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Here’s how to  Get People To Say “Yes” With One Simple Conversational Trick Want to be more persuasive? Check out this article on the “But You Are Free” method. Make a request, but acknowledge the other person has a choice. PsyBlog explains that this persuasion technique reaffirms the person’s freedom of choice and indirectly tells the other person that you’re not threatening his/her ability right to say no. [Image: Flickr user Doug Wheller]

Here’s how to 

Get People To Say “Yes” With One Simple Conversational Trick

Want to be more persuasive? Check out this article on the “But You Are Free” method.

Make a request, but acknowledge the other person has a choice. PsyBlog explains that this persuasion technique reaffirms the person’s freedom of choice and indirectly tells the other person that you’re not threatening his/her ability right to say no.

[Image: Flickr user Doug Wheller]

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    I feel like this would work on my crazy 3 year old that likes to say NO to everything. Maybe? Yes?
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    Almost a Jedi mind trick.
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