Instant Persuasion: How to Change Your Words to Change Your Life

by Laurie Puhn

Book Overview

Exploring the role of coaches and parents, this book emphasizes the importance of team identity and a team mindset and presents the necessary foot skills and tactics to help young soccer players both... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585424773
• ISBN13: 9781585424771
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Changed my Life!

Instant Persuasion changed my life. Once I used the rules in Laurie Puhn's book, people started to give me the respect I deserve. My husband listens to me, my children appreciate me and I've found that I'm able to get past conflicts in my friendships. I had no idea that my problems were so simple to solve. I wish Instant Persuasion was published 20 years ago!

Best book on the Market

This book is incredible. The stories are true to real-life and the communication rules WORK!!! I'm an accountant and I thought I knew everything about persuasion, but the author showed me a new way to look at everyday conversations. I finally understand how to avoid certain "Communication Blunders" that create conflict and misunderstandings and replace them with "Wonders" that win the respect and cooperation of others. My co-workers have already noticed a positive difference in how I talk. I bought the book for my "mentees" at the firm and we're all getting along much better. Instant Persuasion gets my highest recommendation

Wow!

Instant Persuasion is a great tool for couples to improve their communication. I shared the book with my husband and we both starting using the communication rules together. Out of the 35 rules, my favorite ones are "Spread Gossip," "Hold Your Tongue," "Get a Green Light," and "Disagree Without Being Disagreeable" and "Punch with a Smile." I wish we had this book years ago. We would have avoided so many arguments! My husband and I discuss the rules over dinner and we've had a lot of fun using them. They open the door to better communication and respectful conversation. If you want to quickly improve your relationship, this book is for you!

This is a good book . . .

. . . only if you'll miss of frustration of being stonewalled or the sting of litigation. In my legal practice I run into countless clients whose problems could have been easily and quickly resolved had they treated the other parties with respect and empathetic communication. Too many people think that anger, put downs, unreasonable demands, and exasperation are the ways to convince other people to see things their way. Although commonsense tells you that this isn't true, the numerous examples in this book reveal the subtle ways that most people fall into at least a few communication traps. This is a more a book about respectful communication than on how to persuade people but it has very valuable content that can be applied to resolve common kinds of disputes that don't really justify spending large sums on legal fees.

The Rules Work!

This book is quite different from all others. It actually gives you the solutions. It tells you exactly what not to say (the communication blunders) and what you should say instead (the communication wonders) to win people over and get what you want. The stories in the book are very entertaining. It's fun to use the rules and see the immediate results. If you try them, you will see what I mean.