Paul Jeffrey Ross, known by the pseudonym Ross Jeffries, is an American author and

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, in his 2005 book ''

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'', describes Jeffries as the "godfather" of the modern pick-up artist community.

Career

In 1988 Jeffries started to study seduction. He taught workshops and promoted a collection of

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(NLP) techniques called "speed seduction". In 1992, he was on a segment of NBC's '' Faith Daniels Show'', appearing with men's rights activist Mel Feit and feminist and ethicist

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. Jeffries has been featured on ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Jane Whitney Show'' and ''

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'', and is a self-described "speed seduction expert". In 2000 Ross Jeffries sued John White (also known as Don Steele) alleging invasion of privacy, business interference, slander and libel. In 2005, he was one of the people that

wrote about in his book ''

''. Ross was the mentor to Mystery and

. Neil shadowed Ross, when he was writing ''The Game''. Jeffries was profiled on ''

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''.

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's character in the film ''

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'' was inspired by Jeffries according to the film's writer-director

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. Jeffries is Jewish.

Books

*How to Get the Women You Desire into Bed, , September 1992 *Secrets of Speed Seduction Mastery, , May 11, 2010 *Subtle Words That Sell: How To Get Your Prospects To Convince Themselves To Buy Without Pushing, Pressuring Or Pitching, , 22 feb 2018

References

External links

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Speaking and Sales Website
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