Psychological entertainer and speaker Niels Krøjgaard takes the audience inside the workings of manipulation in a thought-provoking and entertaining talk about human behaviour and influence. How much can other people shape us without us noticing?
The evening opens with a show of manipulation tricks, where Niels mixes real psychology, deception and showmanship, letting the audience feel first-hand how easily perception and judgement can be swayed. The second half turns to research, drawing on psychology professor Robert Cialdini's six principles of influence to explore why people say yes and how decisions are shaped.
The focus is on understanding these mechanisms and how they can be used ethically in dealings with customers, colleagues and partners, rather than on learning to trick others. Niels has many years of experience with nonverbal communication and manipulation, having taught hundreds of police officers and worked on assignments for PET.
