How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less

By: Nicholas Boothman

Narrated by: Nicholas Boothman

Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Whether meeting a new client or bumping into a potential mate, you only have a few seconds to make a favorable impression. Is that really possible? Author Nicholas Boothman, a lecturer and licensed master practitioner of neurolinguistic programming, believes yes! He introduces a revolutionary approach to face-to-face communication that will help anyone succeed at making meaningful, and immediate, connections.

Whether selling, managing, job hunting, negotiating, pitching an idea, applying for law school, joining a new group, or on your knees with a marriage proposal, the secret of success is based on connecting with other people. And the most powerful new idea for making connections is revealed, step by step, in Nicholas Boothman's breakthrough program of rapport by design. Easily learned, it will help you make the best of any relationship's most important moment: those first 90 seconds.

Never again let shyness get in the way of an appointment or interview. Or leave the making of an important contact to chance. Or find yourself tongue-tied or distracted in social situations. The key, according to Boothman and his plan for face-to-face communication, is simple: the way to make a person like you is to make yourself be like that person, if only for the 90 seconds or less it takes to establish rapport. Learn the power of a Really Useful Attitude, the secrets of voice tone and body language, the difference between "opening up" words and "closing down" words. And reinforcing all of these skills is knowing how to read another person's sensory preference; most of us are Visual people, some are Kinesthetic, and a few are Auditory. So when you say, "I see what you mean" to a Visual, you're really speaking his or her language. And then you're on your way.

©2000 Nicholas Boothman (P)2001 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Boothman enthusiastically shares strategies for establishing rapport, building interpersonal relationships, gaining a competitive edge, and making favorable impressions." (Booklist)

Definitely Worth IT

Easy to listen to with good advice. I tried some of the techniques after listening, and they worked well. I had heard about NLP before listening; this audio-book is a short but useful introduction to the field.

A common sense approach.

What made the experience of listening to How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less the most enjoyable?

The way things were put into situations everybody can relate to.

What did you like best about this story?

It was read really well, which made it easy to listen to.

Have you listened to any of Nicholas Boothman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, first time, but he's very good.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Basic common sense is to treat people friendly & open when you first meet them. You only get one chance at a first impression don't mess it up.

Very good info

Any additional comments?

Very useful book if you are looking to build your relations with others. Includes some philosophies from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, the book is a good intro to that as well.

Extremely powerful short book !!

Extremely powerful short book !! Loved it very much. Buy it. You will hear, see and feel the difference in your relationships with people.

Fantastic!

If you could sum up How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less in three words, what would they be?

Concise, Effective, Entertaining

Any additional comments?

I was able to use the things I learned immediately. It's great and it covers a lot in a very short amount of time. Any doubts? Get it. Return it if you don't like it. But don't worry. You won't want to. :)

It's ok

Not bad. Required reading at work. Some principles ring true. Short read so not too bad.

Very Insightfull

What made the experience of listening to How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less the most enjoyable?

Well i read this book before and having it narrated made it even better. Ever wondered how some person are able to make friends in an instant well this book will give you the skills you need to do so.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Defiantly will remember this book. Its will forever be in my library.

Any additional comments?

Great book and its worth listening to.

Good audio interesting content

He almost lost me at sharing and shooting energy, but gained me back later. The mirroring seems a little fake, but could be helpful.

Lots of info, itty bitty reading space

I'm excited to try many of the tips and techniques in this book. I really appreciate that it's not about pretending, but rather developing the gifts we already have to "see eye to eye," "be in harmony," and "meet them where they're at."

I also really appreciate the recap of the most important things at the end, such as having a really useful attitude and knowing what you want.

Very Powerful

Ive listened to dozens of inspirational, human behavior and languange books. This book definitely has great points that I haven't read in other books. Short, sweet and to the point.