Social media makes it seem as though you’re seeing the world around you, hearing a balanced set of opinions, experiencing discourse. But, of course, you aren’t. Social media alows us Continue Reading →
Framing is a key influence skill which you really mustn’t underestimate. Framing selects a viewpoint and cherry-picks the facts you present in support of that viewpoint. In short, it creates Continue Reading →
Influence. Most people want more of it. It can be frustrating if you are unable to affect important events and circumstances in the world around you. Those same people don’t Continue Reading →
Since I teach hypnosis and NLP, plenty of people ask me about influence and persuasion. Many people wrongly assume that influence is about ‘clever’ language, often to the point of Continue Reading →
Credible people can do incredible things. Credibility is the major factor because it’s necessary to look/sound/behave in a plausible and expected way when you wish to leverage the placebo effect. Continue Reading →
Time for a simple question: what is your favourite colour? I know that it’s a fairly trivial ‘small-talk’ question, yet our colour preferences can have some interesting implications. Think about Continue Reading →
Buy this book! Seriously. You’ve probably noticed that I don’t make recommendations very often. This book is an exception because I think it has something for everyone. It’s a book Continue Reading →
One of the most interesting things about the way our minds work is the way that we make decisions. We do this every day – we have to decide between Continue Reading →