Keys to Persuading Amiable Personalities

How would you like to meet Sandra Bullock? She always plays characters that are so nice and now she’s going to be nice to you. Imagine for a moment you have a big favor you want to ask her. How will you persuade her to say “Yes?” This week we’ll take a look at how best […]

Influencers from Around the World – How to Ask for a Pay Raise

This week you’ll learn how to persuasively ask for a pay raise. The advice comes to us to from Italy’s Marco Germani. Marco has written guest posts regularly for Influence PEOPLE since I started this series nearly four years ago. I know you’ll enjoy his perspective on influence. To learn more about Marco, connect with […]

Keys to Persuading Expressive Personalities

You are one lucky person because you just got another big break! This week you’re meeting Oprah Winfrey! You’ve been given 15 minutes to talk with one of the few people who can make or break your career just my mentioning your name. How will you influence Oprah to give you that positive mention or perhaps […]

Keys to Persuading Pragmatic Personalities

Here it is, your big break – you have a meeting with the Donald! That’s right, Donald Trump has agreed to give you 15 minutes to pitch your idea. How will you go about persuading him to get a yes answer? This week we’ll take a look at how best to persuade someone who is a […]

DISCover Keys to Persuading Different Personality Types

Should you try to persuade different personality types with different principles of influence? Several years ago I conducted a survey on that topic and the results seemed to indicate there were certain principles of influence that were more effective with particular personality types. My original survey contained a mixture of business and personal questions, which […]