How to Make People Do What You Want: Methods of Subtle Psychology to Read People, Persuade, and Influence Human Behavior

by James W. Williams

Have you spent most of your life watching the people around you overtake you and always get the better end of the stick, professionally and personally? Do you sit in meetings or at bars and hear people confidently share their thoughts and opinions to people who look on and take in every word they say? Have you ever wanted to be able to share your messages and ideas in the same way? How to Make People Do What You Methods of Subtle Psychology to Read People, Persuade, and Influence Human Behavior takes the core foundations of psychology based on a decade’s worth of scientific studies and information and has created this roadmap for success. Being able to master the art of persuasion is to master the art of communication. It’s a skill that allows you to get what you want, be heard, and take your life in the direction you want it to go. Within the chapters of this book, you’ll discover;
How to Make People Do What You Methods of Subtle Psychology to Read People, Persuade, and Influence Human Behavior is the ideal book if you’ve ever wanted to get what you want. You’ll learn all about how to read people based on their language, tells, and physical movements . Using proven psychological communication strategies like priming and spreading activation, you can then put your subject into a more susceptible mindset that helps open them to your ideas, allowing you to ethically persuade and influence people by controlling their thoughts, feelings, emotions, and even their behavior. If you’ve ever wanted to convince your partner to get a pet or a new car, wanted your boss to listen to your ideas, or wanted to persuade people to offer you a favor—it doesn’t matter what situation you could be in— this book contains the strategies and secrets to help you unlock it all !

Genres: Psychology, Self Help

152 pages, Paperback

Published November 13, 2020

Reviews

[Eleanor Bishop · Rating 2 out of 5]

Exerting social pressure and doing someone a favor so that they will then “owe you” were offered as viable persuasion techniques. How disappointing. It struck me as immature and manipulative. It also conflicted with the author’s emphasis on building trust and sincere connections with people. The chapters on mastering body language and the power of positivity were good reminders on effective communication: what we say, how we say it and what we do sends the complete message.

[Elizabeth Barrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would I say this book was life changing? No. But it did refresh my memory on quite a few AP Psych studies, and pulled together some basic communication strategies into a decent narrative on retraining one’s habits of communication!

As a former shy kid, I’ve done my fair share of googling “how to make friends”, and therefore was fairly familiar with the tactics discussed in this book. However, if you are someone who hasn’t ever had to try and evaluate building relationships/body language/etc then this could be an interesting read for you.

[Pat Backley · Rating 5 out of 5]

An informative, enjoyable read.

I read this book quickly and found it to be an informative, enjoyable and enlightening read.
I was attracted by the title, wasn’t sure what to expect and found myself pleasantly surprised by such content as “embodied cognition”
I liked the authors writing style. Positivity has always been my method of choice too and now I feel compelled to read some of the other books he has written!

[Tina Appleton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Title is VKery misleasing

This book is about how to attempt t no persuade or influence people to do what you want them to do (like buy what you are selling). It joins a long list of books about persuasion and influence. Nevertheless, it is a fairly good review for sales people who are trying to increase sales.

[Gina Franco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good one

Aunque creo que el libro se pudo haber resumido bastante, pues incluye demasiados ejemplos largos, si hay puntos nuevos y fácil de aplicar que no encontré en libros más amplios sobre este tema.

[Yifan Hong]

good book name
persuasion and influence
persuade people do what you want them to do (like buy your product)

[Luz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent read. It taught me how people can dominate a conversation just with the inflections of voice and word choice

80/356