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A review by mioree
Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact by Phil M. Jones
2.0
2⭐️
I’m not saying this book doesn’t have value, however I got yucked out a couple of times when it was clear the author knows some chapters are just manipulation. Pretty sure he said “you can use this on impressionable people” at one point.
Reading books like this can help you be vigilant, and some of the examples aren’t pure manipulation, but I worry for the flip side of the coin.
It’s a list of examples of what to say to influence things in your direction, but the author seems sometimes well aware this can be used to harm… that’s the impression I got.
I’m not saying this book doesn’t have value, however I got yucked out a couple of times when it was clear the author knows some chapters are just manipulation. Pretty sure he said “you can use this on impressionable people” at one point.
Reading books like this can help you be vigilant, and some of the examples aren’t pure manipulation, but I worry for the flip side of the coin.
It’s a list of examples of what to say to influence things in your direction, but the author seems sometimes well aware this can be used to harm… that’s the impression I got.