16 Essential Skills for the Charisma Artist

December 1, 2011
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1. You make more statements than ask questions. You don’t push conversation through questions. You understand the importance of being continually additive to the conversation.

2. Ego traps got nothing on you. You know how to resist and overcome the typical ego-trap questions such as when someone asks you, “What do you do for a living.” after a minute of conversation.

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Banter 101

November 24, 2011
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Cutting out the silly stuff such as weirdo cold-approaching and question trains allows you to bring the good stuff such as complimenting, disqualifying, building relationships and creating relaxed and sexy interactions.

Here’s a recent interaction of mine. Perhaps you can spot the conversational techniques we teach here at Charisma Arts. Enjoy!

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Why you should be easy – like the Apple Store

November 17, 2011
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Once upon a time, I walked into the Apple Store to buy a pair of noise-canceling headphones, which I admit, look dorky, but I thought they might help me sleep on airplanes. I spotted the headphones on the shelf, just where I expected them to be. I picked up the box and looked at the price. My eyes watered and I felt woozy. Gripping the shelf for support, I thought, ‘Wow, the Apple Store is expensive. I bet I can buy these cheaper somewhere else.’

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How NOT to be a cold approach weirdo

November 9, 2011
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Please raise your hand. How many guys out there have made a cold approach and had it not go well? Be honest. I’ve made bad cold approaches. Anyone who’s serious about meeting people has.

It’s okay to fail. It’s okay to make social peccadilloes sometimes. But it’s not okay to be weird.

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Funny Things To Say Buttons

November 5, 2011
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The Bad News

Paris, France 1941

A guy wearing a bow tie and suspenders rolls in on roller skates. “Telegram sir.”

“Out with it boy,” says a guy smoking a cigar and drinking cognac.

“Which do you want first? The good news or the bad news?”

“The bad news of course.”

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How to flirt at the farmer’s market

October 25, 2011
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In this episode of the Charisma Arts’ podcast Wayne and Dan head to the Farmer’s Market in Hollywood to sharpen their conversation skills.

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Wayne and Dan Podcast II, Revenge of the Bar Tended

October 7, 2011
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Included in this podcast (20 min.):

* The guys charm the bar tender

* Why you should be a slut
* Steve Jobs’ quiet confidence
* Are Russian Mobsters Sexy?
* Lea’s movie review
* Kung Fu
* And much more!

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Podcast with Wayne and Dan in LA

October 5, 2011
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Check out this podcast with Wayne and Dan. Dan is wanted
by the police, we learn that you too can meet Polish girls and a
neighbor stops by.

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The Secret to Hooking People Into Your Conversations

August 31, 2011
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We have all had the experience of making stilted conversation that just doesn’t seem to hook our conversational partner. “I like your belt.” “Thanks.” “Um… where did you get it?” “I don’t remember.” “You don’t huh? Yeah, well… I guess I’ll see you later.” “Okay, I guess I’ll see you then.” Blah. We want to [...]

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Juggler Method wins the award for being the most like the movie Inception

August 11, 2011
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Last night Erika and I had a new friend visit our apartment. She is twenty years old and full of conversation. She was sitting on our white couch next to Erika telling us about her world. I was lying on our white rug, next to our white table, drinking a glass of red wine – [...]

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