Sean Evans hosts a show called Hot Ones 🔥 (the show with hot questions and even hotter wings)!

On May 25th, 2021 Sean was nominated for an Emmy 🏆

And this is no surprise considering he is able to impress even Shaq.

Here's a breakdown of 9 tactics Sean uses to impress anyone:

ASK KILLER QUESTIONS.

For example, Sean once asked, "If there's one thing you could steal from Casey Neistat’s studio what would it be?"

This is Important when asking questions to people of higher status.

Ask beyond the obvious questions to prevent a boring conversation.

PREPARE TO DIFFERENTIATE.

Sean does a TON of research before the interview.

You can stand out by surfacing information that no one has before.

Use the same technique when attending a networking event or interviewing.

USE THE QUESTION PREAMBLE.

Shows off your knowledge about them.

Make the other person say:"How do you know about that?"

This helps you differentiate.

In your own life, open with your own preamble to impress someone.

Personalization wins. Use this in your cold emails.

STEER CONVERSATION TO ELICIT EMOTION.

For instance, someone's:

• Passion

• Hobby

• Quirks

Engage someone on an emotional level.

USE THE "BEST AND WORST" STRUCTURE:

• What's the BEST thing about living in Mexico?

• What's the WORST thing about living in Mexico?

People can go on forever about what they love.

And, people will also talk your ear off about what frustrates them.

Go for the highs + lows.

TEASE GUESTS PLAYFULLY.

Take risks and have fun.

Show your personality.

When we are nervous, we tend to be literal. Crack more jokes.

You don't have to answer questions in a literal manner.

When we are scared of messing up, we tend to be vanilla.

BE OK WITH DISAGREEMENT.

You can be assertive and polite at the same time.

Joe Rogan is the master of this.

Don't stifle yourself to be agreeable.

USE THE DISAGREEMENT SANDWICH

Don't go straight for the gut on disagreeing...

...instead:

• Tell them what you agree with

• Tell them what you DON'T agree with

• Tell them AGAIN on what you DO agree with

That's how you prevent yourself from looking like a know-it-all.

SEE THEM AT A HUMAN LEVEL

See past what they represent to the masses.

Instead, see them at a human level.

And, outside of their public persona.

Asking them about personal interests, cracking a joke, or disagreeing comes more natural when you see someone else as a human.

My mouth is on fire just from writing this 🔥

And, I'm getting hungry.

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