You Have More Influence Than You ThinkTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1778, Segment 3
May 24, 2022 • 15m
What holds you back from complimenting another person? Do you worry it’ll be awkward? Maybe they’ll take it wrong? Or maybe you don’t bother to say anything because words are cheap. And what good are those “Hey I like your shirt” kinds of comments anyway? But “You Have More Influence Than You Think,” says Cornell University social psychologist Vanessa Bohns. That’s the title of her book, which is all about the ways our words –and even just our presence –influences others, for better or worse. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik) 
