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About The Book

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 effective 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.”

His first solo work in over thirty years, Cialdini’s Pre-Suasion draws on his extensive experience as the most cited social psychologist of our time and explains the techniques a person should implement to become a master persuader. Altering a listener’s attitudes, beliefs, or experiences isn’t necessary, says Cialdini—all that’s required is for a communicator to redirect the audience’s focus of attention before a relevant action.

From studies on advertising imagery to treating opiate addiction, from the annual letters of Berkshire Hathaway to the annals of history, Cialdini draws on an array of studies and narratives to outline the specific techniques you can use on online marketing campaigns and even effective wartime propaganda. He illustrates how the artful diversion of attention leads to successful pre-suasion and gets your targeted audience primed and ready to say, “Yes.”

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About the Author

Robert Cialdini is recognized worldwide for his inspired field research on the psychology of influence. He is a New York Times bestselling author. His books, including Influence, have sold more than three million copies in thirty-three languages. Dr. Cialdini is Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University and the president and CEO of INFLUENCE AT WORK, an international company that provides keynotes and influence training on how to use the lessons in Dr. Cialdini’s books ethically and effectively.

Praise for Pre-Suasion

"The great social psychologist Robert Cialdini has written another timeless and indispensable book about the psychology of influence. I'll be recommending it for years and years."

Amy Cuddy
author of Presence
Adam Grant Take and Give

"An utterly fascinating read on how the most important drivers of persuasion aren't the words we choose in the moment, but how we set the stage beforehand. Robert Cialdini is the world's foremost expert on influence, and you will never look at it the same way again."

Adam Grant
author of Originals and Give and Take
Richard Thaler Nudge Misbehaving

"No psychologist’s research has been used more often or successfully than that of Robert Cialdini, who literally “wrote the book” on influence. Now, he’s done it again, showing us the power of the moment before an attempt to persuade. This is classic Cialdini—authoritative, original, and immediately practical."

Richard H. Thaler
co-author of Nudge and author of Misbehaving
Chip Heath Move to Stick

"Robert Cialdini's Influence is, by a wide margin, the book that I recommend most often. Pre-Suasion may be even more shockingly insightful."

Chip Heath
co-author of Switch and Made to Stick

[Pre-Suasion] is sure to be an important contribution to the fields of social psychology and behavioral economics...detailed, readable, and fascinating, this book may cause the reader to wonder whether unbiased decisions are possible."

—Publishers Weekly
Adam Grant Take and Give
Richard Thaler Nudge Misbehaving
Chip Heath Move to Stick

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19 Apr

We had another great open POP Workshop earlier this month, with participants from as far away as Brazil, Spain and The Netherlands. Take a look! youtube.com/watch?v=xB-33t…

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18 Apr

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18 Apr

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16 Apr

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16 Apr

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9 Apr

Participants traveled from around the world to attend our public Principles of Persuasion (POP) Workshop last week in Tempe, AZ. This dedicated group traveled the furthest—from Brazil, Spain and The Netherlands!!!!! pic.twitter.com/GlptRcMpVK

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6 Apr

3 different POP's today in 3 different countries! To be notified about the next open to the public workshop in Phoenix, click this link: ow.ly/mejA30jmGi1 pic.twitter.com/HkPmHqEwcm

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4 Apr

Dr. Cialdini welcomes CK Khoo CMCT who flew in from Malaysia to experience the new version of our POP workshop. influenceatwork.com/about/tra… pic.twitter.com/9IBkzYfV3M

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4 Apr

#Acceptance is so important to who we are as a species. #consensus #socialproof "It’s important that young people at the receiving end of #bullying and #abuse realize the world is full of groups that will not reject them." ow.ly/XVpw30jjJiV

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