Communication Skills Machine: Master Persuasion & Influence (Udemy.com)
Learn the Communication Skills to Master the Secrets of Persuasion, Influence, & Assertiveness for Business & Life.
Created by: Patrick Dang
Last updated August 2021
Our take
Based on the ratings of 10,383 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in August 2021. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a short course. It runs 2.6 hours across 20 lectures and eight sections, and it leans toward selling more than general conversation. The syllabus covers first impressions, steering a conversation, persuading with emotion and pain, advanced question tactics, leverage, and a closing persuasion formula. Patrick Dang is a former Oracle sales rep, so the examples tend to be about pitches and winning agreement. About 29,600 students have enrolled. It is listed for all levels, and the listed requirements are an open mind and the drive to improve.
Reviewers like the practical techniques. One reviewer noticed their team was already using parroting, mirroring and the DIQ formula without knowing the names. A photojournalist used it to handle tough interviews. The complaints are consistent, though. Some say Dang talks too fast, and one adds that the audio editing leaves no room to breathe. Others mention uneven volume, plain black and white slides, and a long personal story before the real content. One reviewer calls the examples basic and repetitive, and another felt it was aimed at younger, less experienced people. Roughly 5,000 reviews are five stars and 3,700 are four stars.
The material was last updated in August 2021, but persuasion basics do not depend on software, so the age matters little here. There are no quizzes or exercises, so any practice is up to you. As a paid course, it is a cheap way to get a framework for sales conversations. We would recommend it as a quick primer for people in or near sales. Anyone wanting depth, or a slower teaching pace, should look elsewhere.
Pros
- Short at 2.6 hours, so techniques like mirroring and the DIQ formula are quick to finish
- Sales-trained examples that reviewers applied to interviews, team work and difficult conversations
- Clear flow from first impressions through question tactics to a final persuasion formula
- Rated 4.6 across more than 10,000 reviews, with most sampled reviews at four or five stars
Cons
- Fast delivery and tight audio editing leave little room to absorb the ideas
- Low, uneven volume and plain black and white text slides
- No quizzes or exercises, and some examples feel basic or repetitive
I noticed that I and several others in my team have already been subconsciously using some of these techniques like parroting and mirroring as well as the DIQ formula.
Listed for all levels, but it suits beginners and junior salespeople most. Experienced pros may find it basic.
What you will learn
- Students will learn how to authentically make a great first impression and get anyone to like them within the first 5 seconds
- The most effective method to pitch your product, service, or idea that will get almost anyone to say “Yes!”
- The core foundations world class performers and companies use to develop their communication skills to become more persuasive in leadership roles
- The best way to make people take an action by appealing to their emotions
- How to defend themselves from anyone who tries to use manipulative persuasion tactics and how to use this to your advantage
Course content
8 sections · 20 lectures · 2.6 hours of video
- 1Welcome to Communication Skills Machine 1 free preview1 lecture · 9 min
- 2Communication Skills Mindset 2 free previews2 lectures · 18 min
- 3Making a Good First Impression 2 free previews4 lectures · 32 min
- 4Controlling the Flow of Conversation2 lectures · 13 min
- 5Persuading with Emotion & Pain3 lectures · 21 min
- 6Advanced Question Tactics3 lectures · 23 min
- 7Leverage 1 free preview3 lectures · 23 min
- 8The Persuasion Formula 2 free previews2 lectures · 19 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- People who want to learn the communication skills to become more persuasive and influential in their business and everyday life
- Anyone who wants to learn the psychology behind why people say "Yes" and apply in almost any situation
- People who want to be stronger communicators and be seen as authority figures
- Anyone who wants to master the science of people and understand the intent of why people do what they do
What you need before you start
- You must have an open mind to learn and apply new skills
- The drive to be the very best version of you that you can be
How it compares
Against the other 392 rated Udemy courses in Communication Skills on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 73% of them
- Reviews10,383#33 of 393 by number of reviews
- Length2.6 hourslonger than 60% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2021earlier than 84% of them
Course Description
WHY DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO BECOME MORE PERSUASIVE & INFLUENTIAL?
No matter who you are or what you, we all face a similar challenge…
What do you need to say in order to get people to say “YES” and how can you make that happen more often?
As you know, it’s incredibly frustrating when you want to persuade someone to take action: whether it’s to get them to buy a product or service or even getting someone to listen to insightful life advice. Butsometimes we just don’t know the exact words to say or how to say them during these crucial conversations.
And this typically leads to heated arguments, unproductive outcomes and honestly, can be a huge waste of time…all caused by a simple miscommunication.
THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY, RIGHT?
Fortunately, I’ve created a PROVEN Communication Skills Methodology that will show you how to develop the communication skills required to become more persuasive and more influential in both your professional and personal life. And it’s called Communication Skills Machine.
Unlike other courses, Communication Skills Machine is the COMPLETE MASTER COURSE thousands of people have used to master the psychology of persuasion and communication skills to have more influence in their everyday lives.
As long as you use our proven Communication Skills Machine Methodology (which I’ll show you how to do step by step), you’ll be able to take control of any situation.
Here are some of the many things I’ll cover for you in this course that trains on how to master persuasion and influence skills:
- We will show you the core foundations world class performers and companies use to develop their communication skills to become more persuasive and influential in leadership roles
- How to authentically make a great first impression and get anyone to like you within the first 5 seconds of meeting you
- The most effective method to pitch your product, service, or idea that will get almost anyone to say “Yes!”
- How to take control of any conversation and guide people into seeing things from your perspective
- The best way to make people take an action by appealing to their emotions
- How you can get more people to say “YES” without being seen as pushy, needy, or aggressive
- How to master persuasion psychology principles like Social Proof, Time, & Scarcity to have more influence in your everyday life
- How to position yourself as an authority figure and get people to listen to whatever it is you have to say
- How to defend yourself from anyone who tries to use manipulative persuasion tactics on you and how to use this to your advantage
This course will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know to develop your communication skills and to become more persuasive & influential in business and life, whether you’re already familiar with communication skills development or if you’re just getting started.
I’ve personally tested these bullet proof strategies during my time as one of the TOP sales professionals at Oracle, a Y-Combinator backed startup, as well as in my everyday life.
I'm confident the Communication Skills Machine Methodology WILL WORK for YOU.
Now, if you’re ready to take your Communication skills, Influence, and Persuasion skills to the next level, I’ll see you inside!
-Patrick
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
10,383 Reviews
Patrick Dang
Patrick Dang is an international sales trainer who started his career at Oracle in Silicon Valley and quickly became one of the top performers in North America in just one year.
After gaining experience in both the enterprise and startup world, Patrick began sharing his knowledge of modern sales students around the globe.
Since then, Patrick has trained over 100,000 students across 150 countries on topics on how to start a career in sales, business development, lead generation using cold email and LinkedIn, cold calling, and sales skills.
Ultimately, Patrick's vision is to inspire others to make a living from their passions and provide the knowledge and tools to make it a reality.
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Reviews
By Mohamad Hakim on 5/30/2022
This was a really great course. I noticed that I and several others in my team have already been subconsciously using some of these techniques like parroting and mirroring as well as the DIQ formula. We just never knew that this was a an existing technique that we could use more effectively and improve on. This course has a lot of things that are useful for salespeople. Overall, really great stuff.
By Peng Li on 10/8/2021
It is a quite good way to communicate with others. Control the expectation is vital important to achieve the goal of our speaking or representation. Deeply dig the others pain is a shortcut to get other's requirement
By Anonymized User on 11/24/2020
I like how the instructor tells his life's story before beginning the course content. It's very inspiring! However, I don't agree that people should take responsibility for absolutely everything, especially if someone is being unjustly accused of a wrongdoing. In cases like this, the person should work hard to defend themselves and prove their innocence.
By 216167gopal on 11/8/2020
yes. It was good
By 212769 -Dhananjay Kumar on 11/8/2020
Excellent detailing of insights
By Samantha Williams on 11/8/2020
so far so good. it's actually what I was looking for and I hope to gain more skills and confidence after the course.
By 212392-ShilpaK on 11/8/2020
It was a wonderful small bit of course for improvising on the topic in a short span of time
By Ravisankar BH on 10/20/2020
I liked the insights of individual's thought process
By Daisy Matthews on 10/19/2020
Thank you so much. I am getting all the answers which I am looking at. I started using the tips which are shared. I am gaining the confidence as well.
By Harrison Morris on 10/18/2020
The most completed Udemy course I have ever done. Thanks!
By John Tressel on 10/18/2020
Decent base for starting.
Examples are at times quite basic and almost immature/repetitive.
By Ximena Robbiati on 10/13/2020
I enjoyed this course very much.
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Overall Score : 92 / 100












