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Maximize Your Influence

Maximize Your Influence

By: Kurt W. Mortensen
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Your source for the top persuasion, influence, and negotiation techniques that will help you maximize your success in life and in business! Our podcast combines years of persuasion research with current studies and events that will entertain you and supercharge your ability to influence others. In business and in life, your ability to persuade others can mean the difference between success and failure, or between mere success and spectacular success. Economics Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • How To Close The Closer - Tools for Persuading Persuaders
    Aug 22 2025

    Ever wondered how to close a hard core closer? Did you know that salespeople are easier to sell then the average person? Enter "How to Close the Closer," the podcast that demystifies the art of persuading the persuaders.

    Whether you're in B2B sales, pitching services, or just honing your influence skills, this podcast equips you with tools to flip the script on even the toughest prospects.

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    21 mins
  • Surroundings Sell - How Ceilings, Plants, Colors, and Temps Influence Your Prospect
    Aug 15 2025

    Imagine boosting your close rate by 30% just by tweaking your surroundings. What if the real culprit isn't your words—it's the room you're in OR your Zoom background? Introducing "Surroundings Sell," the groundbreaking podcast that reveals how everyday elements like ceiling heights, room temperatures, colors, and lighting secretly shape your prospect's mindset.

    This show dives deep into the science of environmental influence, showing you how high ceilings can spark creative "yeses," warm temps might create objections, and strategic lighting can build instant trust.

    Whether you're closing deals in boardrooms, virtual calls, or coffee shops, discover the invisible forces that turn "maybe" into "sold" without changing a single word of your script. Ready to harness the power of your environment? Discover additional ways to increase your influence with your surroundings. Your next big win might just be a room redesign away—listen now and sell smarter!

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    20 mins
  • How Multitasking Destroys Your Ability To Influence AND Your Productivity
    Jul 24 2025

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    Discover the Shocking Truth: How Multitasking is Sabotaging Your Influence and Crushing Your Productivity

    Imagine this: You're juggling emails, a Zoom call, and that "quick" social media scroll—all while convincing yourself you're a productivity powerhouse. But what if I told you this habit destroys your ability to influence and manage your time.

    For years, we've been sold the lie that multitasking is the key to getting more done. But cutting-edge studies from 2023 to 2025 paint a starkly different picture: multitasking doesn't boost efficiency—it destroys it through "task-switching," where your brain bounces between tasks, racking up hidden cognitive costs like slower performance, more errors, and exhausting mental fatigue.

    Think your brain is wired for parallel processing? Think again. Neuroscience reveals that we can only truly handle one complex task at a time; overloading the prefrontal cortex leads to poorer results across the board. A productivity analysis estimating that each task switch wastes anywhere from 10 minutes to a staggering 2 hours as your brain reorients itself.

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    21 mins
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