Dr. Robert Cialdini

New York Times Bestselling author and the Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence

Nancy's Note:

“Dr. Cialdini's impressive body of work - his books, his research, his lectures - cannot be summed up in a neat, tidy package. He is one of the finest authorities on his subject matter in the world...and has a list of accolades to prove it."

Dr. Robert Cialdini

New York Times Bestselling author and the Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence

Nancy’s Note
“Dr. Cialdini’s impressive body of work – his books, his research, his lectures – cannot be summed up in a neat, tidy package. He is one of the finest authorities on his subject matter in the world…and has a list of accolades to prove it.”

Dr. Robert Cialdini

New York Times Bestselling author and the Foundational Expert in the Science of Influence

Nancy’s Note
“Dr. Cialdini’s impressive body of work – his books, his research, his lectures – cannot be summed up in a neat, tidy package. He is one of the finest authorities on his subject matter in the world…and has a list of accolades to prove it.”

Expertise

Influence, Negotiation, Sales, Marketing, Management, Leadership, Persuasion, Communication

Travels From

Phoenix, Arizona

Speaking Style

Actionable, Compelling, Content-rich

About Dr. Cialdini...

Based on decades of scientific research, the preeminent authority on Influence and Persuasion to help clients and audiences understand what it takes to get people to say “YES.”

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(Suggested length 60-90 minutes)

Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of the groundbreaking book, Influence, is your guide, translating the scientific research into practical business applications.  His widely acclaimed studies are highly instructive to those who want to be more influential.

Weaving compelling stories with evidence-based statistics makes this program memorable and immediately applicable. Here, Dr. Cialdini identifies and explains the six universal principles of persuasion that move others toward “yes.” Participants receive answers to such questions as:

What can we do to shorten the time required to develop and deepen relationships with our prospects, customers, and co-workers? How can we effectively establish our authority and trustworthiness with those we meet for the first time? After we have given, what words can we use to increase dramatically the likelihood that we will receive in return? When others are sitting “on the fence,” which principles of persuasion are most likely to spur them to act? And, which is the most underused, yet effective, principle of persuasion? In this program, Dr. Cialdini answers all these questions and more.

Used correctly and ethically, these scientifically tested principles produce lasting relationships and strong, long-term change. When the science is available, why use anything else?

(Suggested length 60-90 minutes)

In today’s uncertain environment, effective and ethical influence is necessary, pertinent, and now, more than ever, vital to success.

During this profound presentation, Dr. Robert Cialdini briefly reviews the six research-based universal principles of influence. He then focuses on those principles which are most effective under conditions of uncertainty. Those who learn how to apply these principles gain powerful leverage to bring about positive and lasting change in others, both inside and outside of their organization.

Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of the groundbreaking books, Influence, and Pre-Suasion, is your guide in translating highly relevant but poorly-understood scientific research into practical business applications. His books have sold more than five-million copies worldwide. Dr. Cialdini is the world’s leading authority on influence and his widely acclaimed studies are highly instructive to those who want to be more influential.

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and use each of the universal Principles of Persuasion
  • Understand the conditions under which uncertainty dominates decision making
  • See how uncertainty can be harnessed to produce optimal influence
  • Identify which principles work best under conditions of uncertainty
  • Identify which aspects of these principles should be highlighted for greater persuasive success
  • Avoid mistakes that can unwittingly sabotage influence attempts

(Suggested length 40-90 minutes)

The author of the legendary bestseller Influence, social psychologist Robert Cialdini shines a light on effective persuasion and reveals that the secret doesn’t lie in the message itself, but in the key moment before that message is delivered.

What separates ordinary communicators from truly successful persuaders? Using the same combination of rigorous scientific research and accessibility that made his Influence an iconic bestseller, Robert Cialdini explains how to capitalize on the essential window of time before you deliver an important message. This “privileged moment for change” prepares people to be receptive to a message before they experience it. Optimal persuasion is achieved only through optimal pre-suasion. In other words, to change “minds” a pre-suader must also change “states of mind.”

In this program, Dr. Cialdini draws on his extensive experience as the foundational expert in the science of influence to illustrate how the Pre-Suasion process works and how it can be used in your organization. He explains the techniques a person can implement, ethically, to become more influential both professionally and personally. Altering a listener’s attitudes, beliefs, or experiences isn’t necessary. All that’s required is for a communicator to redirect the audience’s focus of attention before a relevant action.

(Suggested length 60 minutes)

Since publishing multiple books on the topic, Dr. Robert Cialdini has been frequently asked to speak to audiences about the principles of persuasion that scientific research indicates are most likely to spur others to change. In those presentations, something has emerged that invariably captures audience attention to a remarkable degree.

If, while describing one or another of these psychological principles, Dr. Cialdini says, “Now, I’m going to give you something really small that you can do to make this principle work in your behalf,” the room changes immediately. Bodies incline forward, faces lift to the stage, and pens hover above notepads. It’s understandable. Audience members are responding to an attractive return-on-investment proposition. It’s one that’s likely to be of enormous value in their increasingly time-challenged, busy lives—a minor investment of time or energy that will lead to disproportionate returns in all sorts of daily arenas. After all, to achieve most professional and personal goals, people need to be influential in their interactions with others; and reliable shortcuts in that pursuit are like found gold. In addition, these “small BIGs” are attractive because they require little expense or effort to implement—often involving nothing more than the change of a word or two in a communication—which makes them more likely (than big procedural changes) to be actually performed.

In this presentation, Dr. Cialdini focuses on a set of small alterations that individuals can make to their persuasive attempts that research shows are likely to produce significant increases in their persuasive success. In the process, he illustrates the four forms that “small BIGs” can take: small adjustments to (1) words, (2) actions, (3) images, and (4) environments that can all produce outsized persuasive impact. Finally, he stresses how individuals can employ such adjustments not only effectively but ethically as well to ensure the cultivation and enhancement of long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

(Suggested length 45-75 minutes)

With The Power of Unity, Robert Cialdini artfully braids science together with meaningful and moving personal accounts to produce a set of compelling lessons for business success.

This unique presentation explores what scientific research demonstrates about the ability of certain relationships to facilitate our goals. Dr. Cialdini skillfully interprets the implications of these relationships both inside and outside the organization.

Audience members learn the answers to such questions as: What can change rivals to make them want to work together? What can make seemingly unrelated, angry people bond together to accomplish meaningful goals? What can make a negotiation more satisfying and come to fruition faster? What simple statement can lead to Unity? What simple request can do the same? And, how can this be accomplished ethically and effectively in business settings? Dr. Cialdini explores and answers these questions and more in this unique program.

The Power of Unity shows how to develop, engage, and focus relationships for optimal working success.

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