The Like Switch

An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over

Jack Schafer author Marvin Karlins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atria Books

Published:15th Jan '15

Should be back in stock very soon

The Like Switch cover

The Like Switch is packed with all the tools you need for turning strangers into friends, whether you are on a sales call, a first date, or a job interview. As a Special Agent for the FBI's National Security Division's Behavioural Analysis Program, Dr. Jack Schafer developed dynamic and breakthrough strategies for profiling terrorists and detecting deception. Now, Dr. Schafer has evolved his proven-on-the-battlefield tactics for the day-to-day, but no less critical battle of getting people to like you.

In The Like Switch, he presents these techniques for how you can influence, attract, and win people over. Learn how to think and react like your favourite TV investigators from Criminal Mindsor CSIas Dr. Schafer shows you how toimprove your LQ (Likeability Quotient), "spot the lie" both in person and online, master nonverbal cues that influence how people perceive you, and turn up or turn down the intensity of a relationship.

Dr. Schafer cracks the code on making great first impressions, building lasting relationships, and understanding others' behaviour to learn what they really think about you. With tips and techniques that hold the key to taking control of your communications, interactions, and relationships, The Like Switchshows you how to read others and get people to like you for a moment or a lifetime.

“Whether you wish to be better at sales, reading a room, or recruiting Soviet spies, Jack outlines the skills necessary to make you a better communicator at all levels. As a professional, I learned something new on almost every page that will help to influence others. You will find hundreds of tips and insights in this book that will be immensely useful in any business or social setting.” -- Dr. Jim Reilly, former astronaut, Mach25Management
"This practical and insightful guide to influencing people, based on behavioral analysis and hard-won experience at the FBI, is filled with dozens of useful tips and techniques that can be applied immediately. I enjoyed it and learned a lot!" -- William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes and author of The Power of a Positive No

ISBN: 9781476754482

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 311g

288 pages