Real Influence

Real Influence
Author: Mark Goulston
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 081442015X

People won't put up with being "sold" anymore. If they sense they are being pushed, their guard goes up-and even if they do comply, lingering resentment undermines the relationship...maybe forever. Yet, most books on influence still portray it as something you "do to" someone else to get your way. That out-of-date approach invites resistance or cynicism from those who recognize the techniques. Manipulative tactics might occasionally wear down a colleague's or client's resistance, but they fail to produce the mutual trust that sustains successful relationships. In short, they just won't work in our sophisticated, post-selling world. In this groundbreaking book, authors Mark Goulston and John Ullmen reveal a new model for authentic influence-the kind that creates a strong initial connection and survives long after agreement has been reached. Based on listening, genuine engagement and commitment to win-win outcomes, Real Influence provides a powerful four-step method you can use to: * Examine your priorities * Learn about the key players and what they need * Earn their attention and motivate them to hear more * Add value with your questions and actions Complete with examples of the steps in action and insights from real-world "power influencers," this one-of-a-kind guide shows that being straight with everyone means winning for all. www.getrealinfluence.com

The Real Persuasion

The Real Persuasion
Author: Peter James Bowman
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2017-07-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445659514

Explore the true story of a real-life Jane Austen heroine in this intimate portrait of a Regency family.

The Psychology of Selling and Persuasion

The Psychology of Selling and Persuasion
Author: Leonard Moore
Publisher: Leonard Moore
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2020-10-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781513668345

Learn the Real Techniques to Close the Sale Every Time using Principles of Psychology and Persuasion What makes people buy something? Humans have been trying to answer this one question for centuries. The truth is that while sales may be about math, the process of selling something relies heavily on psychology and understanding human behavior. You've probably already heard of countless "magic techniques" that are supposed to make people buy whatever you're selling, as if you had a magic wand in your hand. I'm sorry, there's nothing like that. However... After decades of research, science has identified certain responses and behaviors that are hard-wired into our brains and that can actually help you close the sale every single time. If you want to learn the real techniques to sell (the ones based on psychology that actually work) this book is for you. In this guide you won't find magic wands. Instead, you'll discover the principles of persuasion and consumer psychology, you'll learn working selling strategies and negotiating techniques designed to help you sell more and delight your customers after the sale. This guide will give you a series of actionable steps you can follow, from understanding your prospects to answering their objections effectively and ultimately getting the sale. Whether you are a sales professional, a business owner who wants to increase revenue, or someone looking to build a successful sales system, this book will help you. Inside The Psychology of Selling and Persuasion, discover: The real techniques to close the sale every time (without using magic wands) The 4 most common objections you'll receive and how to reply in the right way What makes people buy and how to leverage this knowledge to sell more 4 ways to craft your sales presentations so that people want to buy from you How to set and reach your sales goals using a powerful planning method Why if you want to sell effectively you shouldn't be selling (and what you should be doing instead) The #1 framework to handle customer's objections and reply effectively An example of a highly effective sales script (from the first contact to after the sale) 7 principles of persuasion you can use to craft a great sales pitch and close the deal Why closing the sale isn't actually the end of the sales process (many people don't know this) A step-by-step method to build sales scripts that work You can apply these techniques even if you've never sold anything before. Selling isn't some kind of talent that some people are just born with. It is a skill you can learn and practice in many areas of your life. Scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button!

Persuasion

Persuasion
Author: Lee Hartley Carter
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0143133489

The secrets to persuading anyone, at work and in life, from a top communication strategist. In the post-fact, deeply divided world we live in, true persuasion is rare. Engaging with people holding differing opinions is rarer still. But for progress to take place, persuasion must happen. Whether it's convincing an employer you are right for the job, a customer that your product is the best, or your closed-minded uncle that good people can disagree, it takes the art--and science--of persuasion to move forward. So, how do you change someone's mind--or at least advance the conversation--when everyone is entrenched in their own points of view? Communication expert Lee Hartley Carter has spent nearly twenty years advising and helping the world's most well-known companies do just that. Among the counterintuitive secrets you'll learn: * It's not enough to understand the person you're talking to--you must truly empathize with them (yes, even them). * Logic alone doesn't work. Stories and emotions are what move us most. * When communicating in a crisis, our first instinct is almost always wrong. Filled with deeply researched insights into how we make up--and change--our minds, as well as colorful real-world examples and actionable recommendations, Persuasion will help you hone your message and craft your narrative in order to get heard and get results.

The Female Persuasion

The Female Persuasion
Author: Meg Wolitzer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0525533222

A New York Times Bestseller “A powerful coming-of-age story that looks at ambition, friendship, identity, desire, and power from the much-needed female lens." —Bustle “Ultra-readable.” —Vogue From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings, comes an electric novel not just about who we want to be with, but who we want to be. To be admired by someone we admire—we all yearn for this: the private, electrifying pleasure of being singled out by someone of esteem. But sometimes it can also mean entry to a new kind of life, a bigger world. Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at sixty-three, has been a central pillar of the women’s movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer—madly in love with her boyfriend, Cory, but still full of longing for an ambition that she can’t quite place—feels her inner world light up. And then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life as it winds toward and away from her meant-to-be love story with Cory and the future she’d always imagined. Charming and wise, knowing and witty, Meg Wolitzer delivers a novel about power and influence, ego and loyalty, womanhood and ambition. At its heart, The Female Persuasion is about the flame we all believe is flickering inside of us, waiting to be seen and fanned by the right person at the right time. It’s a story about the people who guide and the people who follow (and how those roles evolve over time), and the desire within all of us to be pulled into the light.

Persuasion in Practice

Persuasion in Practice
Author: Kathleen Kelley Reardon
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1991-02-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780803933170

What is persuasion? How is it maintained? How is it practised and applied? Offering a unique blend of theory, research and application, this volume deftly answers these questions and helps debunk many of the myths surrounding this topic. The constructs, schemata, rules, illusions, attitudes and values of persuasion are explored and various contemporary theories are presented. In addition, the author examines persuasion as it is practised in a number of different settings, including politics, organizations and the mass media.

PERSUASION

PERSUASION
Author: Jane Austen
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-01-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Persuasion is a novel written by a famous British writer Jane Austen. It is a story about the life of Anne Elliot, a middle daughter of baronet Sir Walter, a spender and bluffer. Due to these features of his character, he found himself in a difficult financial position. He has to rent a family estate Kellynch Hall in order to pay his debts. Meanwhile, his most smart and considerate daughter Anne goes to Uppercross to look after a sick sister. In the days of her youth she was mutually in love with Frederick Wentworth, but because of a fear of a poor marriage, “reasons of conscience” and on the insistence of a “family friend” Lady Russel Anne stopped her relationship with him. But now after eight years, some incredible coincidence happens. The family that rents Kellynch Hall is related to Frederick Wentworth. Is the old-time love still alive in the hearts of Anne and Frederick?

A Scatter of Light

A Scatter of Light
Author: Malinda Lo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0525555293

“Full of yearning, ponderances about art and what it means to be an artist, and self-revelation, A Scatter of Light has a simmering intensity that makes it hard to put down."—NPR An Instant New York Times Bestseller Last Night at the Telegraph Club author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful queer coming-of-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha’s Vineyard with her best friends—one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria’s parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West. Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother’s gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable—for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It’s the kind of summer that changes a life forever. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, A Scatter of Light also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath’s lives since 1955.

The Soulful Art of Persuasion

The Soulful Art of Persuasion
Author: Jason Harris
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1529304172

The Soulful Art of Persuasion is a revolutionary guide to becoming a master influencer in an age of distrust through the cultivation of character-building habits that are essential to both personal growth and sustained business success. This isn't a book full of tips and life-hacks. Instead, The Soulful Art of Persuasion will develop the habits that others want to be influenced by. This book is based on a radical idea: Persuasion isn't about facts and argument. It's all about personal character. Jason Harris, CEO of the powerhouse creative agency Mekanism, argues that genuine persuasion in the twenty-first century is about developing character rather than relying on the easy tactics of flattery, manipulation, and short-term gains. It is about engaging rather than insisting; it is about developing empathy and communicating your values. Based on his experience in and out of the boardroom, and drawing on the latest in-depth research on trust, influence, and habit formation, Harris shows that being persuasive in a culture plagued by deception means rejecting the ethos of the quick and embracing the commitment of putting your truest self forward and playing the long game. Through instructive and entertaining stories, Harris lays out the 11 habits that will guide readers to become authentically persuasive, including Earning respect through collaboration Becoming the person others want to be around Practicing generosity through gestures big and small Persuasion today is about personal excellence, sharing the stage, and respecting other people's motivations. In The Soulful Art of Persuasion, Jason Harris shows us the way.