Easily Tell Who Votes For Who 
On the alliance screen, write down the Survivor's names in order from left to right, your person's name first, no matter what. The votes will always be tallied in that order. 

Get Jeff Probst as a character 
Just make the name "ImTheHost" at the character creation screen 

Skip Survival Period 
If you ever get sick of the survival period, press F5 to reduce the length from the usual three minutes to just fifteen seconds. If done correctly, you will get the usual "fifteen seconds left" message. Note, must be done during the actual Survival Period each time to work.