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Episode 423 – How To Get Out Of A Speeding Ticket
How To Get Out Of A Speeding Ticket Persuaders know emotion will override logic every time. I will assume here (I know I shouldn’t do that) that you can form a logical argument. Reading emotions and your emotional intelligence…
Episode 152 – Is Frame of Mind Costing You Sales?
After discussing a few recent business trips, and of course, the food they ate on those trips, Kurt and Steve discuss a classic blunder: overuse of fear. Fear is a useful tactic when persuading others. It is very short term,…
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Episode 113 – Subconscious Triggers = 95% Of Persuasion
This episode’s article on brain science discoveries about happiness can be found here. To maintain order of the world, our brains link objects, gestures, and symbols with our feelings, memories, and life experiences. We mentally associate ourselves with such things…
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Episode 109 – How You Create Resistance
We tend to rate our skills that we want, that we need or that we require higher than they actually are. To improve, grow and become more successful we have to know our weaknesses and be able to identify our…
Posted in Podcasts Tagged with: emotional intelligence, eq, influence, kurt mortensen, leadership, persuasion, resistance, self perception bias, steve olson
Episode 103 – Are Deeper Voices More Credible?
As we get closer and closer (even though it’s a long way away) to the 2016 presidential election, more and more persuasion blunders will be on display. A recent article shows that politicians who have deeper voices (yes, even women)…
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Episode 102 – The Biggest Persuasion Blunder Of The Year!
You can’t visit a business web page without hearing “follow us on Twitter!” We’re certainly guilty of this too. Follow us on Twitter @influencemax! A recent article from Psych Central shows that when customers complain about a business on Twitter,…
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Episode 101 – Does NLP Work?
When you’re an entrepreneur or sales person, being mentally tough is key. If you want the rewards that come from owning your own business or being on commission, you need to put up with days that can be full of…
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