AMMA AWARDS 2208+ THE ART OF PERSUASION

Hmnn..its a beautiful morning, i woke up about 5'30, well i had to set my alarm cos the stress of yesterday was just too much.a couple of things caught my attention yesterday but then, there is this particualar one that puzzles me and i just know that i have to get it off my chest and am believing you guys will help me out with you opinions.Now, my church service hold in Ubiversity of Lagos multi purpose hall, now this is aplace we have been using for over a year and still counting, i have not been to church for over a month, yesterday, i said come what may, i will, now i got to church and that was when i noticed, just adjacent the hall where we use, another church(name with-helf for now) has occupied the place, it was like a battle of supremecy, my church was trying to cover up the sound from the multi speakes that the other church was using, and the other church was trying to do the same, and i asked myself...why is that christians have a way of hurting themselves? the other church knew that there was a church using that place, but they still went ahead and got a hall just beside us obviously not sound proof...really it beats my mind cos anyhow you see it, the next couple of weeks will see each church trying to out do the other with loud sound speakers...WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK??? I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHATS UP WITH THESE MATTER.

2008 AMMA AWARDS

AMAA has finally come and gone. It was held yesterday Saturday 26th in Abuja and seemed like real fun. I was not opportuned to watch it cos a whole lot of things were demanding without an apology at all for my attention, this few days has been like..i cant even fathom the appropriate word to use right now...but all the same, my frind and partner in crime...hey good crime ohhhhhhh, Niyi Tabiti was there live and here are some details from him, you can visit his blog for more tori!

AMAA 2008 Winners

Best Child Actor-Evelyn Nina for Run Baby Run (Ghana)

Best Actress-Kate Henshaw – Nuttal STRONGER THAN PAIN

Best Actor --kem Owoh-STRONGER THAN PAINN

Two of the four comperes of the night. Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme popularly known as Aki and Paw Paw.The other comperes were Ramsey Noah and Stephanie OkerekeSugin Arinze was the voice over.

Best Effect in a FilmKingsley Ogoro – Across the Niger(Isn’t this film old?)

Best Costume-Samra Yakubu

Best Music in a FilmOkey Okoli

Best CinematographyNdowali Chigozie

Best DocumentaryDo you believe in magic? - Dania Roy

Best Short DocumentaryNot my daughter (Ghana)

Best Indigenous FilmAdebayo Tijani

Best Art DirectorIfeanyi Onyeabor - New Jerusalem

Those that performedP-Square (performed twice)TimayaTimi Dakolo (Idol WA winner)Kilnt 'de drunk andBasorge Tariah Junior for Comedy.

Personally am not a fan of Nigerian movies even though the industry is growing and its getting better,i cant precisely say that this is the person that deserves this or deserves that.

What do you guys think of the event? Those who watched it, did it live up to your expectations? What about the winners? Let us know.

The Art Of Persuasion

The art of persuasion represents the history of shrewd but diplomatic manipulation -- getting people over the fence and onto your side without the use of force. Its ultimate goal is basic, but difficult: To convince your audience to internalize your argument, then embrace it as a part of their core belief system.In his book, Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion, author Robert Cialdini defines six weapons of influence: reciprocation, commitment/consistency, authority, social validation, scarcity, and liking/friendship. Below, we’ll look at a number of persuasive techniques and how some of Cialdini’s "weapons" can be applied, along with some hints from Aristotle and one rather innovative technique offered up by two guys with distinctly Hollywood backgrounds.
Manufacture a needAttempting to persuade others to believe you when you lack an identifiable urgency is pointless. If the thing you want -- support, money, approval -- isn’t obvious, you’ll need to make it obvious by manufacturing a profound need and lacing it with urgency. Cialdini’s weapon of scarcity comes into play. He writes, “People find objects and opportunities more attractive to the degree that they are scarce, rare or dwindling in availability.”Advertisers rely on first creating a need for you (Nothing else can dehydrate your food like a Ronco Food Dehydrator), then on creating the notion of scarcity (and you have five minutes to buy one at this amazing price). In the professional world, you have two such agents on your persuasive side: time, and the indeterminate actions of your competitor. In order to get your audience on your side, you have to convince them of a need they may not be aware they had. For example, you need to get a program off the ground immediately because now is the only time it can be implemented with the best possible results.
Use loaded wordsPoliticians and advertisers use loaded words every day. Consider the commonly used phrases "war on terror," "defending democracy" or "all natural." What precisely do they mean? Not even an effectively drawn-out response could deliver the connection and the true meaning of these terms. In the desire to persuade, meaning itself is often secondary when loaded words are used. For example, Warren Buffet rarely fails to refer to his investors as “partners,” though they do not meet this definition. He knows, however, that doing so instills a sense of equality and fraternity in them without his having to give up a single thing. Cialdini’s ideas of both reciprocation (“People are more willing to comply with requests from those who have provided such things first”) and liking/friendship (“People prefer to say yes to those they know and like”) can be seen in Buffett’s simple, but loaded, choice of words.
Speak their languageAgain, “People prefer to say yes to those they know and like.” To that end, a basic means of persuasion involves not only using jargon they understand and recognize, but simply using the name(s) of your audience. It’s as fundamental as meeting someone for the first time; if later on you’re able to remember their name, you’re bound to make a far better impression. It massages the ego and convinces the listener both that somebody has remembered their name, and that they proved worthy of having their name remembered. The next three techniques -- ethos, pathos and logos -- appear as modes of persuasion in Aristotle’s On Rhetoric. Combining all three modes properly has the potential to craft an extremely persuasive argument.You're on the way to mastering the art of persuasion...