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Master the Science of Getting to Yes

Six modules of neuroscience and psychology — made immediately actionable — so you can influence anyone, in any room, without ever feeling pushy or manipulative.

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Wired to Say Yes

Once you understand what the brain is actually responding to, influence stops being something you do to people — and starts being something you do with them.Tony Scott

What you'll learn

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify the core neurological and psychological triggers that drive human agreement and decision-making
  • Apply the principles from Wired to Say Yes to real-world sales conversations and client interactions
  • Craft ethical persuasion strategies that feel natural, not manipulative, to both parties
  • Recognize and respond to resistance patterns that block a 'yes' — and know how to navigate them
  • Lead teams and negotiations with greater influence by understanding what motivates people at a deeper level
  • Build a personal influence framework you can adapt across sales, leadership, and everyday relationships

How it works

A school that adapts to you

This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.

We learn your level

A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.

Lessons adapt as you go

Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.

Your AI coach keeps you moving

Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.

The curriculum

What's inside your school

6 modules · 19 lessons

1

The Neuroscience of Yes

Establishes the biological and neurological foundation for the entire course. Students discover that agreement is not random — it is a predictable, brain-driven response. This module grounds all future persuasion and influence strategies in hard science, drawing directly from Tony Scott's 'Wired to Say Yes,' so students trust the framework before they apply it.

  • 1.1Why People Really Say YesIncluded
  • 1.2The Triune Brain and Decision-MakingIncluded
  • 1.3Trust as a Neurological EventIncluded
2

The Psychology of Agreement

Bridges neuroscience into human psychology, showing students the specific mental and emotional triggers that move people from interest to agreement. Rooted in 'Wired to Say Yes,' this module explores how emotion, story, identity, and values interact to create genuine buy-in. Students begin connecting science to real conversational strategy.

  • 2.1Core Psychological Triggers That Drive AgreementIncluded
  • 2.2Emotion, Story, and the Yes ResponseIncluded
  • 2.3Identity, Values, and the Alignment EffectIncluded
3

Ethical Influence in Action

Translates neuroscience and psychology into a concrete, actionable influence practice — one that is intentionally ethical, human-centered, and sustainable. Rooted in 'Wired to Say Yes,' this module gives students the specific language patterns, questioning strategies, and an ethical code to operate from. This is the 'how to' heart of the course, and it only lands powerfully because Modules 1 and 2 have established the 'why.'

  • 3.1The Ethical Persuader's CodeIncluded
  • 3.2Language Patterns That Open MindsIncluded
  • 3.3Asking Questions That Lead to YesIncluded
4

Navigating Resistance and Objections

Equips students to meet resistance not as failure but as neurological and psychological data. Drawing from 'Wired to Say Yes,' this module decodes what is happening in the brain when someone says no or hesitates, and gives students a full toolkit for navigating objections ethically, reading buying signals accurately, and knowing when to press forward and when to pause. This module is only effective because students now understand the brain (Module 1), the psychology (Module 2), and the language tools (Module 3).

  • 4.1Understanding Resistance at the Brain LevelIncluded
  • 4.2Navigating Objections Without PressureIncluded
  • 4.3When No Means Not Yet — Reading Buying SignalsIncluded
5

Influence in Leadership and Negotiation

Expands the 'Wired to Say Yes' framework beyond one-on-one sales conversations into the broader arenas of team leadership and high-stakes negotiation. Students apply everything learned so far to the dynamics of groups, organizational influence, and complex multi-party decisions. Two additional lessons have been added — on motivating teams and reading group dynamics — to ensure this module fully delivers the course outcome around leading with deeper influence.

  • 5.1Leading with Influence, Not AuthorityIncluded
  • 5.2What Really Motivates People — The Deeper DriversIncluded
  • 5.3Negotiation Through the Wired to Yes LensIncluded
  • 5.4Group Dynamics and Collective AgreementIncluded
6

Building Your Personal Influence Framework

The culminating module of the course — where students synthesize everything from 'Wired to Say Yes' into a living, personalized influence system they can use across sales, leadership, and everyday relationships. Students revisit their ethical code, finalize their question toolkit, and build a complete personal framework. This module also closes the loop on growth and mastery, ensuring students leave with not just knowledge but a sustainable practice.

  • 6.1Integrating the Wired to Yes PrinciplesIncluded
  • 6.2Designing Your Personal Influence FrameworkIncluded
  • 6.3Sustaining Growth and Continued MasteryIncluded

Who it's for

Is this you?

Sales Professionals

You want to close more confidently by understanding the neurological and psychological mechanics behind why clients say yes — or don't.

Entrepreneurs & Founders

You're pitching investors, partners, and customers daily — and you need an ethical influence framework that scales with every conversation.

Team Leaders & Managers

You're ready to lead through genuine influence rather than authority, and to unlock what actually motivates the people on your team.

Negotiators & Dealmakers

You need to understand resistance at the brain level and navigate high-stakes negotiations without resorting to pressure tactics.

Coaches & Consultants

Your value is clear to you — this school helps you communicate it in a way that resonates with the deeper values and identity of every client.

Persuasion-Curious Learners

You're fascinated by why people make decisions and want a science-backed lens for understanding influence in everyday life and relationships.

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Your teacher

A note from your teacher

Tony Scott

Tony Scott

If you've ever walked away from a conversation thinking, "I know my product is the right fit — why didn't they say yes?" — I want you to know that feeling isn't a skill gap. It's a knowledge gap. And it's exactly the gap this school was built to close.

Here's what I've come to understand after years of studying how the brain processes influence: most smart, capable people lose the sale — or the room, or the negotiation — not because they don't have value to offer, but because they're communicating in a language the other person's brain isn't wired to receive. They're presenting logic to an emotional system. They're pushing when the brain needs to pull. They're answering objections when they should be understanding resistance. None of that is your fault. Nobody teaches us this stuff.

That's why I wrote Wired to Say Yes — and why I built this school around it. I wanted to take the neuroscience and psychology of human agreement out of the academic journals and put it somewhere you can actually use it, conversation by conversation, day by day. Not as a bag of tricks. Not as a manipulation playbook. But as a genuine, ethical framework that makes you a better communicator, a more trusted leader, and a more effective human being.

What you'll find inside is a progression — from the biology of the yes response, through the psychology of agreement, all the way to building a personal influence framework that fits who you are and how you work. We'll go deep into the Triune Brain, into language patterns that open minds, into what really happens when someone objects and how to navigate it without pressure. We'll look at leadership, negotiation, group dynamics, and the deeper motivators that most people never think to ask about.

I won't pretend this is passive learning. You'll need to bring your real situations — the deals you're working on, the teams you're leading, the conversations you've been dreading — and run them through what you learn here. That's where the transformation happens. Not in the theory, but in the application.

I'm glad you're here. Let's go find out what's really going on inside the minds of the people you want to reach.

Tony Scott

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