Short YouTube advice clip by Trenton Luera offering a single, actionable psychological trick to improve interactions with college coaches: mirror the coach’s tone and speaking style (speed, language, demeanor) to build rapport and increase likability, which can help secure scholarship offers. The speaker gives brief anecdotal support and a call-to-action to follow for more tips.
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Here's a psychological trick that you can use to build greater relationships with college coaches, resulting in a scholarship offer. I get it. It's scary to talk to college coaches. It's hard sometimes. You're not sure how to go about things. You're scared you're going to scare them away or say something that's going to scare them away. Here's the thing. You don't need to worry about any of that. Just have a normal conversation and here's how you should go about it. You should be matching their tone and how they say things. It's a simple psychological trick that allows people to like you better. For example, I had many cases where I'm talking to a coach on the phone over messages and they cuss or they say something, or they have a weird demeanor. I copy it exactly. It's super simple and it works every single time. So the next time you're talking to a college coach, whether that's at a camp or over the phone, if you notice that they're talking slower, talk slow with them. Try it. If you found this interesting, be sure to follow for more tips like this.