4 Mind Manipulation Techniques You Must Know

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                 Manipulating people is always a great thing to play your cards right - to trick your boss, or to get a romantic jaunt with your girl friend or any other purpose. Manipulating people is not that easy; it requires much practice. However, when we add a bit of Psychology to that, it eases our job. Here are some of the easiest mind manipulating tricks which helps you get "yes" from anyone.

1. Imitation

                 Imitation is a powerful tool to manipulate minds. Whenever you want to impress a person or make person value your opinion, this trick would surely do the job. The basic principle lying behind this trick is that one cannot dislike a person who is like him/her.

Example

When you are having an important appointment, say your crush or any official meeting (both of you are of nearly equal age), try to imitate their gestures with after 5-10 seconds gap. Unknowingly, this would generate a positive response in their mind to believe you (as you're acting like them). Don't overdo this as they might feel being ridiculed if they are sensitive. Just mimic only during the important part of conversation.

2. The Foot in the door technique

                 This is one of the most common tricks employed by salespersons. However, this trick is a bit evil but it's very subtle and simple. To your target, initially, you come up with a request which is unusually easy to them that they can't resist it. Then, you come up with your true one. Research has proven that this would improve your results to a larger extent.

Example:

3. A trick with greetings

                 This is a great psychological manipulator that can get your job done easily. When you are talking to the person whom you wish to manipulate, greet them with the title what they want.

Example

                 When you want to impress your boss, greet him with the title "boss" frequently. It would give him/her a great sense of ego satisfaction. Similarly, when you interact to a friend, it is better to greet "hey buddy" or "hello friend" rather than saying a simple hello.

4. Color psychology

                Colors have a major impact on how humans respond. So, using them effectively can give us a hand to manage people. Here is the list of colors and the corresponding human behaviors.

Red:  This is a color which grabs attention easily. It is a symbol of power. It is proven that people wearing red dress are likely to get more dates than others. However, beware that a red dress during an interview or a formal meeting is a very bad choice.

Green:  It is a friendly, warm and calm color. It induces a feeling of friendliness and openness thereby giving a pleasant feeling.

Blue:  This is a kinda cool color. Using light shades of blue energizes the people. Dark shades are used to represent trustworthiness.

Pink:  Pink is a very good attention grabber, especially of young women. It can be used to depict fashion or trends.

Orange:  It is the most powerful color to grab attention. It induces a sense of energy to the people around you.

Black:  Perhaps, this is the color which can be used at any context. It is a symbol of trend and at the same time has traditional values in it. It has the ability to energize people's minds.

Gold:  It is a symbol of power and prestige.

Brown: It is a peaceful color which should be used to say anything in an earthly tone.

Yellow: A powerful attention grabber and indeed, a dangerous one too. If the message you are conveying has a defect, never ever use yellow.

Some helpful tricks:

• If you want to know if a person is interested in your talk, check his/her foot angle. If their foot faces you, then they are.
• When you want a person to follow you, just ask them follow and don't turn back. The chances that they would follow you are very high.
• While having a conversation, try to ask questions which they can answer easily and also they should be of their interest. ( So, act dumb even though you know the answers)
• If you want to be the center of attention in a meeting, try to sit at the center of the table.
• If you want to establish a relation with a person in a group, whenever someone cracks a joke, look at that person first. Keep in mind that this may not be applicable when personal jokes have place.

Hope this article helped you a bit. Feel free to share your views below.