feel that: You understand him/her, and That he/she can trust you….
3 Strong Poses
There are three poses that not only demonstrate strength and confidence; these poses can also help generate mental states of strength and confidence within you. The Victory Pose You stand erect with…