As readers of my post on Seduction Emperor . . . new clothes, style or substance?. . . or, just another middle aged guy who can’t relate? know, there is a lot of behind the scenes in the seduction influence communtiy as folks gear up for the release of The Game : Undercover In The…
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Hypnosis Videos, Influence
Glass of Love . . .
. . . eliciting states
by Brian David Phillips •
What states is she eliciting with vocal tones and body language alone? Glass of Love . . . whoa. You don’t have to speak Japanese or know what she’s saying for the piece to still elicit a powerful response. No nudity or foul language (at least none I can understand) yet may not be safe…
Influence
Masters of Seduction Influence . . .
. . . or just a couple guys with a video camera?
. . . . . . Evan and Gareth
by Brian David Phillips •
The premise is simple . . . a couple guys are given US$25,000 to roam the country with their video camera and record their experiences as they play the game and put the moves on women . . . the game is seduction and the would-be masters of this branch of the science of influence…
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Of Commuity and Fathering Same
by Brian David Phillips •
Ross Jeffries makes some good points in comments on my Seduction Emperor . . . new clothes, style or substance?. . . or, just another middle aged guy who can’t relate? post. Actually . . . when I think about it . . . Weber wasn’t really one to build a community (nor were any…
Influence
Afterglow Effect
by Brian David Phillips •
Interesting take on the ill conceived glowing review right after taking a seminar only to later discover that the changes don’t stick and it all feels hollow in a post about the Anti-Badboy Blog?. The “afterglow” effect is very real and is a bane to customers of self-help seminars and the like a boon to…
Influence, Magic
Teleportation Magic Trick
by Brian David Phillips •
How does he do it? Teleportation Magic Trick. Well done.
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Chatting Up Girls . . .
. . . how to and how not to . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Girl with a One-Track Mind gives us guides for chatting up girls and for not chatting them up . . . Girl’s Top Ten Guide to Chatting Up Girls . . . and . . . How Not to Chat Up The Girl. Guys, read them both.
** Special Student Series, Influence, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Overcoming Shyness through Theatre Training
by Brian David Phillips •
A bit that caught my eye in the second installment of the Cliff’s List Seminar Report: “Shyness can often be mistaken for aloofness. A great way to get over shyness is to take stage theater classes.” While I would indeed advocate the idea that folks should take acting classes . . . it would not…
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Seduction Emperor . . . new clothes, style or substance?
. . . or, just another middle aged guy who can’t relate?
by Brian David Phillips •
In a thread on the report of Cliff’s List Seminar, a discussion about the upcoming television special on seduction began where some folks took pot shots at Ross Jeffries, suggesting he’s a bit of a wanker and will come off either as a goofball in the special or won’t be featured. This is significant as…
Influence
Guy Talks Girl Into Pumping Gas Naked
by Brian David Phillips •
The power of influence . . . it’s not just the money . . . it’s the power of Consistency . . . notice how he first gets values and then once she’s agreed to one action, he leverages that into making the stakes bigger . . . Guy Talks Girl Into Pumping Gas Naked…
** Special Student Series, Influence
Einstein and the Seance
by Brian David Phillips •
Einstein attended one seance . . . spooky at a distance . . . sounds familiar: Upton Sinclair had sent Einstein a copy of Mental Radio before his arrival in the US. Einstein was a great admirer of Sinclair’s previous, muckraking works and offered to write an open-minded, if ultimately non-committal, preface. The two became…
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Picking Up Britney Spears . . .
. . . elicitation, congruence, rapport . . . and the game
by Brian David Phillips •
The current issue of Esquire (August 2005) has an essay on What It Feels Like . . . to Pick Up Britney Spears by Neil Strauss. Some of you may know Strauss from his book The Game : Undercover In The Secret Society Of Pick-up Artists for which he went “undercover” into the secret society…
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Picking Up Girls Made Easy – 1975
by Brian David Phillips •
Hyde Park Records has an archive post of the advertisement and text for the 1975 release of Picking Up Girls Made Easy. There’s a download of an MP3 as well. Enjoy the blast from the past.
Influence, Magic
Magic Trick . . . gross and a half
by Brian David Phillips •
Looks pretty good . . . someone’s been watching some David Blaine . . . weird magic trick with coin . . . not for the faint of heart. The connection to influence is the misdirection. Bizzzzzarrrro magic can be fun but this one is a little gross for many.
** Special Student Series, Influence
Big Red Button . . .
. . . an excellent example of influence
by Brian David Phillips •
Notice how some things are just plain compelling? You will . . . Big Red Button. Go ahed, press it, I dare you.
Influence
Ravenstoke, Alaska . . .
. . . a solution
by Brian David Phillips •
What can you do if your town’s population has only ten percent females? Well, Ravenstoke, Alaska, has a solution that seems to work well enough. Now, what are they going to do now that the town’s population seems to be two thirds female?
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Spelling, the Mind, and Understanding
by Brian David Phillips •
This is one of many reasons such techniques as sleight of mouth and the like actually work: I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulacity uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg. The phaenmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to rsceearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the…
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Hide and Seek Team . . .
. . . keeping a straight face while lying your butt off
by Brian David Phillips •
This is cute . . . but informative . . . a trio of pranksters in the stands during a football match convince a reporter that they are members of an Olympic Demonstration Hide and Seek Team . . . she buys it all the way . . . in part, she’s . . .…
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Reality Check . . .
. . . real MSN webcam cybersex session
by Brian David Phillips •
This is the real deal . . . influence and incremental compliance and consistency and reciprocity . . . Cialdini’s principles of influence and persuasion all at work . . . real MSN webcam cybersex session . . . be sure to watch it all the way through and make note of which of Cialdini’s…
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My Views on Evangelical Christians . . .
. . . the wind of god
by Brian David Phillips •
Recently, I’ve been asked about my views on Chrstianity and Evangelical preachers . . . long ago when my brain was still not quite alive, I actually wanted to be a preacher . . . got cured of that well before going to university though where I still managed to minor in religion . .…
Influence
Team America Video
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, notice all the memes being assaulted and referenced Team America Video. Funny . . . critical thought and influence all in one. The official movie site is here.
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Hot Babes I Have Slept With . . .
. . . Proof in the Pudding . . .
. . . photographic “evidence” of what?
by Brian David Phillips •
A photo does NOT always prove what a person may claim it means . . . a photo of some guy with an attractive woman does not always mean that he’s had sex with that woman. Sure, the photo could be a photograph of a fellow with a woman he has dated or had sex…
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E3 Girls and Hound-dogging . . .
. . . sometimes a guy in a wheelchair ain’t what he seems
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes a guy in a wheelchair is just a guy in a wheelchair . . . but it seems that for some people, interacting with a person in a wheelchair sets off sympathy motors and thus bypasses their critical factor . . . note a demonstration in terms of KFC who attended E3 and took…
Hypnosis in the News, Influence
Suggestion without Hypnosis . . .
. . . take your clothes off and crawl around on all fours . . .
. . . . . . and don’t mind me taking all these photos
by Brian David Phillips •
As we’ve been discussing on a number of email lists the case of the British hypnotist working in the US who had inappropriate consensual sexual relations with his clients, I thought folks might be interested in a case where the use of waking suggestion is very obvious . . . a bit of Cialdini’s law…
Hypnosis in the News, Influence
Hypnotism in Russia a Street-Crime weapon . . .
Street Hypnosis gone wrong?
by Brian David Phillips •
Kim Murphy reports in the Los Angeles Time (carried elsewhere) about hypnotism in Russia a street-crime weapon? . . . He was striking, with dark eyes, a long black ponytail and a stylish suit. He had a large, cheap ring that Olga couldn’t stop looking at as he waved his hand repeatedly in front of…
