Want People to Like You? Try These 6 Simple Tricks

About this video

McGoff shares six social techniques to make people like you, drawing from personal anecdotes and psychological research. He argues that caring about others’ perceptions is natural and beneficial, and recommends strategies including asking questions instead of talking about yourself, smiling genuinely, giving sincere compliments, showing vulnerability, and building familiarity through regular interaction.

Key takeaways

• McGoff recommends focusing conversations on others by asking questions rather than discussing yourself, which paradoxically makes you seem more interesting
• McGoff argues that genuine smiling (involving the eyes) used strategically and sparingly makes people feel they brought the smile out of you
• McGoff suggests complimenting people’s chosen items like glasses, shoes, or hairstyles rather than unchangeable physical traits
• McGoff teaches that vulnerability through self-deprecation or asking for advice actually increases perceived competence and builds stronger relationships
• McGoff recommends the ‘mere exposure effect’—regularly visiting the same places and engaging with the same people to build genuine bonds and social benefits

Episode details: published November 10, 2023 · 11K views · 9:09 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Brock McGoff’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are his, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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