Strategic use of questions, language, framing, and rhetorical devices
Introduction I am not a comedian. I am an arm chair connoisseur of life. This distinction matters. You see, comedians get paid to be funny, whereas I, at least in my own mind, simply am funny. Naturally, effortlessly, hell, sometimes people even laugh at me and I don’t realize it (I presume). Humor, is one…
Introduction FORD is an acronym to help you determine what interests and motivates a person. It stands for Family, Occupation, Recreation, and Dreams four areas within which almost everyone has something that they are comfortable discussing and genuinely enjoy talking about. How to Use FORD FORD in Different Settings Networking Events Social Gatherings First Dates Work Meetings Troubleshooting Common…
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Table of Contents The Royal Order of Adjectives The Royal Order of Adjectives is used to refer an unconscious rule that native English speakers instinctively apply when using multiple adjectives (before a noun). Consider the following phrase:“A green velvet Turkish fitted elegant large smoking jacket.” It doesn’t sound quite right does it? Now consider:“An elegant…
Semantic Disruption (pattern interruption) Technique Table of Contents Semantic Disruption Semantic Disruption is a persuasion trick that involves saying something slightly odd or unexpected to jolt your listener’s brain out of its routine. The idea is to use unusual words, phrases, or specifics that momentarily confuse or surprise the person, thereby breaking their automatic “ignore”…
The goal of this article is to help you recognize these behaviours or patterns, provide some thoughts on distinguishing whether they are malicious or helpful and tell you how to defuse/respond to them
There are stupid questions. Here is how to avoid them.
Bypass the ego, shift perspectives, manoeuvre conversations with these questions
Quick Verbal Judo Hack to Change Conversations Around Belief
Questions to bypass logic, pierce ego shields and introduce new perspectives