How to Analyze People: Influence, Persuasion, Social Skills, and Body Language

By Jason Gale

☆★☆How to Analyze People: Influence, Persuasion, Social skills, and Body language ☆★☆

Every influential leader understood the power of body language and charisma. Winston Churchill, Richard Nixon, Barrack Obama, Donald Trump and even infamous leaders such as Hitler and Stalin.

Such powerful leaders have forged the landscape of our history for better or for worse. Some rose to power bringing freedom and prosperity, while others left terror and atrocities in their wake. These influential leaders intuitively knew the power of utilizing body language to advance their agendas.

Have you ever wondered what makes celebrities so likeable? In this book your going to discover why the masses are so attracted to certain celebrities. ( beyond physical appearance)

Do you want to learn how to influence your friends, persuade colleagues, and read body language effectively?

Did you know humans communicate mostly through body language? 80%-90% of what we say is revealed through our body language and the remaining 10%-20% is verbal communication!

If you want to be in control of every social encounter you come across, then I highly recommend you invest into this resource.
 

What You'll Learn

• What makes celebrities likeable?
• How to become more likeable
• Making connections and genuine friendships
• How to spot a fake friend
• Why its difficult to make friends for some
• Self-perception VS reality
• And, much, much more!

 

This book takes you on a journey of self-discovery. Whether you want to become likeable, win friends, read people instantly, or influence others, this is your step to step guide to understanding the complex nature of the human psyche and the many intricacies and labyrinths of the mind.

These skills are universal whether you are prospecting romantic relationships, interview situations or spotting fake friends and inauthentic people.

Invest in yourself today! Become an influential leader just like the A-class celebrities, influence people, exude charisma and read people effectively.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Healthy Pragmatic Solutions Inc
• Release date: Jul 23, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393939740

Jason Gale

Jason Gale a world renowned communication and social skills expert. Majored in behavioral psychology, his valuable life experiences go even further and expand as some people consider him a top relationship/dating guru. He found his vocation in empowering others who lack social skills, have communication impediments or even relationship problems with powerful techniques and approaches that seem to always work with great success. Jason stated in his earlier years he was quite an introvert in high school and socially awkward, he feels obligated to give people the freedom of socializing that he didn't have due to his social inadequacies at the time. Through the passage of time he started to become more observant and spent a lot of time in his college library reading books trying to understand human psychology, social culture, communication skills and behavioral science. In incremental steps he became an expert, and soon enough became an excellent communicator when engaging anyone in conversation. Jason now works as a life coach for personal development and devotes much of his time writing empowering books, answering emails and phone calls for people in need of guidance in the realm of communication, relationships and socializing. In his leisure time he spends it with his loved ones, he's a family man and spends much of his time with his wife who he's been married to for over 23 years, and two children. He also has a dog whom he's quite fond of. He enjoys traveling the world gaining new experiences , lessons and nature watching. Jason desires to travel the world and impact lives one person at a time and fulfill his true purpose in life, helping others in need.

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How to Analyze People: Influence, Persuasion, Social skills, and Body language

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: How to become likeable and make people desire your companionship

Introduction

How you can become more likeable

a) Having a friendly demeanor

b) Being Yourself

c) Be a conversation starter

d) Complimenting others

e) Keeping a straight posture

f) Remaining calm

g) Keeping eye contact

h) Keeping hands open

i) Smiling

d) Mirroring

What makes celebrities likeable?

a) Giving others full attention

b) Using the right body language

c) Using humour

d) Embracing their vulnerabilities and imperfections

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Making Genuine Friendships and Connections

Introduction

Why it is becoming harder to make friends

Priorities change

Casually meeting fewer people

The fear of rejection

The fear of being taken advantage of

The fear of toxic friendships

Personal factors

The tenets for making healthy friendships

Positivity

Consistency

Vulnerability or openness

Where to start

Building Rapport

Holding meaningful and exciting conversations

How to Spot a Fake Friend

The friendship is conditional

They disappear when you need them and appear when they need you

They never take a no from you

They never help you attain your goals

They are egocentric

How to cut off fake friends

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Perception: How the World Sees You

Introduction

Understanding perception and reality

Self-perception, meta-perception, and how other people perceive us

Self-perception

Meta-perceptions

How other people perceive us

Seeing yourself as others see you

Signs that your personal perception differs from other people’s perception

Scarcity of genuine compliments

The imposter syndrome

Experiencing confirmation bias

Feeling like no one gets us

How to perceive yourself as others perceive you

Frequently interacting with others

Monitoring your behaviors and reactions

Seeking other people’s perceptions

Conclusion

Chapter 4: How to Create Trust and to Spot Someone who is Untrustworthy

Introduction

The key drivers of trust

Ability

Integrity

The Psychology of Trust

Facial appearance

Authority

Reputation

Cultivating trust

Honesty

Consistence

Good judgement

Teamwork

Effective communication

Trust in personal relationships

A: Awareness

T: Turning Toward

T: Tolerance

U: Understanding

N: Non-defensive response

E: Empathy

How to spot an untrustworthy person

They lie

They project on others

They are not good confidants

They lack empathy

They are volatile

They are two-faced

They have narcissistic tendencies

Conclusion

Chapter 5: Small talk: How to break the ice and make good conversations

Introduction

Salutation

Offering a compliment

Making a comment

Talking about the weather

An interesting fact or story

Asking food-related or drink-related questions

Asking more about people’s names

Asking work-related questions

Telling a joke

An honest statement

Introducing yourself

Talking about anything you have in common

Talking about a current event

Make general inquiries

Talking about sports

Applying the F.O.R.D technique

F-amily

O-ccupation

R-ecreation

D-reams

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Communication Tips

Introduction

Verbal communication tips

Listening

Keeping the recipient interested

Making use of humor

Tailoring the communication style to the audience

Use non-verbal cues appropriately

Other considerations

Non-verbal communication

Facial expressions

Posture

The power of non-verbal communication

Expression of power

Authenticity

Empathy

Making Judgement

Mirroring

Knowing one’s audience

Transcending language barriers

Important aspects to consider in non-verbal communication

Self-awareness

The context

Cultural differences

Accompany words with the right nonverbal cues

Conclusion

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Chapter 1 - Likeability

Chapter 2 – Friendships

Chapter 3 - Perception

Chapter 4 - Trust

Chapter 5 – Conversations

Chapter 6 – Communication Tips

Ending Note

References

Chapter 1: How to become likeable and make people desire your companionship

Introduction

We continually interact with people, and the success of our interactions depends to some extent on just how likeable we are. People tend to form opinions about us in the first 7 seconds of meeting us. However, this opinion can change based on the attributes we show when interacting with them. Generally, we will form friendships only with people we find to be likeable.

To a significant level, our likeability makes people desire our companionship. Some of the exemplars we can see to have this effect are celebrities. People are drawn to a lot of celebrities, such as entertainers, charismatic leaders, and successful entrepreneurs, not just due to their popularity, but also due to their tendencies and personalities. It might seem that these highly likeable people are born fiercely social or incredibly talented, but in reality, likeability can be learned. This chapter looks at how to make yourself genuinely likeable so that people can desire your companionship and also examines some of the ways that celebrities use to draw the appeal of masses.

How you can become more likeable

The human brain is constantly processing the environment that one is in, a tactic that helped man throughout evolution. Among its primal instincts are the abilities to judge whether a person is a threat, attractive, or useful for survival. Hence, all these are qualities that man has developed to quickly read from the behaviour, attitude, and body language of others. Fortunately, these are attributes that can be learned, manipulated, or controlled to achieve the goal of making one more likeable. The following are some of the ways you make your companionship desirable by many.

a) Having a friendly demeanor

By natural tendency, we tend to avoid people who appear closed-off, angry, disinterested, and indifferent, yet we become drawn to people that display positive emotions such as openness and happiness. Thus, to become likeable, you ought to have a friendly demeanor in the presence of others. Your appearance and behavior should make you seem approachable and easy to interact with. Appearing cordial will make people like you and seek your companionship.

b) Being Yourself

If you are to be genuinely liked, you need to only present your authentic self to others. Thus, people should avoid putting themselves on pedestals that are often hard to maintain. For instance, it is tempting to portray a flawless and opulent status to gain the respect and admiration of others. Not only does this sell a fake personality to others, but it can also put one under constant undue pressure to lead an unsustainable lifestyle. Hence, this could lead to other complications such as chronic stress and depression alongside an imposter syndrome. Further, people will tend to dissociate from, mock, or dislike anyone they find to be portraying a fake persona. Therefore, it is important to only present your true self and personality. This boosts your confidence and charisma as you are not afraid of leading an unattainable lifestyle or being exposed later on as a fake. Genuine people are also more likeable as they are easier to identify with.

c) Be a conversation starter

Many people, particularly introverts and strangers, will often find it hard to start conversations. This is occasioned by the fear of embarrassment or being turned away by others. Thus, there are many missed interactions and uncomfortable silences, which could have been turned to your favor if initiated. Simply starting conversations with people can make you more likeable. The more you can socialize with people, the easier you can become a people's person, and, consequently, the more you will be liked.

d) Complimenting others

The simple act of complimenting