Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; bestselling introduction of fifty scientifically proven techniques for increasing your persuasive powers in business and life.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasionandlt;BRandgt; What one word can you start using today to increase your persuasiveness by more than fifty percent?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Which item of stationery can dramatically increase people's responses to your requests?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; How can you win over your rivals by inconveniencing them?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Why does knowing that so many dentists are named Dennis improve your persuasive prowess?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Every day we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say yes to our requests? Persuasion is not only an art, it is also a science, and researchers who study it have uncovered a series of hidden rules for moving people in your direction. Based on more than sixty years of research into the psychology of persuasion, andlt;Iandgt;Yes!andlt;/Iandgt; reveals fifty simple but remarkably effective strategies that will make you much more persuasive at work and in your personal life, too.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Co-written by the world's most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, andlt;Iandgt;Yes!andlt;/Iandgt; presents dozens of surprising discoveries from the science of persuasion in short, enjoyable, and insightful chapters that you can apply immediately to become a more effective persuader. Why did a sign pointing out the problem of vandalism in the Petrified Forest National Park actually andlt;Iandgt;increaseandlt;/Iandgt; the theft of pieces of petrified wood? Why did sales of jam multiply tenfold when consumers were offered many andlt;Iandgt;fewerandlt;/Iandgt; flavors? Why did people prefer a Mercedes immediately after giving reasons why they prefer a BMW? What simple message on cards left in hotel rooms greatly increased the number of people who behaved in environmentally friendly ways?andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Often counterintuitive, the findings presented in andlt;Iandgt;Yes!andlt;/Iandgt; will steer you away from common pitfalls while empowering you with little known but proven wisdom.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Whether you are in advertising, marketing, management, on sales, or just curious about how to be more influential in everyday life, andlt;Iandgt;Yes!andlt;/Iandgt; shows how making small, scientifically proven changes to your approach can have a dramatic effect on your persuasive powers.
Review
"This easy-to-read summary of the social-psychological research on persuasion really does tell people how to get to 'yes.' Since we are all selling something, including ourselves, all the time, everyone can, and will be, reading this amazing book." -- Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management"Yes! is the single best introduction to and distillation of research and wisdom on how to change people's minds, including your own." -- Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, author of On Becoming a Leader and coauthor of Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls"Yes! is the Freakonomics of social psychology. This book changed my way of looking at the world. This thinking is the real deal. Don't miss out!" -- Daniel Finkelstein, Comment Editor, The Times (London)"If you had a team of bright guys looking for research that you can actually use to improve your effectiveness, and they wrote it up for you with wit and style, putting it in nifty little reports of three to five pages, would that be useful? YES! This book is the trifecta: first-rate research, lively writing, and practical advice. Read it, enjoy it, use it." -- Dale Dauten, nationally syndicated King Features columnist and author of The Gifted Boss
Synopsis
Learn how small changes can make a big difference in your powers of persuasion with this New York Times bestselling introduction to fifty scientifically proven techniques for increasing your persuasive powers in business and life.
Every day we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say yes to our requests? Persuasion is not only an art, it is also a science, and researchers who study it have uncovered a series of hidden rules for moving people in your direction. Based on more than sixty years of research into the psychology of persuasion, Yes reveals fifty simple but remarkably effective strategies that will make you much more persuasive at work and in your personal life, too.
Cowritten by the world's most quoted expert on influence, Professor Robert Cialdini, Yes presents dozens of surprising discoveries from the science of persuasion in short, enjoyable, and insightful chapters that you can apply immediately to become a more effective persuader.
Often counterintuitive, the findings presented in Yes will steer you away from common pitfalls while empowering you with little known but proven wisdom.
Whether you are in advertising, marketing, management, on sales, or just curious about how to be more influential in everyday life, Yes shows how making small, scientifically proven changes to your approach can have a dramatic effect on your persuasive powers.
Synopsis
Based on more than 60 years of research into the psychology of persuasion, "Yes!" reveals 50 simple but remarkably effective strategies to become more persuasive at work and in one's personal life.
Synopsis
New York Times bestselling introduction of 50 scientifically proven techniques for increasing your persuasive powers in business and life.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Noah Goldstein andlt;/Bandgt;is a protege of Cialdini's.andnbsp; He is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.andnbsp; He earned a Ph.D. in psychology under Robert Cialdini at Arizona State University in 2007, and he has published research with Cialdini in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.andlt;Bandgt;Steve Martin andlt;/Bandgt;is the UK-based co-director of Influence at Work.andnbsp;andnbsp;Prior to joining with Robertandnbsp;Cialdini'sandnbsp;consulting group, he held a number of positions in sales, marketing, andandnbsp;management at several blue-chip companies.andlt;Bandgt;Robertandnbsp;Cialdini andlt;/Bandgt;is the leading pioneer in the field of social influence.andnbsp; His researchandnbsp;has been foundational in the whole enterprise of applyingandnbsp;reserachandnbsp;into what sales and marketingandnbsp;techniques are more and less persuasive to actual business.andnbsp;His million copy plus best-selling Influence is the textbook that put the on the map asandnbsp;a vital, emerging new interdisciplinary field of study.andnbsp; He conducted the seminal research experiments in the field, and continues to lead one of the most respected research teams.andnbsp; He is Regent's Professor of psychology at Arizona State University and the president of Influence at Work, a consulting company that trains business people to incorporate the lessons of his research into their work.andnbsp;andnbsp;He gives approximately 60 lectures a year to premier business associations and leading corporations.