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Persuasion Tactics: Covert Psychology Strategies to Influence, Persuade, & Get Your Way
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.
"This book shows you proven and practical methods and techniques you can use to be a better persuader with every person you meet." Brian Tracy - Internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author of The Psychology of Selling, Maximum Achievement, and The Power of Charm.
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 pushy.
Persuasion 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. It's how people get what they want and are able to attract it into their lives.
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 highly effective 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!
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.
"This book shows you proven and practical methods and techniques you can use to be a better persuader with every person you meet." Brian Tracy - Internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author of The Psychology of Selling, Maximum Achievement, and The Power of Charm.
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 pushy.
Persuasion 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. It's how people get what they want and are able to attract it into their lives.
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 highly effective 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!
156 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2016
About the author
Patrick King
259 books364 followersPatrick King is a Social Interaction Specialist, in other words, a dating, online dating, image, and communication and social skills coach based in San Francisco, California, and has been featured on numerous national publications such as Inc.com. He’s also a #1 Amazon best-selling dating and relationships author with the most popular online dating book on the market, and writes frequently on dating, love, sex, and relationships.
He focuses on using his emotional intelligence and understanding of human interaction to break down emotional barriers, instill confidence, and equip people with the tools they need for success. No pickup artistry and no gimmicks, simply a thorough mastery of human psychology delivered with a dose of real talk, perfected and honed through three years of law school.
He focuses on using his emotional intelligence and understanding of human interaction to break down emotional barriers, instill confidence, and equip people with the tools they need for success. No pickup artistry and no gimmicks, simply a thorough mastery of human psychology delivered with a dose of real talk, perfected and honed through three years of law school.
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January 23, 2021
I planned on having some issues with this book, as I personally don’t take well to persuasion. Nor do I intend to use it on anyone — if not on myself for positive purposes & self growth.
The way this author passionately talks about forcing people to do things in your advantages just truly doesn’t sit right with me. I know that IS the core of persuasion — but you can motivate people to do the right things, so I don’t really understand why fear and manipulation are used to achieve that same goal. Is it faster? Do people just not see a problem with persuasion?
2/5 ⭐️
The way this author passionately talks about forcing people to do things in your advantages just truly doesn’t sit right with me. I know that IS the core of persuasion — but you can motivate people to do the right things, so I don’t really understand why fear and manipulation are used to achieve that same goal. Is it faster? Do people just not see a problem with persuasion?
2/5 ⭐️
March 17, 2020
To the point.
Straight.
Good book.
It's like a pocketbook of tips.
Straight.
Good book.
It's like a pocketbook of tips.
August 13, 2017
Good techniques
Just need to remember them and put them into action. I hope they work and look forward to seeing how well they do.
Just need to remember them and put them into action. I hope they work and look forward to seeing how well they do.
December 31, 2024
A surprisingly interesting 'how to...' book, but obviously self-published, not especially well-written, and poorly edited.
Judging by the content, the author appears fairly well educated, but either glosses over true psychological principles, or leans more on pseudo-science to support his assertions. Either way, in this reader's opinion, although he states on the cover (not appropriately pictured as of this writing), "[No Manipulation]", which is completely contradictory to the actual text. The entire publication is ABOUT manipulation: teaching, using, and learning how to manipulate anyone who gets in the way of the reader getting their way in almost any human interaction, professionally and personally.
However, aside from that blurb on the cover, at least there's nothing especially veiled about the delivery of the content: It's flagrantly presented throughout, even if delivered in a way that subtly downplays how ethically murky it all is. Luckily for me, I picked it up 2nd hand and at a very negligible price.
Read if you like, but I think we can all do better.
Judging by the content, the author appears fairly well educated, but either glosses over true psychological principles, or leans more on pseudo-science to support his assertions. Either way, in this reader's opinion, although he states on the cover (not appropriately pictured as of this writing), "[No Manipulation]", which is completely contradictory to the actual text. The entire publication is ABOUT manipulation: teaching, using, and learning how to manipulate anyone who gets in the way of the reader getting their way in almost any human interaction, professionally and personally.
However, aside from that blurb on the cover, at least there's nothing especially veiled about the delivery of the content: It's flagrantly presented throughout, even if delivered in a way that subtly downplays how ethically murky it all is. Luckily for me, I picked it up 2nd hand and at a very negligible price.
Read if you like, but I think we can all do better.
December 19, 2021
เขียนอธิบายหลักการต่างๆ ในการจูงใจคนได้ดี ชอบที่มีการแยกแยะแต่ละประเด็นออกมาให้เห็นชัดเจน เข้าใจง่าย
ได้ concept รวมๆ ของการจูงใจคนอื่น มีเทคนิคเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ที่เคยเห็นในชีวิตประจำวัน
อ่านแล้วก็ได้คิดว่า เราเคยโดนใช้วิธีโน้มน้าวเหล่านี้มามากแค่ไหน 55
เสียดายว่า ตัวอย่างน้อยไปหน่อย บางหัวข้อยกตัวอย่างแบบลอยๆ ไม่มีข้อสรุป ทำให้รู้สึกค้างคาบอกไม่ถูก
ได้ concept รวมๆ ของการจูงใจคนอื่น มีเทคนิคเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ที่เคยเห็นในชีวิตประจำวัน
อ่านแล้วก็ได้คิดว่า เราเคยโดนใช้วิธีโน้มน้าวเหล่านี้มามากแค่ไหน 55
เสียดายว่า ตัวอย่างน้อยไปหน่อย บางหัวข้อยกตัวอย่างแบบลอยๆ ไม่มีข้อสรุป ทำให้รู้สึกค้างคาบอกไม่ถูก
April 30, 2022
This book talks about persuasion in terms of leadership, negotiation, influencing others, sales and marketing.
April 22, 2025
There are mistakes in this book and sometimes it sounds way too casual. It clearly wasn't edited. Heck, if you told me AI made this, I wouldn't question it.
February 9, 2025
Again, mixed feelings on this book. There were some good nuggets of information, but also mistakes and boring sections.
The Communication Styles chapter was interesting, but I'm wary of any 'type system' that separates people into single categories with no fluidity. I related to 3/4 of the communication styles, depending on who and where I'm communicating.
There were some good tips I hadn't directly had spelled out for me before, along with some review/reminders. I would say the second half of the book was more interesting than the first.
However, I don't think it was the secret key or goldmine to persuading people - the strategies were medium level at best (not the deepest). I would like to have read more about making people think something is their own idea rather than 'likability as a lubricant' or 'Maslow's hierarchy' chapters, which as you can guess, are about how if people like you, you can persuade them better, and trying to persuade someone in a conflicting need stage will not be very effective. Plus, the Maslow's hierarchy chapter was pretty much verbatim from other books from this author.
What I didn't like
pg. 62: I think the argument of using 'authority figure phrasing' in absolutes only works for people who aren't academic. Author suggests saying (these were the worst):
"Everyone, everybody"
"Anyone that matters"
"All the top experts say"
"Everyone that has common sense"
And also that "there may not be anyone saying what you are purporting them to say, but that doesn't matter. You're using persuasive phrasing to make people believe that you have massive social proof and support. Is it lying? Not necessarily. After all, it could technically be true" (62)
>> This is a little cringe... being persuasive by twisting evidence to suit your argument? And using judgy language like "Everyone that has common sense"? If anything, I'd walk away from that conversation and how arrogant that person sounded.
pg. 49: Relevance
This was explained for a five-year-old level..
Relevance is a pretty simple concept to begin with, and the author painfully over-explained and gave the most basic examples possible.
Grammar
1. An editor was needed for this book. I have never seen this mistake in any published book before. There were at least two or three times a sentence would just cut off, unfinished:
"For example, if you spent a lot of time helping a prospect making a choice, it's not uncommon for them to say: 'Well, I've spent a lot of time with you on this. I think I owe you now.' If you don't get
When someone performs something, even small for you, make it clear that you feel in their debt." (116)
2. Misspelling key words
A chapter about Maslow's Hierarchy was called "Mazlow's hierarchy" (87). If you're going to write a whole chapter about someone, at least spell their name properly!
& There was another typo on page 85.
From what I can remember, I've only read one book on persuading people, and this book was pretty decent. There were obvious flaws, but I still got some good tips from it and it was worth reading. I might recommend this book depending on the purpose of what you want to use it for.
The Communication Styles chapter was interesting, but I'm wary of any 'type system' that separates people into single categories with no fluidity. I related to 3/4 of the communication styles, depending on who and where I'm communicating.
There were some good tips I hadn't directly had spelled out for me before, along with some review/reminders. I would say the second half of the book was more interesting than the first.
However, I don't think it was the secret key or goldmine to persuading people - the strategies were medium level at best (not the deepest). I would like to have read more about making people think something is their own idea rather than 'likability as a lubricant' or 'Maslow's hierarchy' chapters, which as you can guess, are about how if people like you, you can persuade them better, and trying to persuade someone in a conflicting need stage will not be very effective. Plus, the Maslow's hierarchy chapter was pretty much verbatim from other books from this author.
What I didn't like
pg. 62: I think the argument of using 'authority figure phrasing' in absolutes only works for people who aren't academic. Author suggests saying (these were the worst):
"Everyone, everybody"
"Anyone that matters"
"All the top experts say"
"Everyone that has common sense"
And also that "there may not be anyone saying what you are purporting them to say, but that doesn't matter. You're using persuasive phrasing to make people believe that you have massive social proof and support. Is it lying? Not necessarily. After all, it could technically be true" (62)
>> This is a little cringe... being persuasive by twisting evidence to suit your argument? And using judgy language like "Everyone that has common sense"? If anything, I'd walk away from that conversation and how arrogant that person sounded.
pg. 49: Relevance
This was explained for a five-year-old level..
Relevance is a pretty simple concept to begin with, and the author painfully over-explained and gave the most basic examples possible.
Grammar
1. An editor was needed for this book. I have never seen this mistake in any published book before. There were at least two or three times a sentence would just cut off, unfinished:
"For example, if you spent a lot of time helping a prospect making a choice, it's not uncommon for them to say: 'Well, I've spent a lot of time with you on this. I think I owe you now.' If you don't get
When someone performs something, even small for you, make it clear that you feel in their debt." (116)
2. Misspelling key words
A chapter about Maslow's Hierarchy was called "Mazlow's hierarchy" (87). If you're going to write a whole chapter about someone, at least spell their name properly!
& There was another typo on page 85.
From what I can remember, I've only read one book on persuading people, and this book was pretty decent. There were obvious flaws, but I still got some good tips from it and it was worth reading. I might recommend this book depending on the purpose of what you want to use it for.
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