Find Your Customer’s Fluent Side

Daniel Casasanto from Chicago University discovered that if you’re right-handed you will favour people or choices to your right. He experimented with ballot papers and found 15% more right handed people voted for the candidate situated on the right of the paper. Lefties have the same phenomena as well. Here’s some ideas that come to mind: Sit down with a customer on their dominant side, show demonstrations on this side too. When shaking hands, stand subtly along their dominant side. Use your left hand more when gesturing. When presenting, stand…

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A good space

End of school holidays, Sunday lunch, Archer household, deepest Gloucestershire. “So Bethan, are you looking forward to starting in big school next week?” “Yes, Daddy lots, I’m looking forward to seeing all my old friends and making new friends” “That’s lovely Boo, that’s a wonderful thought you have in your head. You hold onto that” “I will Daddy, I will, how can I do that Daddy?” “I’ll show you how. Before that, show me where that wonderful thought is…point to it baby” “It’s there Daddy” Bethan pointed upwards to her…

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