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How to Use Reason and Logic in Influence & Persuasion
It may be that nobody ever makes a decision based solely on the facts. But they do need the facts and the reasons to justify their decision. Maybe to the people around them. Or perhaps just for themselves. As a result, we need to use...
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Persuasive Language: How to Influence with the Words You Choose
Words have power. And some have a lot more power than others. Indeed, some have so little that they diminish the impact of the words around them. Knowing what words do and do not have power is important, if you want to use your language...
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Help them Persuade Themselves: the Influence of Questions
Questions are a great way to influence somebody. Asking a question focuses their attention. And, if you ask the right question, you are likely to get the right answer. Let’s look at how to use questions to influence and persuade...
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The Power of the Word 'Because' in Influence and Persuasion
Psychologist Ellen Langer and her colleagues did a simple experiment. In it, she showed the power of the word ‘because’ to trigger compliant behavior.
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Use the Power of Scarcity with Integrity
Have you ever wondered why special offers have deadlines, and countdown timers have become ubiquitous on internet shops? This is what I call the ‘sale-must-end-on-Sunday’ principle, which works on our fear of missing out, due to...
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What is Leader-Member Exchange Theory? And Should You Use LMX Theory?
Leader-Member Exchange Theory is deeply problematic. In fact, I don’t like it. But it may be a model you want to adopt. It is certainly a theory you need to understand, so you can avoid its Dark Side.
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Handling Resistance - Masters of Negotiation series
The Handling Resistance Pocketbook is a mini-goldmine of tips and tricks to handle resistance in all sorts of contexts - including negotiation. And I know the author, Mike Clayton, well... It's me! Although not strictly a book about...
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Feedback Failure: What if Your Feedback Doesn't go to Plan?
Feedback can start to seem routine, in a well-run team. But feedback doesn’t always go to plan. In this video, we’ll look at four of the most common reasons why feedback doesn't go to plan – and what to do about each type of feedback...
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The Core of Influence & Persuasion: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos - Character, Reason, and Emotion
The earliest thinker in the Western tradition whose ideas about influence and persuasion come down to us was Aristotle. He asserted that we need three things to build a persuasive argument: ethos, logos, and pathos. In English, these...
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Get a Favor: How to Get Someone to Help you or Do You a Favor
We often need other people to do something for us. But we don’t necessarily have the authority to tell them to do it, or to ask them and expect them to comply. This is where influence is at a premium. You need to combine some long-term...
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Three Types of Procrastination... and Why 2 are Good
Everyone knows what procrastination is: It’s when we put off things that seem difficult or unpleasant. But there's more to procrastination than that. And not all forms of procrastination are bad.
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Taking Care of the Wellbeing of People in Your Remote Team
Of course, the final challenge of managing a remote team is to take care of the welfare and wellbeing of people who can be a very long way from you. The usual quiet chat in an informal arrangement is off the table. And so too is your...
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Attending Meetings - Structured Response Formats
When you are attending a meeting and want to make an effective contribution, my top tip is to use a one of my structured response formats. These are eight simple formulas for structuring your response to a question, or for giving your...
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Using a Projector and Slides Effectively
When you attend a meeting, you may need to make a presentation using a projector and slides. Everyone knows how to use a projector. But using and projector and slides well is another thing. In this video, I'll show you how. In fact, I...
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Understanding Integer Addition with Counters
This video demonstrates how to add integers using counters to visually represent the addition process. By pairing positive and negative counters to understand the concept of zero pairs, students can grasp the rules for adding integers...
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Soyuz U Rocket: From Space Workhorse to Orbital Joyrides
This video discusses the use of the Soyuz U launcher for space tourism, highlighting its reliability and cost-effectiveness. It mentions successful past missions with millionaire passengers and plans to double the number of tourists in...
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Dealing with Hay Fever: Understanding Spring Allergies
This video discusses the prevalence of hay fever in the spring season, attributing it to a modern-day issue related to our immune system's response to pollens. It highlights the importance of exposure to dirt and allergen testing to...
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Why Is Marketing Important
Discover the undeniable importance of marketing in this enlightening video. Explore why marketing is crucial for businesses to thrive in today's competitive landscape. Gain insights into the key role marketing plays in driving brand...
Institute of Human Anatomy
This Is Your Body On Vegetables
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of plant-based diets, how the evolutionary process has influenced it over the years, and whether or not humans are supposed to be eating more plants than...
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Idealism Part 2: Fichte, Schiller, Hegel, and Schelling
We introduced the movement of idealism and discussed its most important early proponents, such as George Berkeley and Immanuel Kant. Now let's examine the key figures that were to follow, including Johann Fichte, Friedrich Schiller,...
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AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Implementing the Calculator - Display
After learning to use the React state hook, we will now look at storing variables passed with the () event to put in the calculator's display.
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AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - JavaScript Strings
In this lesson, you will learn about strings in JavaScript, which store a series of characters or text in quotes with an example.
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Make Apps with ChatGPT and Generative AI - Temperature Control
Here, we will understand about a parameter of ChatGPT, temperature, which is a value anywhere from 0 to 1. The higher the value, more is the risk taken by the model and a lower value means the answer is a confident one. This clip is from...