The psychology of seduction | Raj Persaud | TEDxUniversityofBristol

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  • Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
  • Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud argues much human distress arises out relationships. But we can all become more skilled in our relationships be they in the domains of friendship, romance, work or career. Deploying the psychological principles behind seduction, the author of a new book on dysfunctional love - 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' - explains how improving how seductive you are, will also lead to benefits across many other aspects of your life, beyond just romance.
    Raj Persaud is a Consultant Psychiatrist who has written and broadcast widely in the mainstream media besides working as an academic and clinical psychiatrist, achieving the senior post of NHS Consultant Psychiatrist at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals from 1994-2008. He has won numerous academic distinctions including the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Research Prize and Medal and holds amongst 8 degrees and diplomas including a First Class Honours degree in Psychology.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @jilk.7655
    @jilk.7655 4 года назад +8978

    imagine being excited for finally getting invited to a date and then it turns out that you’re just a social experiment

    • @ChromaChamaeleon
      @ChromaChamaeleon 4 года назад +154

      Ppl get excited for dates? Omg dating is the worst. I wish I could skip all that, go from friends straight into a great relationship. If you ask me, science is wayy more fun than any first date!!

    • @jilk.7655
      @jilk.7655 4 года назад +31

      Yellow Ninja if i like the guy i am excited, otherwise not :)

    • @62charles4
      @62charles4 4 года назад +25

      That sounds kind of insulting. I think we all want to be wanted for what we uniquely possess inside.

    • @manuelarredondo6481
      @manuelarredondo6481 4 года назад +18

      Imagine finding the person YEARS ago.. but dating as a way to fill the void until somehow you two meet up again and she realizes you're BOTH ready to nurture eachother

    • @emilysnyder1092
      @emilysnyder1092 4 года назад +3

      story of my life

  • @watchmanonthewall14
    @watchmanonthewall14 5 лет назад +12199

    Everyone wants to MEET the right person, but very few want to do the very hard work of BEING the right person.

    • @robertyancy5317
      @robertyancy5317 4 года назад +67

      Have u became the right person?

    • @Girlinmanhattan
      @Girlinmanhattan 4 года назад +35

      So true! Great TED talk. Thanks.

    • @benarfield6327
      @benarfield6327 4 года назад +114

      I think this is a horrible message. He is basically saying the way to make your relationship more successful is to lie constantly to your partner to make her more attracted to you.
      Here is better advice: Be yourself, and self reflect on your actions each day and decide and discuss with other ways you can change and develop for the better. Keep doing this and remain open and honest with people. Eventually you will find someone on a similar wave length. At least if things don't work out in the future you can have a healthy honest talk and move on.
      I wouldn't advise what Dr Persaud is saying as he is advising you create lies to keep your partner more interested in you. That is never going to be healthy and is why there are so many destructive and unhealthy relationships out there. Do you think you will be happy if you have to consistently lie to keep someone interested in you? No, therefore the relationship will self destruct.
      This guy is no relationship guru. He is a psychiatrist who has done one study with a multitude of flaws in it.

    • @noahhughes2501
      @noahhughes2501 4 года назад +5

      Are you trying to say that very few people are decent to their partners? That makes no sense to me at all

    • @benarfield6327
      @benarfield6327 4 года назад +22

      Hi Noah, depending on generation and definitions I would argue that most people make for very poor partners. We live in a world where the vast majority of people are stuck with addictions and self worry that makes it virtually impossible to be a good partner. Let alone a good parent!

  • @shubhamsehgal2336
    @shubhamsehgal2336 4 года назад +3920

    My crush: How u doin?
    Me (trying to be seductive): No

  • @megajiem
    @megajiem 4 года назад +2975

    "Don´t change a thing, you´re perfect as you are, and my job is to help the world to recognise the perfection that I see".

    • @Neith2000
      @Neith2000 4 года назад +6

      exacto pero eso no se dice

    • @WilliamPoehner
      @WilliamPoehner 3 года назад +4

      I love this!

    • @Hakz379
      @Hakz379 Год назад +1

      @@desireeccbeing perfect is a subjectively objective anomaly.

    • @alexandraalmanzar570
      @alexandraalmanzar570 Год назад +1

      I got shivers with that one - my man did that

  • @ashleyanderson1098
    @ashleyanderson1098 6 лет назад +5716

    he needs to do audio books

  • @assianeu197
    @assianeu197 6 лет назад +6842

    Insane charisma. Sound like he was reading on a promptor, so well prepared and competent! I wish i could do speech like this

    • @basiliskmetal
      @basiliskmetal 5 лет назад +39

      ive read that there is a promptor in the back of the audience, set to everyone that is in the stage talking.

    • @ust7243
      @ust7243 5 лет назад +19

      You can learn

    • @angiec3854
      @angiec3854 5 лет назад +2

      Neu bornchild q

    • @ysfbomba
      @ysfbomba 5 лет назад +1

      me too

    • @NoName-wc4qr
      @NoName-wc4qr 4 года назад

      @Jose Gomez-Hernandez impressive

  • @faolair3320
    @faolair3320 5 лет назад +1226

    "Life is a seduction game"
    I'm doomed.

    • @reality3289
      @reality3289 4 года назад

      enroll for free lessons with me...am good.

    • @blackkyurem720
      @blackkyurem720 4 года назад

      Cliffhangers

    • @yo_carvallo
      @yo_carvallo 4 года назад +7

      No. It's precisely the myth he was trying to dispel. Anyone can play the game and anyone can master it. In fact we all do, ALL the time, even if we don't notice it. You included.

    • @atata2512
      @atata2512 2 года назад

      @@yo_carvallo If everyone can master it that mean everyone is competence and you need to be remastering everytime. I'd prefer the Middle Aged game of life with arrows and swords.

  • @ej4672
    @ej4672 5 лет назад +2735

    Tips for Seduction
    1. Based on social psychology experiment, being disagreeable then switching halfway through to being agreeable makes you more attractive to the other person. An artificial "warm up" is created
    2. Attention, interest, and maintenance. Different skills are necessary for each phase. Attention being am initial spark, interest being a focus on short term charms, and maintenance being long term commitment and patience.
    3. Appealing to bolster their weaknesses into strengths. Finding an unmet need, and fulfilling it.

    • @Corvid
      @Corvid 4 года назад +157

      Tip to end all tips... Do all of those for yourself, ON yourself first. A whole, rounded person who bolsters, interests and attracts themselves, AKA loving you... no longer needs to spend time on themselves, and has all the love in the world to give. Funnily enough, that makes people irresistably attractive. Not to bring down the tone, but when you can have basically anyone you want, you'd better hope there's someone out there who's worth loving. When you value yourself, suddenly you're back to square one. And so life contuniues... you don't complete life, and if you do, you either haven't, or the dissapointment you'll feel will ruin you. Woop woop!

    • @ayakamoon7201
      @ayakamoon7201 4 года назад +3

      Amen!!

    • @bltotrs92
      @bltotrs92 4 года назад +10

      @@Corvid true! Too many people forget about selflove and selfcare

    • @sarahthomas2922
      @sarahthomas2922 3 года назад +5

      Thanks for the summary.

    • @benarfield6327
      @benarfield6327 2 года назад +2

      what is the social psychology experiment? can you leave a pink with a pdf?

  • @andrewdomenitzdmd
    @andrewdomenitzdmd 6 лет назад +3208

    Filling the unmet need is the key to being a salesman.

    • @Antares8491
      @Antares8491 5 лет назад +19

      +andrew domenitz >> " _Filling the unmet need is the key to being a salesman._ "

    • @Robzabest25
      @Robzabest25 5 лет назад +37

      the salesman will sell you something you already have

    • @LiliumPetal
      @LiliumPetal 5 лет назад +31

      Robzabest25 Exactly. I feel like salesmen invent a need and then fill it for you. An example, mouthwash. The term "halitosis" was coined by the company Listerine, and that same company just happens to sell mouthwash? I don't think so.

    • @Antares8491
      @Antares8491 5 лет назад +2

      +Lilium >> " _The term "halitosis" was coined by the company Listerine, ... etc._ "

    • @Antares8491
      @Antares8491 5 лет назад

      +Robzabest25 >> " _the salesman will sell you something you already have_ "

  • @speaking8206
    @speaking8206 7 лет назад +2982

    "Fill the unmet need." Wonderful, what a wise statement!

    • @superdarkmario2
      @superdarkmario2 7 лет назад +87

      If someone dumps you because he has to feel powerful you're probably better off without him

    • @benedictcooper3131
      @benedictcooper3131 6 лет назад

      Speaking I

    • @TailsOfDarkness
      @TailsOfDarkness 6 лет назад +3

      When you're constantly anxious, you know, who is not the unmet need. ;u;

    • @MrLoreleal
      @MrLoreleal 6 лет назад

      Porque no traducen esta charla TED al castellano

    • @larrygolad
      @larrygolad 6 лет назад +1

      I did it with a girl i was in love with. Since then, she doesn't speak to me anymore.

  • @MJ-eo1bw
    @MJ-eo1bw 4 года назад +899

    "dr. persaud, i don't need prozac... i need a boyfriend!" i'm feeling attacked

    • @xuanmauge9322
      @xuanmauge9322 4 года назад +2

      I read this the same time he said it in the video

    • @Riturajupadhyay
      @Riturajupadhyay 4 года назад +2

      I need a GF . Mail me..

    • @songsofthecentury3909
      @songsofthecentury3909 3 года назад +3

      or a BF who can prescribe Prozac. Fluoxetine is no longer the first choice in the UK, it's sertraline. Prozac is very long-acting and takes 5 weeks to clear from the system.

    • @singularityraptor4022
      @singularityraptor4022 3 года назад +3

      @@songsofthecentury3909 Damn, you ok there?

    • @Donna777
      @Donna777 2 года назад

      @@songsofthecentury3909 Prozac's main ingredient FLUORIDE. Look it up. It also damages teeth and bones, as well as the brain.

  • @deadwaffleshop8574
    @deadwaffleshop8574 Год назад +16

    Bro rizzed up the whole audience

  • @mimingcat9219
    @mimingcat9219 6 лет назад +5109

    I met a girl, found out she needed another guy, I then focused all my efforts to help her get that guy. And she did. Am I doing this right?

    • @fatimakaye6521
      @fatimakaye6521 6 лет назад +54

      Miming Cat XD

    • @natalielaxsonl.1514
      @natalielaxsonl.1514 5 лет назад +42

      Miming Cat HAHAHA! Hilarious

    • @iustinaidu3236
      @iustinaidu3236 5 лет назад +116

      this is one of the coolest examples. I m still laughing :)

    • @hitty9
      @hitty9 5 лет назад +566

      Indeed for sure! She will marry him and have affairs with you.

    • @Suseelkumar5
      @Suseelkumar5 5 лет назад +85

      hitty9 seems like a win win situation 😁😁🤣

  • @xPurity
    @xPurity 7 лет назад +1230

    Reminds me of why people like people who 'play hard to get', it's because being able to see that change/impact that happens is seductive... when that person finally 'warms up'

    • @theslyguy9723
      @theslyguy9723 7 лет назад +36

      this is true

    • @viktorlindqvist5308
      @viktorlindqvist5308 6 лет назад +115

      I think the problem lays in them doing it for too long

    • @florinacuc-telcean9408
      @florinacuc-telcean9408 5 лет назад +4

      You mean the "surprise effect" is because of the play/game "hard to get 3?" 🙂

    • @lmvdam
      @lmvdam 4 года назад +9

      Mandy people always want what they cant have

    • @devilsadvocate9011
      @devilsadvocate9011 4 года назад +6

      Lisa van Dam yes. Humans desire the UNATTAINABLE

  • @marnikinrys
    @marnikinrys 4 года назад +1980

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Just had a client send this to me and I could not agree more with your message about Casanova. Women and people in general want to be seen for who they ARE not who they could be with little fixes. Totally seductive and true. Great job

    • @forrealforreal588
      @forrealforreal588 4 года назад +29

      Lol that applies to men far more as our value is often tied to our career or potential, letting a man know you love who he is and not who he could be is definitely filling a need many neglect

    • @crimson6172
      @crimson6172 4 года назад +15

      @@forrealforreal588 Very true. And it's also very easy to do as well. All the girl have to do is just... accept him as he is. She doesn't even need to learn any difficult craft or put a great deal of effort on anything to woo him over. All that needs to be done is just take him right away. Easy.

    • @phungduykhiem3794
      @phungduykhiem3794 3 года назад +9

      Real talk...99% of the dating population in this world don't even know what they want...

    • @kevinabrar6444
      @kevinabrar6444 3 года назад +1

      Interesting

    • @Beatriz-hs8eu
      @Beatriz-hs8eu 3 года назад +3

      @@forrealforreal588 she literally said "women and people in general" and yet you had to come here in the comments to whine. You're annoying, that's the reason women don't like who you are.

  • @juliustissus
    @juliustissus 3 года назад +264

    "The problem with the modern world, tinder and aps is that we are losing our skills of seduction." Love it! With the hook up culture we just forgets that seduction takes time.

    • @jamesnguyen_1
      @jamesnguyen_1 2 года назад +3

      Speak for urself i got this

    • @alexanderwindh4830
      @alexanderwindh4830 2 года назад +16

      Hookup culture ruins relationships. No self valuing or bonding

  • @slowcountryboy476
    @slowcountryboy476 7 лет назад +2159

    The speaker states at the end, "...isn't it possible that leaving you wanting more is kind of a seduction?" So I'm guessing you have to go to his clinic to get more...

  • @allieante1363
    @allieante1363 6 лет назад +2811

    What an ending! (Spoiler alert!)
    "I apologize I've run out of time so I won't be able to answer those questions. But, is it possible that leaving you, wanting more is kind of a seduction?"
    Great ending!

  • @BrazilianBikini38
    @BrazilianBikini38 5 лет назад +351

    There is a theory of Love that says that we are attracted to someone who is strong where we are weak--and they can do what we cannot, and weak where we are strong--so we can do what they cannot. There needs to be some common interests that both are good at, or/and both are bad at, but it is this counter-match ("opposites attract") that makes the Love. In effect, what it does is make two incompetent part people into one competent whole couple. This is another variation of Dr. Persaud's concept of "fill the unmet need". You are meeting the need of your partner that they cannot meet themselves, and in return, they do the same for you

    • @painismyfavoritecolor8927
      @painismyfavoritecolor8927 Год назад

      I was thinking about this.
      Many narcissists are successful in seducing mass amounts of people if the population has an unmet need of attention, is my theory (this particularly applies to societies which condemn narcissism, excess self-love, in favor of self-castigation or self-hate- the narcissist senses, maybe intuitively, that people want to be seen and loved as individuals apart from the collective- but of course since they’re seducing so many people, they can only keep it up for a while- and it never works more than once ;)

    • @voicerto
      @voicerto Год назад +5

      this comment is beyond the video !!!!mind blowing

    • @laskurtanceixixii
      @laskurtanceixixii Год назад

      in what aspect ? i mean look is still the most important

    • @greenjuicegirly
      @greenjuicegirly 10 месяцев назад

      This is fab where is this from ?

    • @kawshi4776
      @kawshi4776 4 месяца назад

      damn this was really deep and I really felt it

  • @guysmith1856
    @guysmith1856 2 года назад +40

    Robert Greene's book "Art of Seduction" took me to another level in communication

  • @GG-rw8cz
    @GG-rw8cz 7 лет назад +723

    awesome, he's a class speaker, well-paced, very intelligent and his voice is so soothing lol. I'm seduced :)

  • @argydubbaya
    @argydubbaya 4 года назад +118

    Dr. Raj Persaud, Amazing orator, not a single em or er in the whole speach, and so knowledgeable, a little humour. He seduced the audience.

  • @jcool291
    @jcool291 3 года назад +364

    Thanks EJ for the summary. Below is your summary with timestamps
    Tips for Seduction
    1. 5:56 Based on social psychology experiment, being disagreeable then switching halfway through to being agreeable makes you more attractive to the other person. An artificial "warm up" is created
    2. 9:09 Attention, interest, and maintenance. Different skills are necessary for each phase. Attention being am initial spark, interest being a focus on short term charms, and maintenance being long term commitment and patience.
    3. 10:55 Appealing to bolster their weaknesses into strengths. Finding an unmet need, and fulfilling it.

  • @HilaireJoie
    @HilaireJoie 10 месяцев назад +6

    That was one of the most eloquent speeches Ive ever heard. No pauses no uhms and ahs. Amazing.

  • @satguy27
    @satguy27 5 лет назад +320

    I really like this guy, how he goes about seduction and separates the erotic side from the psychological part. Many people think automatically of seduction being erotic which if that's all your focused on, you're just screwing yourself and setting yourself up for failure. But by following his suit, it goes into the proper way to do it, very great episode!

  • @papoutsothiki
    @papoutsothiki 5 лет назад +563

    I guess in order for seduction to be good (and ethical) it must be genuine and kind or else it's nothing more than a meaningless game.

    • @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208
      @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208 5 лет назад +35

      Absolutely spot on.

    • @richardtaylor3471
      @richardtaylor3471 5 лет назад +42

      google zahavian signalling (signalling theory). One of the reasons the woman was attracted to Casanova was because he performed a costly signal (spending days to thoughtfully write a play with no R's), demonstrating true intent of his attraction.

    • @bjornflokison7443
      @bjornflokison7443 4 года назад

      but it is meaningless.
      we are all born and driven by the underlying need to spread our seeds so that our species will have better odds in natural selection.

    • @BlueTressym
      @BlueTressym 4 года назад +22

      @@bjornflokison7443that's true but we aren't ONLY driven by that. Life has the meaning you give it. Also, we have have a choice as to who we're going to procreate with, so making yourself seem a more attractive prospect is how you get to be the one whose genes get passed on. Animals have courtship rituals. Furthermore, if you want to improve the odds of passing on your genes, you need to show that you are the kind of person who is going to be a good long-term bet, given the human gestation and life cycle length. Appealing in the moment isn't enough.

    • @matthewsisti4382
      @matthewsisti4382 4 года назад +5

      @@bjornflokison7443 I always found that statement to be an empty view of the world. I look at mating as a chance to find an awesome partner to spend your life with and have a loving house where you and your wife are more likely to have happy children. If you believe in an afterlife, that also sets the stage for those people to be more likely to go to Heaven too.

  • @stephaniemedina2011
    @stephaniemedina2011 5 лет назад +86

    He made absolute sense to me. His delivery was impeccable, understandable and relatable. No speech impediment or play but how easily that can translate to modern day emotional or even physical needs that need to be met and filled more then ever... yes 👏🏼👏🏼 wonderful hope he makes more videos.

  • @PMF2022
    @PMF2022 5 лет назад +61

    My God he's brilliant. That's exactly how my husband seduced me ; he found my unmet needs and fill them better than anyone ever before. Thank you for this terrific presentation.

  • @ajhapersaud1577
    @ajhapersaud1577 7 лет назад +819

    I watched this because my name is almost the same as this man.

    • @RobRafiele
      @RobRafiele 7 лет назад +19

      lol

    • @StranjjurNYC
      @StranjjurNYC 6 лет назад +4

      Congratulations.

    • @greywolf5073
      @greywolf5073 6 лет назад +13

      so it makes you more seductive automatically :)

    • @parallelbrat
      @parallelbrat 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @hitty9
      @hitty9 5 лет назад +4

      You should give a talk on honesty!

  • @audreygrant95
    @audreygrant95 6 лет назад +753

    That is exactly how 20 years ago my future husband seduced me! He saw my need and met it! I came home from work to find the first thing he ever gave me sitting in my living room, He had bought me a washing machine!!! Mine was broken and I was washing by hand for three people after work every day. (One was a three year old, lots of laundry! And my room mate who was sick.)We just celebrated our 19th Anniversary!

    • @Antares8491
      @Antares8491 5 лет назад +8

      +Audrey Grant >> " _That is exactly how 20 years ago my future husband seduced me!_ "

    • @sudocatsda1guy390
      @sudocatsda1guy390 5 лет назад +7

      Does the machine still work?

    • @murarikaushik33
      @murarikaushik33 5 лет назад +36

      Funny that, I bought mine a broomstick, brush, pan and apron. Didn't go down too well. Any singles out there? I'm in the market.

    • @hobthatnob
      @hobthatnob 5 лет назад +32

      he broke into your house with a washer machine and you married him?

    • @narcisochavez9392
      @narcisochavez9392 5 лет назад +21

      That kinda sounds like he just paid for speech therapy classes

  • @iAmNothingness
    @iAmNothingness 4 года назад +37

    i realy need to do something else but i can't leave because of his voice and how he's speaking.

  • @balsamkhalaf5498
    @balsamkhalaf5498 5 лет назад +5

    Much (if not all) of what he's saying is actually great advice to marketers. Brilliant talk!

  • @sleepyd1231
    @sleepyd1231 7 лет назад +173

    I just want to meet someone who acknowledges that this is how the majority of society operates, and breaks that cycle. It seems to be such an obviously futile method of obtaining happiness, and if we can step past this would achieve something much more valuable.

    • @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208
      @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208 5 лет назад +20

      Is it? Wanting people to pay attention to us, to be of a valuable presence, to help us is an eternal desire. Seduction simply builds on that.

    • @yvesgomes
      @yvesgomes 5 лет назад +2

      I agree. I haven't much patience for it. But it can be a long wait. I only met someone like that at 23 (10 years ago, my wife). Before that, it was only casual stuff, because I had no interest in the game.

    • @crimson6172
      @crimson6172 5 лет назад +7

      Dylan Ost I understand that "the cycle" can be exhausting to partake in, but even if you manage to break "the cycle", have you got anything else to replace it with that will actually work???

    • @hopedean6424
      @hopedean6424 4 года назад +1

      @@crimson6172 Am genuinely curious about that too

    • @wondrinfree
      @wondrinfree 4 года назад +16

      Is being attentive and putting value on people such a bad model?
      Every single transaction and interaction can be viewed cynically, but to what end?
      It seems that your unmet need is authenticity. You will find the 'one' when you meet someone who can give this. But you will also need to meet their unmet needs too. Is that so unreasonable?

  • @fangirlfortheages5940
    @fangirlfortheages5940 7 лет назад +214

    This guys is an amazing speakers. He's so eloquent

    • @bellachance1206
      @bellachance1206 6 лет назад

      +SEBp mtl Lol

    • @smallheelcatcher
      @smallheelcatcher 5 лет назад +1

      Maybe you were seduced? I found the beginning of his speech was only weakly connecting with the audience. I can't argue that he has an eloquent way about him though. It might be easier to speak about things when you know people are eating out of your hand. Find topics people struggle with (an unmet need), hook, line, and sinker. (A.K.A. - The format of the best Ted talks. "Ideas worth talking about.")

    • @daniellamoreno3616
      @daniellamoreno3616 4 года назад

      Yes very good speaking voice...

  • @superhappysozo
    @superhappysozo 4 года назад +5

    Fantastic delivery - great points. Our technology is from a 'me first' perspective. Raj makes it clear that is what's keeping us alone.

  • @saadhasib9653
    @saadhasib9653 5 лет назад +12

    Possibly the best speaker I've seen on TEDx till date. Bravo!

  • @Ethan-qd1lb
    @Ethan-qd1lb 6 лет назад +15

    BRUH! this man is dripping with swag, his prose flames all other ted talks.

  • @sharedivinelove
    @sharedivinelove 7 лет назад +213

    Superb Doctor . What an eloquent lecture and delivered with wit and yet full of critical information. Thanks

  • @TheRaissarenee
    @TheRaissarenee 4 года назад +18

    One of the best teds I’ve watched. The way he ended with a form of seduction was brilliant!😍🥰🔥

  • @Thortchello
    @Thortchello 5 лет назад +40

    For me it was very powerful " you can choose to don't play the game but just be aware everyone else is doing" . So this is it. You may refuse to follow the patterns but they will always be there no matter what ! very wise!!! loved it and made a lot of notes

  • @TheresaBuccola
    @TheresaBuccola 6 лет назад +32

    Wow. This is brilliant. This guy is brilliant. I've listened to quite a few lectures and talks on this ancient art, and most of the time, I'm bored to tears. Bringing us home to the old school, Raj. thank you.

  • @klueboy13
    @klueboy13 7 лет назад +48

    That delivery was smooth. Bang on with the "unmet needs"

  • @jackie5046
    @jackie5046 4 года назад +8

    This is so brilliant I love this TED Talk and it translates to every relationship in your life and most definitely explains the bond that I have formed with my mate without realizing it I discovered and fulfilled his most basic unmet need.

  • @anewloveofficial9137
    @anewloveofficial9137 5 лет назад +30

    That was very deep but I agree with him, if you want something whether it's about someone you like or material things that you want to achieve in life, you really have to give first or make an offer before it is given to you and that's how seduction works, it really works like magic.

  • @jazzmonblazz
    @jazzmonblazz 7 лет назад +92

    A brilliant ted talk truly ! Thank you doctor Persaud !

  • @avinandandey6418
    @avinandandey6418 5 лет назад +975

    *sijuicing*

  • @joeyahmadieh6210
    @joeyahmadieh6210 4 года назад +42

    This man is my favorite ted speaker so far. The way he was able to convey such a complex message into a very simple idea, waw!
    Recently I’ve noticed With ted talks that they grab you by the title, and once you watch it, it’s a pointless talk.
    However this guy, really got into details and was able to clearly say his message.
    Waw I’m impressed

  • @zeynepaykutatalay
    @zeynepaykutatalay 4 года назад +4

    Fill the unmet need in a way it's never been filled before ! Perfect speech, thank you!

  • @richz.warren7706
    @richz.warren7706 6 лет назад +10

    Brilliant - I read the title and immediately thought “TED wouldn’t ask a “pick-up-artist to speak... would they?” I had to find out for myself. The final point “Find The Un-Met Need” is something that I think is profoundly important in our society today and if everyone took this on as their mantra, altruistically or not, the world would be a better place.

  • @eddyLama
    @eddyLama 7 лет назад +100

    very intelligent and amazing speech.

  • @AdaBrown3personalupgrade
    @AdaBrown3personalupgrade 3 года назад +1

    Your mission is accomplished, Dr. Persaud. You've left me wanting more in a curious kind of way that makes me understand the power of 'Seduction' Thanks!

  • @morri4415
    @morri4415 4 года назад +2

    the way he used the concept to lure us to how he will talk about seduction is sooo smooth

  • @Matthew-oq9rw
    @Matthew-oq9rw Год назад +3

    Truly an incredible speech. You learn a lot, while you are moved by the message. pretty perfect speech!

  • @anitapg75
    @anitapg75 4 года назад +13

    his eloquence was amazing and catching, plus the humour was just at the right time. what an amazing talk!

  • @madelainekane760
    @madelainekane760 Год назад +1

    Not only is his voice very soothing to me, but the points that he makes about the play that lacks words with the letter r in it are very deep and true.

  • @BrookieSmallz
    @BrookieSmallz 4 года назад +10

    That was one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard

  • @Jake-oo5gy
    @Jake-oo5gy 5 лет назад +7

    This video literally made my day. Wow. Pure. Genius.

  • @kellychannali4042
    @kellychannali4042 2 года назад +3

    Can you do a TedTalk on how to let the words flow so well in a speech. One of the best TedTalks I've seen!

  • @EIGHT88888
    @EIGHT88888 5 лет назад +72

    Attention, interest, maintenance
    Discovering the unmet need
    Filling the unmet need
    ...
    He got my attention via the title, he peaked my interest via giving me value, and now I DESIRE to know HOW thus making him the source. He will in a sense teach me how to maintain my ability to be successfully seductive.

  • @kennethcarvalho3684
    @kennethcarvalho3684 3 года назад +3

    So much energy so much eloquence but a message that could be given in a minute

  • @phahlamakoko5542
    @phahlamakoko5542 Год назад +4

    One of the best lectures. I SWEAR A TEAR ALMOST AROUSED. This is man knows The Real Game🔥🔥🔥

  • @erikaadalen5297
    @erikaadalen5297 5 лет назад +60

    Am I the only one who thinks a girl would be creeped out if you wrote an entire play for her after meeting her once?

    • @CharlotteG754
      @CharlotteG754 3 года назад +20

      No ... lol that is quite romantic and clever. I had men compose music and poetry in my name and paint art. Inspiring someone to do something out of ordinary is quite enchanting.
      Writing a play - is a form of an art ...
      would be creepy if he stalked her or was throwing himself on her on the first day - which happens way too often!!

    • @adityapathak5298
      @adityapathak5298 3 года назад +1

      @@CharlotteG754 I think the presentation of his feelings or the things he has done for u plays a very important role.. it could work really well if u present it in a charismatic way..

    • @MixxxedFruuts
      @MixxxedFruuts 3 года назад +4

      That would depend on the girl heh. I'd say reading a room will be crucial. Find the thing she would likely love based on what you have learned about her. Don't just do the thing you would want. I think that is the most common error.

    • @mjsart7399
      @mjsart7399 2 года назад

      No. I'd be impressed. And actually consider you (I don't date, im Surrounded by idiots)

  • @puchu9507
    @puchu9507 4 года назад +2

    I am not very fond of these TED talks but this guy's speaking skills are beyond anyone I have ever seen. Taught me how to talk.

  • @yasmine5811
    @yasmine5811 4 года назад +2

    This was incredible! Persaud is so well-spoken

  • @huyvuquang2041
    @huyvuquang2041 5 лет назад +39

    So in conclusion, we have 2 key points here:
    1. About the experience of "half-day of rejection & half-day of agreement", it says that if you express like they have made an impact on you, then you get a bonus point!
    2. About the story of the play with no word "R", it says that if you can figure out and satisfy their unmet needs (also let them see that they're perfect as the way they are), then you get another bonus point.
    Am I missing anything?
    By the way, this is a wonderful clip. Thanks TedTalk

    • @_monomorph_1411
      @_monomorph_1411 4 года назад +7

      Huy Vũ Quang I think also one thing you missed was his point about the play vs the gas station flowers. Your goal is to make them feel special- set apart from the others. Casanova’s expression of admiration was much more impactful because he met her need is a PERSONALIZED way. He put in obvious effort all for her and ONLY her. Like he said, he’s not running around writing complex plays for just anyone. You can buy anyone a $15 bouquet without much thought or effort on your part, which tells that person they aren’t worth that enough to you. Not saying flowers aren’t lovely to receive as a loving gesture, but it can’t be your grand gesture of admiration like he’s talking about here.

  • @KindaLikeWater
    @KindaLikeWater 5 лет назад +3

    Eloquent and polished presenter! The only problem is that I feel like I learned very little from him. The content of his talk reminds me of high school papers in which the students write the same information in several different ways, in order to meet the page count requirement.

  • @hotrizod777
    @hotrizod777 3 года назад

    One of the best Ted Talks I've ever seen. Thank you.

  • @aksjhdbaksjhdbNotASpam
    @aksjhdbaksjhdbNotASpam 4 года назад +2

    Nice video. I think it's a good sign for myself that I've always known this thing about if you want to give someone a good gift, something that will make them like you more, make it something which is personal for them, even better if it fills some of their needs

  • @stanleydog1454
    @stanleydog1454 5 лет назад +5

    What this dude had to say was very interesting, but more importantly, I want this man to narrate every book that I read in the future.

  • @deeperpurposelive
    @deeperpurposelive 5 лет назад +77

    He speaks so nicely and eloquently. His accent is sharp as well. However, I did not like this talk on seduction.

    • @instagod9345
      @instagod9345 5 лет назад +14

      I see what you did there.

    • @rapidtower1753
      @rapidtower1753 5 лет назад +12

      deeper purpose, are you trying to seduce us? 😊

    • @mjsart7399
      @mjsart7399 2 года назад +1

      Aw ha haaa I see what you are doing

    • @kennygo8423
      @kennygo8423 2 года назад

      Witty

  • @susanneclara1820
    @susanneclara1820 4 года назад

    performed incredibly well! what a speech! very inspiring how he is presenting.

  • @azplease4121
    @azplease4121 4 года назад +1

    Nailed it! This makes perfect sense.. thank you 💕

  • @RajeetSinghTVr
    @RajeetSinghTVr 7 лет назад +4

    Absolutely effing brilliant. This is the EXACT essence of seduction

  • @myname2385
    @myname2385 Год назад +5

    1. First disagree than agree
    -other person will think they have an impact on you and that you've warmed up
    2. Attention, interest, maintenance
    3. Fill the unmed need
    -in a way it's never been filled before

  • @HamzaKhan000
    @HamzaKhan000 3 года назад

    one of the best speeches iv ever listened. profound and excellently delivered

  • @kenmalachie5587
    @kenmalachie5587 4 года назад +1

    For the first time ever I applauded at the end of a talk. This is wonderful👏👏👏👏👏

  • @shadowboxing7029
    @shadowboxing7029 4 года назад +7

    Basically isn't (for most people) being accepted the greatest need we have? Cassanova's move does just that, he accepts her despite a flaw she sees in herself. Someone accepting you regardless of your faults is one of the best feelings there is.

  • @QubilahHarden
    @QubilahHarden 4 года назад +22

    I love this. I used to think I really was a master in the art of seduction on a personal and professional level. And to some degree I am, but now I know how to amplify my skills. I don’t want to use my charms for maleficent intent. I now know to focus more on an unmet need and allow the object (man, job, etc) of my desire to gravitate towards me.

  • @Macmittens411
    @Macmittens411 4 года назад +2

    Wow!! He is good! I use to be a pick up artist and he made me remember something I stopped doing. Seduction is like torture but with plsause. He's good with his speech!

  • @jeremyguerrero557
    @jeremyguerrero557 4 года назад +1

    Thank u for the useful data to take in as a person looking to understand love and relationships

  • @johnrosenbaum8730
    @johnrosenbaum8730 6 лет назад +36

    Brilliant talk. He'd make an excellent news reader.

    • @DrAA.
      @DrAA. 4 года назад +3

      he is a professor, guiding the generations and you want him to be a newsreader. what a generation

  • @69Cherry69
    @69Cherry69 5 лет назад +91

    This man's speech is brilliant, but speaking for myself I would rather be single for the rest of my life than building a facade and tricking a person who I love into thinking what I'm not. I value honesty.

    • @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208
      @hermiliocarvalhojr.7208 5 лет назад +47

      And you're completely right. Seduction is absolutely about PAYING ATTENTION and SATISFYING NEEDS. Absolutely nothing dishonest about it, but instead something truly beautiful.

    • @Thortchello
      @Thortchello 5 лет назад +3

      I always saw life with my lenses too but like he said, you can choose not to play the game but be aware everyone else is doing it...…. and if things are not working out, we have to try new methods!

    • @austin7530
      @austin7530 5 лет назад +20

      Nobody said you had to build a facade to seduce someone.. Wtf

    • @ivetterodriguez1994
      @ivetterodriguez1994 5 лет назад +16

      Who said you can't unknowingly seduce someone by being yoursef, being naturally caring, and being able to state personal opinions of disagreement and consensus? You could be "playing the game" without realizing you're playing it. It doesn't have to be deliberate and forced.

    • @ddbt342
      @ddbt342 5 лет назад +3

      You didn't understand that right.

  • @Ireemo1
    @Ireemo1 5 лет назад

    for god sakes, you're so eloquent and the speech is perfectly executed !!! I am super impressed. audible should hire you.

  • @1024raquel
    @1024raquel 5 лет назад

    Loved it!!! Learnt a lot and had fun. He knows what he is doing.

  • @alexdornelli3242
    @alexdornelli3242 4 года назад +11

    He just seducted me with his wit and charm, a great speaker with a terrific sense of timing.

  • @alwaysandobviously
    @alwaysandobviously 7 лет назад +714

    lol im good at taking people who are rabbidly in love with me and making them somewhat disinterested.. rather than this vice versa thign called 'seduction'

    • @reginagarcia2618
      @reginagarcia2618 6 лет назад +14

      Ha! That is so me!

    • @marimarcalbero7435
      @marimarcalbero7435 6 лет назад +54

      yess i feel the same. maybe its bec. im an extrovert and open too much too early then it came that they already know everything and get disinterested

    • @josefromspace
      @josefromspace 6 лет назад +87

      It’s called “reduction”.

    • @Yodalemos
      @Yodalemos 6 лет назад +31

      I have had 3 relationships with women in my life where I was completely aware of their attraction to me, but I just sort of felt pressured by it so I avoided getting too close. I don't know whats wrong with me.

    • @monsterman9013
      @monsterman9013 5 лет назад +2

      Exactly. It's a curse tbh. 😒

  • @gafyndavies
    @gafyndavies 2 года назад +1

    Excellent, well-written and well-delivered talk!

  • @adialatifi341
    @adialatifi341 4 года назад

    wise words! i really was questioning the whole ‘seduction game ‘ but couldn’t find a way to answer it. glad i happen to slide upon this video.

  • @arwaaljahdali6239
    @arwaaljahdali6239 7 лет назад +8

    great speech

  • @madisonregester3508
    @madisonregester3508 5 лет назад +3

    I now realize how I unconsciously met my friend's unmet need. I approached her when she was new at the school, just when she needed someone to help her adjust.

  • @santubanik633
    @santubanik633 8 месяцев назад +2

    One of the greatest Ted lectures..

  • @mungozatadiwa7284
    @mungozatadiwa7284 4 года назад

    You're the best one yet Raj the best speaker on the show ever...👏🏾👏🏾

  • @funishereforall4588
    @funishereforall4588 6 лет назад +4

    He was right. It is very complicated, now I see I don't have any hope. He just left us in the middle of the air falling down.

  • @moiatashi
    @moiatashi 5 лет назад +275

    Is he saying that all we want are tsunderes

    • @barb2977
      @barb2977 5 лет назад

      creepy

    • @rowansaro2458
      @rowansaro2458 5 лет назад +44

      I've been scrolling through the comments in search of someone addressing how he stated tsunderes are psychologically, fundamentally attractive. Glad I wasn't the only one who immediately thought of tsunderes.

    • @NeinFeline
      @NeinFeline 5 лет назад +2

      Pretty much...

    • @Divineear330
      @Divineear330 5 лет назад +10

      Most under rated comment of all time

    • @janicemacy7064
      @janicemacy7064 5 лет назад +2

      Tsunderes banzai!

  • @vasienaidoo8108
    @vasienaidoo8108 Год назад

    A very well spoken and exceptionally explained Ted talk. He disects and analyse every aspect of his topic so clearly and logically. Complicated aspects so easily explainec

  • @giorgiamis4676
    @giorgiamis4676 Год назад

    I SO enjoyed this. Absolutely brilliant!

  • @danielmoore4024
    @danielmoore4024 2 года назад +3

    I always live as my authentic self no matter where I am, who I'm with and this has even developed into a theory of my own.
    First thing to know is I'm Autistic, there's just as many good things about Autism as there is difficult. One of the good things is those of us Autistic are not so tied to social expectations, that we will not sacrifice our values for the sake of social acceptance.
    I've listened to lots of Autistic people and have developed the theory that authenticity is an unrecognised characteristic of Autism.

  • @rosalynuv9656
    @rosalynuv9656 7 лет назад +599

    He's a great speaker...if that's a seduction...I got seduced! :)

  • @gugulethumagubane159
    @gugulethumagubane159 4 года назад +1

    He is brilliant! Totally enjoyed him. 👌🏿🧡

  • @katireijonen
    @katireijonen 2 года назад

    This was a great talk! Thank you Dr Persaud