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Title details for Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini - Available

Pre-Suasion

Channeling Attention for Change

by Robert Cialdini
John Bedford Lloyd
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The acclaimed New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from Robert Cialdini—"the foremost expert on effective persuasion" (Harvard Business Review)—explains how it's not necessarily the message itself that changes minds, but the key moment before you deliver that message.
What separates effective communicators from truly successful persuaders? With the same rigorous scientific research and accessibility that made his Influence an iconic bestseller, Robert Cialdini explains how to prepare people to be receptive to a message before they experience it. Optimal persuasion is achieved only through optimal pre-suasion. In other words, to change "minds" a pre-suader must also change "states of mind."

Named a "Best Business Books of 2016" by the Financial Times, and "compelling" by The Wall Street Journal, Cialdini's Pre-Suasion draws on his extensive experience as the most cited social psychologist of our time and explains the techniques a person should implement to become a master persuader. Altering a listener's attitudes, beliefs, or experiences isn't necessary, says Cialdini—all that's required is for a communicator to redirect the audience's focus of attention before a relevant action.

From studies on advertising imagery to treating opiate addiction, from the annual letters of Berkshire Hathaway to the annals of history, Cialdini outlines the specific techniques you can use on online marketing campaigns and even effective wartime propaganda. He illustrates how the artful diversion of attention leads to successful pre-suasion and gets your targeted audience primed and ready to say, "Yes." His book is "an essential tool for anyone serious about science based business strategies...and is destined to be an instant classic. It belongs on the shelf of anyone in business, from the CEO to the newest salesperson" (Forbes).

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  • Release date

    September 6, 2016

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781508223207
      • File size: 270734 KB
      • Duration: 09:24:01

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Whether you're asking for a raise at work, selling a car, or persuading your spouse you need a weekend away, you can get better results by changing what's in the other person's mind before you make your pitch. Narrating this fascinating audio, John Bedford Lloyd provides a businesslike, confident tone that helps listeners stay engaged with the author's reasoning and the specific techniques offered. Lloyd's calm and deliberate diction is reassuring and doesn't compete with Cialdini's conversational writing. The author uses anecdotes to show that what is in people's minds before we make a request has a big impact on how they respond. With incisive research summaries and sensitivity to the ethical issues involved, this is the complete guide to becoming more effective when influencing others. T.W. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

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