How do you deal with those jerks? You know the ones I am talking about. How can you get them on your team? How do you influence them to be nice and to accept your ideas?
To be a rock star of a persuasion, you cannot use the same techniques for all people all the time. You have to customize your message to fit the demographics, interests, and values of your prospect.
This also includes mean and hostile people. They can be persuaded, but you need another set of tools. When you understand human psychology and the ways to handle resistance – you can influence anyone.
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We take a deeper dive on this week’s podcast on how to deal with hostile audiences and the mean people you work with. Find out how to deal with that jerk and how to easily influence them.
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Kurt W. Mortensen is an international authority on charisma, negotiation, and building your social influence. Kurt has spent over 20 years researching influence, leadership, sales, persuasive presentations, and he teaches on the university level.
Kurt is the author of Persuasion IQ, Laws of Charisma, and the best-selling book Maximum Influence. His books have been translated into 28 languages. He is also the host of the popular podcast Maximize Your Influence.
Over the years, Kurt has taught hundreds of seminars and workshops worldwide. (Over 20 Countries) He has discovered most people have a great desire to succeed but many times fall short of their goals. Mortensen teaches that professional success, personal relationships, and leadership all depend on the ability to persuade, influence, and motivate others. The key is to get others to want to do, what you want them to do and like doing it.
