How to Make People Like You In 90 Seconds Or Less

Visual Words

A tendency to favor “picture” words and metaphors “if we look more clearly,” “the difference was like night and day”may be a strong indication that the person relies mainly on the visual sense.

For one entire dayfrom dawn to duskfocus on the Visual words and phrases that you hear in other people's vocabulary. Notice them until they appear as clear as the three extremely visual words I just used in this one sentence. The list of picturesque words below will give you perspective and focus as you observe people who scrutinize the world with their eyes. Then demonstrate how well you can use these Visual words. Make the effort in your conversations with other people to “talk in color” by painting word pictures. Describe your experiences vividly so other people can “see” them.

analyze angle appear aspect blind bright brilliant clarity clear colorful conspicuous dark diagram dim view dull enlighten envision examine

focus foresee fuzzy glance glare glimpse

glow hide hindsight

illuminate oversight scrutinize

illusion notice show

imagine peek sketch

inspect perception staring

light perspective survey

looks great picture view

mental picture plainly vision

mind's eye portray vivid

obscure reflect watch

observe reveal witness

outlook see zoom in

announce divulge

outspoken overtones phrase proclaim pronounce question quiet

rasp remark report resonate resounding roar

rumor say scream

articulate babble blabbermouth boom

call (me) chime clang clash click converse crashing (bore) deaf

debate describe in detail discuss

earful earshot express yourself gossip harmonize hear hidden message hush idle talk inquire listen loud

manner of speaking mention noisy

shout talk utter

shrill tell vocal

silence tinkling well-informed

speak tone whine

speechless tongue-tied word-for-word

squawk tune in/out yell

state unheard of