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Episode 77 - The Best Way To Create Scarcity
With Valentines now over with, you likely know where you stand with your significant other. However, Kurt and Steve still find it fit to bring up a recent study that shows how you can tell if somebody loves you...or...
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Episode 76 - Non Verbal Deception Clues
Do you know people who are ALWAYS late, no matter what? Do you find yourself telling these people earlier times in an effort to get them to unintentionally show up? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal...
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Episode 75 - Verbal Deception
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Shameless plug over. On this week's episode, Kurt and Steve...
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Episode 74 - Vision Versus Worry
Welcome to episode 74 of Maximize Your Influence! On this episode, Kurt and Steve roll out an interesting article published in the Economist. More and more, governments and intelligence agencies are analyzing body...
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Episode 73 0 Door in the Face!
Have you ever met the kind of person who is always stressed, has a negative attitude, and who nobody wants to be around? Oftentimes we later hear these people have major health problems down the road. In this weeks...
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Episode 72 - Presentation Pitfalls
On this week's episode, Kurt and Steve lead off with the "Geeky Article Moment" as well as some banter about food, NFL playoffs, and seagulls eating hotdogs. Yep. It happened.
A restaurant in Pittsburgh has recently...
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Episode 71 - Setting and Achieving Goals in 2015!
Happy New Year!
We're back with the first episode of 2015!
If you we're asked "do you have a rewards card with us" last time you were shopping, you're not alone. Business are loading up on rewards programs like...
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Episode #70 - Persuasive Writing Part 2
If you have kids or employees (they're kind of the same, aren't they) you have probably used threats as a way to gain compliance before. When we are in a rational state, we can all agree that most of the time threats...
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Episode 69 - Grab Attention With Persuasive Writing
Are you tired of faking that you like your boss when you really don't? Michigan State University has good news. Apparently, you don't need to fake it anymore! Their study shows that your productivity and your...
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Episode 68 - Scarcity "Black Friday" Style
Every year it happens. Black Friday. That one day where retailers apparently lose their mind and start giving away massive discounts in order to lure bargain hungry shoppers. The urgency created on Black Friday is...
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Episode 67 - Scratching the "Itch"
Do you work in an environment where you need to be motivated...but your boss just doesn't motivate you? This is increasingly the norm, unfortunately. A recent article by Harvard Business Review gives some helpful...
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Episode 66 - Rejecting Rejection
Are you one of those sports fans that feels like the officials are conspiring against your team? Everybody has been THAT sports fan at some point in their life. As it turns out you may not be that paranoid. A...
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