Thank you for this!
Do we have any idea how many perks we'll get to pick in total, and how quickly we might be able to get the first few? If Influence "levels up" like normal XP at continually increasing intervals, then I'm thinking we should be able to pick up at least a few fairly quickly. I was hoping to be able to get the dialogue options very early and then focus on the others.
I'm also expecting that the new "dialogue options" unlocked by these perks include ones that will make a difference (like those charm/intimidate options in Mass Effect, as mentioned above, which weren't available without a certain amount of reputation). To my mind, it'd ultimately feel like a waste of a perk if it only opened up "Investigate" options or purely conversational things.
ETA: I also suspect there are further Connections perks lurking below "The Short List". If you look at the slider to the left of the list, it's nowhere near the bottom when "The Short List" is highlighted, whereas in the other perk lists the last option appears higher on the screen and the slider goes all the way to the bottom.