Most people have to communicate with colleagues every day and persuade them to understand their opinions or to accept their views. This handbook is intended for anyone who is interested in such goal-oriented language. It extracts 300 persuasive tactics from research findings in communication, linguistics, pragmatics and related fields, and presents them in a clear, concise and consistent manner. Such tactics as analogy, argument presentation, humour and metaphor are included. Each tactic is presented on a separate page with an analysis of its persuasive value. Two indexes - one by persuasive need and the other by tactic - allow readers full flexibility to use the handbook in their own way. This work should be of interest in courses which deal with the management of interaction, pragmatics, discourse analysis and communications.

The Cross-Examination Handbook teaches students the skills and strategies behind planning and conducting a persuasive cross-examination. This book offers step-by-step instruction and outstanding examples from illustrative trials. Two criminal and two civil case files, along with role-play assignments, give students practice actually planning and executing a cross-examination.

Get others to do what you want, subtly and without detection. Exact phrases and words to convince, plant ideas, lead, and defend yourself.If you want to (1) win people over, (2) negotiate and debate better, and (3) become an effective and engaging leader, Persuasion Tactics will be your seminal guide to coming out on top and ahead.Master both direct and subconscious persuasion methods.Most books on persuasion promise "mind control hacks" - they are complete myth. Persuasion Tactics contains only scientifically proven methods from the world's top researchers, marketers, leaders, and negotiators. Learn how to completely change people's minds with undetected, invisible influence and mental maneuvers.Get your way without confrontation or feeling pushyPersuasion is much more than simple arguing or negotiating - it's about making your presence and impact felt in every aspect of life. As a social skills and charisma coach and internationally bestselling author who has sold over a quarter of a million books, this is exactly how people get ahead in life and become charming, confident, and likable.Learn how to make your strongest point - every time.- The subtle power of emotional debt.- How to covertly plant an idea in someone's head without them realizing it.- Specific phrases, words, and speaking techniques to persuade and influence.- Classic psychological motivators.Become a people engineer.- The anatomy of Adolf Hitler's rise of power.- Psychological models of behavior and desires.- Mental and linguistics tactics to change people's realities.- Analyze communication styles to speak on people's level.Gain non-manipulative social influence and persuasive power.Persuasion gives you the power to shape your life and the relationships around you. Nothing we want in life will ever be simply given to you - you have to seize it. Persuasion is the key to that.You will learn to simply get what you want, without appearing confrontational or turning people off. Persuasion skills will make your life exponentially easier as a result of understanding people and using universal mental triggers.To get what you want, and defend it from others, click the BUY NOW button at the top right of this page!

Praise for Covert Persuasion: "This book is a treasure trove of ideas you can use to turn a 'no' into a 'yes' almost instantly-in any sales situation." -Brian Tracy, speaker and author of Create Your Own Future and Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life "Hogan is the master of persuasion. I urge you to persuade yourself to buy this book and everything he's ever written and recorded. It will help you understand yourself, understand others, and succeed. This information is bankable." -Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Sales Bible, Little Red Book of Selling, and Little Red Book of Sales Answers "There's more wisdom in this book than in 500 pages on the same subject. Whether you need to persuade your lover, your spouse, your boss, your clients, your friends, or yourself, this powerhouse collection of mind tricks and secrets will give you the upper hand. In today's competitive world, this is the persuasion wizard's manual you need to control circumstances and get what you want." -Dr. Joe Vitale, author of Life's Missing Instruction Manual and The Attractor Factor "When you read Hogan's writing, it feels like you're getting sage advice from a master. Would you like other people to decide on their own (or so they think) to go along with your every whim? Then this is the book you've been looking for." -David Garfinkel, author of Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich "There is more practical information on the dynamics of selling and communication in these pages than you could ever acquire in a lifetime on your own through trial and error. Take advantage of the authors' wisdom and read this book!" -Todd D. Bramson, Certified Financial Planner and author of Real Life Financial Planning

Learn how small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasion with this New York Times bestselling introduction to fifty scientifically proven techniques for increasing your persuasive powers in business and life. Every day we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say yes to our requests? Persuasion is not only an art, it is also a science, and researchers who study it have uncovered a series of hidden rules for moving people in your direction. Based on more than sixty years of research into the psychology of persuasion, Yes! reveals fifty simple but remarkably effective strategies that will make you much more persuasive at work and in your personal life, too. Cowritten by the world’s most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, Yes! presents dozens of surprising discoveries from the science of persuasion in short, enjoyable, and insightful chapters that you can apply immediately to become a more effective persuader. Often counterintuitive, the findings presented in Yes! will steer you away from common pitfalls while empowering you with little known but proven wisdom. Whether you are in advertising, marketing, management, on sales, or just curious about how to be more influential in everyday life, Yes! shows how making small, scientifically proven changes to your approach can have a dramatic effect on your persuasive powers.

The Second Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Persuasion: Developments in Theory and Practice provides readers with logical, comprehensive summaries of research in a wide range of areas related to persuasion. From a topical standpoint, this handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach, covering issues that will be of interest to interpersonal and mass communication researchers as well as to psychologists and public health practitioners.

Summary: Unconscious Persuasion is a book which teaches how to use language to influence and persuade people. Using techniques from NLP, conversational hypnosis and mentalism, this book has been written to provide a guide to help make people more influential. Most people believe that they are born a certain way. That they are either persuasive or not. However persuasion, like all skills takes learning and practice. We've taken persuasion apart at the seams and taught you very specific ways in which to use your language in order to persuade people. Everyone on this earth is different, yet they give away the blueprint of their brain through various unconscious cues. We teach you how to look for these cues and tailor your new persuasive skills to individual people.