Coaching practices for Pre Suasion When Starting Out
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I lead straight in with my pitch and watch people’s guard go up before I’ve finished a sentence
- I tend to drop the whole big request on someone cold, all at once, and they balk
- I open with the big request and watch it get shot down, and afterward I notice the people who got me to commit started with something tiny I could easily say yes to
- I keep raising my important ask at the worst possible moment
- I want to invite someone to try a new approach, and I sense it would land far better if they first connected it to how they already see themselves
Practices that may help
- Pre-Suasion, Made Practical
Pre-suasion, Robert Cialdini’s term, is the practice of directing attention to a concept or feeling immediately before a message so that the audience is primed to receive it favorably. The core finding is that what people are thinking about just before a message reshapes how they interpret it — making the moment before you speak as important as the message itself. - Channel attention to the relevant concept before the ask
Briefly focus the audience on a concept that makes your core message naturally follow.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Elicit a small consistency cue before the main ask
Get a small, genuine agreement or self-description before the main request — people act consistently with what they’ve said.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Commitment and consistency
Get a small, voluntary commitment first; people then act to stay consistent with it.
Cialdini’s Principles of Influence - Place your message in a context that evokes the right associations
Context — physical, digital, or conversational — frames how a message is received before the first word.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Prime identity before the ask — "what kind of person are you?"
Invite the person to describe who they are in terms that align with the behavior you’re requesting.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Open with something unexpected to direct attention deliberately
Surprise briefly resets attention, letting you redirect it to whatever follows.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical - Harness visible commitment in group settings
When one person in a group makes a visible commitment, others follow — start with the most willing.
Social Proof, Made Practical - Start with a minimal, easy-to-agree request
The first ask should be small enough that virtually anyone would say yes.
The Foot-in-the-Door Technique, Made Practical - Activate unity — shared identity before the message
Establish genuine shared identity with your audience before presenting your position.
Pre-Suasion, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Pre Suasion With Friends
Pre-suasion, Robert Cialdini’s term, is the practice of directing attention to a concept or feeling immediately before a message so that the audience is primed to receive it favorably. The core finding is that what people are thinking about just before a message reshapes how they interpret it — making the moment before you speak as important as the message itself.
- Pre Suasion At Work
Pre-suasion, Robert Cialdini’s term, is the practice of directing attention to a concept or feeling immediately before a message so that the audience is primed to receive it favorably. The core finding is that what people are thinking about just before a message reshapes how they interpret it — making the moment before you speak as important as the message itself.
- Pre Suasion During A Big Change
Get a small, genuine agreement or self-description before the main request — people act consistently with what they’ve said.
Elicit a small consistency cue before the main ask
- Pre Suasion In A New Job
Pre-suasion, Robert Cialdini’s term, is the practice of directing attention to a concept or feeling immediately before a message so that the audience is primed to receive it favorably. The core finding is that what people are thinking about just before a message reshapes how they interpret it — making the moment before you speak as important as the message itself.
- Pre Suasion With My Team
Pre-suasion, Robert Cialdini’s term, is the practice of directing attention to a concept or feeling immediately before a message so that the audience is primed to receive it favorably. The core finding is that what people are thinking about just before a message reshapes how they interpret it — making the moment before you speak as important as the message itself.
- Priming In Persuasion
Briefly focus the audience on a concept that makes your core message naturally follow.
Channel attention to the relevant concept before the ask
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