{"id":2556,"date":"2013-02-22T01:05:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T01:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetravellerslastjourney.com\/shai\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2019-07-13T08:34:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T08:34:06","slug":"byaf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetravellerslastjourney.com\/shai\/2013\/02\/22\/byaf-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BYAF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>But You Are Free<\/strong>\u00a0is a persuasion technique that consists of reaffirming a person&#8217;s free choice.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The specific words are not especially important, (&#8220;BYAF&#8221; is as good as &#8220;but obviously do not feel obligated&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>Strength depends on being done face-to-face. It still has an effect in email, but it is reduced.<\/li>\n<li>Supported by 42 studies and 22,000 subjects\/people. The best, most-powerful, scientifically-verified strategy.<\/li>\n<li>Found in all studies to double the chance that someone would say &#8220;yes&#8221; to the request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But You Are Free\u00a0is a persuasion technique that consists of reaffirming a person&#8217;s free choice. The specific words are not especially important, (&#8220;BYAF&#8221; is as good as &#8220;but obviously do not feel obligated&#8221;). Strength depends on being done face-to-face. It still has an effect in email, but it is reduced. 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