1. Get interested Every person seeks personal gain. Therefore, when explaining your position, do not forget to tell the listener what benefit he can find in it for himself. 2. Look for a compromise A person cannot simply be zombified. If you want to influence someone, you must be able to negotiate and compromise. 3. Communicate Communication is the main key to influence. The more communicative you are, the more people will support your point of view. 4. Be an inspiration In order to convince others of something, you yourself must radiate enthusiasm. 5. Hypnotize Hypnotize your interlocutor. Of course, not in the literal sense. Do it with your charm. Remember that people are usually more willing to agree with those they like and respect. 6. Pay Money is a great motivator, isn't it? This may be one of the easiest and fastest ways to get what you want. The only downside is that this method can cost you a lot. 7. Be consistent If your opinion changes as quickly as the direction of the wind, you are unlikely to be able to convince anyone of it. Be true to your point of view. 8. Be an expert Don't be unfounded. Support your opinion with facts. To do this you need certain knowledge. People are more willing to listen to someone who knows what they are saying. 9. Listen Learn to listen and hear. This is an important component of effective communication, which is very important in the ability to influence others. 10. Be confident If you exude a sense of confidence in yourself and your words, people will definitely listen to you. If you want to convince someone to follow your path, first believe yourself that it is correct. 11. Respect others The more you respect other people's opinions, the more likely you are to be heard. 12. Build a reputation If you establish yourself as an intelligent, reliable and thorough person, people will trust you more and begin to listen to your opinion. 13. Be Patient Trying to convince others of your point of view can take a long time, so you must be very patient. 14. Admit your mistakes If you are wrong, admit it. People will perceive you as a fair and honest person. 15. Know what you want Why do you need to influence another person? What is your goal? In order to convince someone, you yourself must clearly understand why you need it. Otherwise, your speech will be unclear and blurry. 16. Practice Don't miss a chance to put your persuasion technique into practice. Practice helps hone any skill to perfection. 17. Research Research the facts that support your point of view if you want to explain it to others. 18. Be positive Be cheerful and give others hope for the best. People are always happy to listen to those who are positive and optimistic. 19. Get recommendations People listen to each other's opinions. Ask someone to put in a good word for you and you will see your level of trust increase. 20. Ask Sometimes, in order to get someone to do something for you, you just need to ask for it. Be polite, don’t be lazy to say “please” and “thank you” and people will meet you halfway.
These are ways in which you can win friends and influence people using psychology without making anyone feel bad about themselves.
Psychological tricks
10. Ask for favors
Trick: Ask someone to do a favor for you (known as the Benjamin Franklin effect).
Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin once wanted to win the favor of a man who didn't like him. He asked the man to lend him a rare book, and when he received it, he thanked him very kindly.
As a result, the man who didn't really want to even talk to Franklin became friends with him. In the words of Franklin: “He who has once done you a good deed will be more disposed to do something good for you again than one to whom you yourself are indebted.”
Scientists decided to test this theory, and eventually found that those people whom the researcher asked for a personal favor were much more favorable towards the specialist compared to other groups of people.
Admit personal mistakes
People secretly (and sometimes openly) despise those who do not admit their personal mistakes. You may believe that admitting your mistakes will make you incompetent or unworthy of your status. But nothing could be further from the truth. Mistakes from which the right lessons are learned are the seeds of evolution and change, without which it is impossible to grow and progress.
When it comes to mistakes, it's all about perspective: how you look at a situation and how you explain the lessons you've learned to other people. Other people don't want to be around people who can't admit when they're wrong. They have very little respect for such people. And where there is no respect, there is no place for influence.
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Influence on human behavior
9. Aim Higher
The trick: always ask for more than you initially need, and then lower the bar.
This technique is sometimes called the “door-in-the-face approach.” You are approaching a person with a really too high request, which he will most likely refuse.
After that you come back with a request for a “lower rank”
namely, what you really need from this person.
This trick may seem counterintuitive to you, but the idea is that the person will feel bad after rejecting you. However, he will explain this to himself as the unreasonableness of the request.
Therefore, the next time you approach him with your real need, he will feel obligated to help you.
Scientists, after testing this principle in practice, came to the conclusion that it actually works, because a person who is first approached with a very “big” request, and then returns to him and asks for a small one, feels that he can help you he should.
The influence of a name on a person
8. Say names
Trick: Use the person's name or title depending on the situation.
Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, believes that mentioning a person's name frequently in conversation is incredibly important.
He emphasizes that a person’s name in any language is the sweetest combination of sounds for him.
Carnegie says that a name is the main component of human identity, therefore, when we hear it, we once again receive confirmation of our importance.
This is why we feel more positive towards a person who confirms our importance in the world.
However, using a title or other form of address in a speech can also have a strong impact. The idea is that if you behave like a certain type of person, then you will become that person. This is somewhat like a prophecy.
To use this technique to influence other people, you can address them as you would like them to be. As a result, they will begin to think of themselves in this way.
It’s very simple, if you want to get closer to a certain person, then call him “friend” or “comrade” more often. Or, when referring to someone you would like to work for, you can call him “boss.” But keep in mind that sometimes this can backfire on you.
Service
What do you do when you want to invite a friend, for example, to the park or to the cinema? You tell us what attractions there are, what cool movie they are showing today and how you can have a great time. The only way to lure a person somewhere is to inspire him with sincere interest. In the format of business negotiations, there can be only one interest - some kind of benefit. If you offer your interlocutor a profitable business just like that, as a favor or a gesture of goodwill, you are guaranteed to arouse his interest and gratitude towards you. All that remains is to figure out how to formalize the desired offer in the form of a selfless service to a partner.
The influence of words on a person
7. Flatter
The trick: Flattery can get you where you need to go.
This may seem obvious at first glance, but there are some important caveats. To begin with, it is worth noting that if flattery is not sincere, then it will most likely do more harm than good.
However, scientists who have studied flattery and people's reactions to it have discovered several very important things.
Simply put, people always try to maintain cognitive balance by trying to organize their thoughts and feelings in a similar way.
Therefore, if you flatter a person whose self-esteem is high, and the flattery is sincere,
He will like you more because the flattery will match what he thinks about himself.
However, if you flatter someone whose self-esteem is suffering, there may be negative consequences. It is likely that he will treat you worse because it does not intersect with how he perceives himself.
Of course, this does not mean that a person with low self-esteem should be humiliated.
Ways to influence people
6. Mirror other people's behavior
The trick: Be a mirror image of the other person's behavior.
Mirroring behavior is also known as mimicry, and it is something that certain types of people have in their nature.
People with this skill are called chameleons because they try to blend in with their environment by copying others' behavior, mannerisms, and even speech. However, this skill can be used quite deliberately and is a great way to get liked.
Researchers studied mimicry and found that those who were copied had very favorable attitudes towards the person who copied them.
Experts also came to another, more interesting conclusion. They found that people who had role models had much more favorable attitudes toward people in general, even those who weren't involved in the study.
It is likely that the reason for this reaction lies in the following. Having someone who mirrors your behavior validates your worth. People feel more confident in themselves, thus they are happier and have good attitude towards other people.
Blackmail
This is not a criminal interpretation of the term, but a diplomatic technique in which one partner is somewhat dependent on the other and is forced to make concessions. Dependence in this case is a card that can be played profitably by imposing your terms of the game on your opponent in exchange for maintaining loyalty. The method, like the previous one, is not ethical, but this circumstance prevents few people from using it.
IMPORTANT! Nobody likes to be in a dependent position and endure someone else's dictation. In order not to spoil your relationship, be tactful and careful when communicating, and use moderation.
Psychology of influencing people
5. Take advantage of fatigue
Trick: ask for a favor when you see that the person is tired.
When a person is tired, he becomes more receptive to any information, be it a simple statement about something or a request. The reason is that when a person gets tired, it is not only on the physical level, his mental energy reserves are also depleted.
When you make a request to a tired person, most likely you will not get a definite answer right away, but will hear: “I will do it tomorrow,” because he will not want to make any decisions at the moment.
The next day, most likely, the person will actually comply with your request, because on a subconscious level, most people try to keep their word, so we make sure that what we say matches what we do.
Bargaining is appropriate
Those who have visited oriental bazaars are well aware of the importance that eastern traders attach to the art of bargaining. When the buyer asks about the price of the goods, the seller announces an amount that is twice, and sometimes three or four times the real cost. This is done so that the real price, when it is announced, looks in the eyes of the buyer as a huge concession on the part of the seller, which it would be a sin not to agree to. To achieve your request, you can do the same. Ask for too much, get rejected, come back and ask for what you need. Children often do this when they want to get their parents to buy a new toy or allow them to watch TV longer.
Psychological influence on a person
4. Offer something that a person cannot refuse
The trick: start the conversation with something that the other person can't refuse, and you will achieve what you need.
This is the flip side of the door-in-the-face approach. Instead of starting the conversation with a request, you start with something small. As soon as a person agrees to help you in small ways, or simply agrees to something, you can use the “heavy artillery.”
Experts have tested this theory using marketing approaches. They started by asking people to show their support for protecting the rainforests and the environment, which is a very simple request.
Once support has been received, scientists have found that it is now much easier to persuade people to buy products that promote this support. However, you should not start with one request and immediately move on to another.
Psychologists have found that it is much more effective to take a break of 1-2 days.
Authoritative opinion
An outside opinion is sometimes necessary even for fundamentally independent people who are accustomed to relying only on themselves in everything. A person does not immediately develop his own opinion; its formation requires minimal knowledge and minimal experience. And if there is neither one nor the other, the other person’s opinion will become a natural guideline. Most people, for example, choose a film to watch not by its trailer, but by its rating on popular thematic Internet resources. And to choose a restaurant or nightclub, many read reviews on the establishment’s pages on social networks.
It's always a good idea to have an outsider on your side who can back up what you're saying. It doesn’t matter how competent this person is in the issue under discussion, it is much more important whether his eyes sparkle with delight and satisfaction.
Techniques for influencing people
3. Stay calm
The trick: don't correct a person when he's wrong.
In his famous book, Carnegie also emphasized that one should not tell people that they are wrong. This, as a rule, will lead to nothing, and you will simply fall out of favor with this person.
There is actually a way to show disagreement while still having a polite conversation, without telling anyone that they are wrong, but by striking the other person's ego to the core.
The method was invented by Ray Ransberger and Marshall Fritz. The idea is quite simple: instead of arguing, listen to what the person is saying and then try to understand how they feel and why.
You should then explain to the person the points you share with them and use that as a starting point to clarify your position. This will make him more sympathetic to you and he will be more likely to listen to what you have to say without losing face.
Don't show it
Nobody likes criticism. Even people who recognize its significance and gratefully accept it do not like it, by analogy with a bitter medicine. Don't think that you are doing a person a big favor by criticizing his actions: in reality, you are just ruining your relationship with him. To get sympathy from a person, forget about criticism and arguments, try to agree on everything. If you need to correct your interlocutor, first agree with him, then find the strengths in his judgments, use them as support to assert that he is right. On such a foundation, you can sort out a sensitive moment and push your interlocutor to the right train of thought. This way he will be able to save face, and you will be able to maintain his good attitude.
The influence of people on each other
2. Repeat the words of your interlocutor
The trick: paraphrase what the person says and repeat what they said.
This is one of the most amazing ways to influence other people. This way you show your interlocutor that you really understand him, capture his feelings and your empathy is sincere.
That is, by paraphrasing the words of your interlocutor, you will achieve his favor very easily. This phenomenon is known as reflective listening.
Research has shown that when doctors use this technique, people open up more to them and their “collaboration” is more fruitful.
It's easy to use when chatting with friends too. If you listen to what they say and then paraphrase what they said, forming a question for confirmation, they will feel very comfortable with you.
You will have a stronger friendship and they will listen more actively to what you have to say because you have managed to show that you care about them.
Admit mistakes in your thinking
People will intuitively trust a human being more than a computerized machine that is incapable of making mistakes. This is mainly due to the emotional connection we build with other people.
Errors in thinking are essentially any assumptions and premature conclusions you make that turn out to be incorrect. In many cases, these assumptions may only be known to you.
To recognize these minor errors in thinking, you must show other people three important things:
- that you are not perfect;
- that you are like them;
- that you have emotional human qualities.
This in itself will create deep levels of understanding between you and the other person on an unconscious level.
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Methods of influencing people
1. Nod your head
Trick: Nod your head a little during a conversation, especially if you want to ask your interlocutor for something.
Scientists have found that when a person nods while listening to someone, they are more likely to agree with what is being said. They also found that if the person you are talking to nods, most of the time you will also nod.
This is understandable because people often unconsciously imitate the behavior of another person,
especially one with whom interaction will benefit them. So if you want to add weight to what you say, nod regularly while speaking.
The person you're talking to will have a hard time not nodding and will start to feel positive about the information you're presenting without even realizing it.
Mirror
Becoming a mirror image of your interlocutor is the easiest way to mutual understanding. This method works in any possible way, starting from repeating the simplest physical actions. If your interlocutor has a habit of stroking his hair during a conversation, pay attention to it and simply copy it. You can paraphrase and repeat the words of your interlocutor, you can discover common interests and similarities in views. You can even deliberately become an imitator of the person you want, this will greatly flatter his pride and is guaranteed to attract his attention to you.
