Awaken automatisms

Inner Dialogue

People talk to themselves.

Hand-drawn smiling person in a pink shirt with a small red devil on one shoulder and a small white-robed angel on the other.

How it works

People are constantly in dialogue with themselves. This inner dialogue is the sum of all conscious and unconscious thoughts and shapes actions and decisions.

When to use it

Use the effect if you want to encourage your customer to act spontaneously.

Online examples from practice

Questions from an “I” perspective

Use targeted “I” addresses to trigger inner dialogue.

  • List FAQs in first-person perspective.
  • Ask and answer questions that customers are likely to ask.
Uber help page FAQ list with four collapsed German questions about creating an account, city availability, ordering a ride and using the app without a smartphone.
uber.com
MediaMarkt help text with a large red heading asking how to register, followed by German instructions to use the My Account menu and verify an email address.
faq.mediamarkt.de

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