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543: Robert Cialdini | Pre-suasion

The Art of Charm

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The Sinister Power of Focus

If you are the focus of attention, you are seen as the cause of related events in that situation. If an interrogator is trying to trick or coerce you into making incriminating statements, move your chair away from where the camera is aimed so it can't be focused exclusively onyour face. This could help prosecutors and judges who see a videotaped session for the first time realize they're looking at someone else rather than their own actions.

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