The Idea That Didn’t Speak for Itself
This episode is narrated by David's AI voice — a digital copy of his voice he uses so the show keeps going on the days he can't record.
Show notes
Why do good ideas so often go unheard, even when they're obviously right? Drawing on Chapter 5 of Cracking The Influence Code, David walks through Robert Cialdini's six principles of influence. He shows why relying on logic alone keeps thoughtful people quiet and why ethical influence builds rather than manipulates. You'll leave with one practical tool from the chapter, Building Step-by-Step Agreement, to try in your next important conversation.
This episode draws on Chapter 5 of David's book, Cracking The Influence Code: “The Levers of Persuasion – Cialdini’s Principles of Influence”.
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This episode was narrated by an AI clone of my own voice, trained on this show.
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