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Title: Covert Persuasion: Psychological Tactics and Tricks to Win the Game
ISBN: 0470051418
Author:
Kevin Hogan
James Speakman
Publicate Date: 2006-09-18
Publish: 2006-09-18
List Price: $22.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Would recommend to someone who sells.
I did learn some from this book but it more geared for selling than anything else- which I couldn't get into.
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2: Good Ideas, Poor Presentation
There are many decent and well thought out ideas in this book, however, the author too often will present an idea and not tell you what to do with it.
"Know that we all delete, distort, and generalize and use this to your advantage by helping people to do these things in the direction and amount that will make your request most appealing to them."
...how? there aren't enough concrete examples and applications for some of these ideas to be useful. there was literally only one page covering all three of these topics, with a paragraph on each.
again, good ideas, simply poor presentation.
Another thing that was agitating was the fact that the author kept using this book as a plug for his "Science of Influence" CD and his website. I buy this book to learn about persuasion, not to try to be sold to AGAIN. The fact that he would say things like "those who have gone through Science of Influence will know what I'm talking about". It takes away from his credibility when you see that it's not objective.
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3: Well Thought Out
I bought this book based on a reference in Secrets of the A Game by Logan Edwards. Both of these books are excellent. Although the tactics in Covert Persuasion might be tricky for some guys, I didn't have a problem with it. Definitely on par with Mystery Method, perhaps even better. I highly recommend it.
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4: Great information - must concentrate - technical and slightly laborious.
To be fair, I have not read the book cover to cover yet - rarely do.
I must give it four stars, because the information is accurate and extremely useful. However, this book is not an entertaining read. The book does not flow well - one must search diligently for specifics.
I purchased the book hoping that it would be a quick reference book - that - it is not - although the information provided is accurate and engaging - it requires a concentrated amount of time and attention to the material to grasp the concepts clearly.
I was hoping for something to review quickly and to subsequently use as reference for situations requiring persuasive discourse. It does not lend itself well to this scenario, yet does provide valuable information.
Excellent information, accurate and useful - slightly difficult to digest.
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5: some interesting techniques
very interesting read.
some of the techniques used by interrogators to determine if someone is lying was useful.
would recommend
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