Via The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism:
Why do these work?
I’ve posted a number of times on the power of your voice. You can predict who will be elected president by how deep their voice is.
Men with deeper voices are more attractive and women are more likely to remember what they say.
The book does a good job of explaining why controlling nodding is key:
And pausing has been shown to make you more persuasive.
For more on how to get people to like you (from an FBI behavior expert), click here.
This piece originally appeared on Barking Up the Wrong Tree.
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