Researchhasactuallyproventhat Research has actually proven that
confidentpeople,thosewhosmile oftenandthosewhomaintain
aboveaverageeyecontactare usuallyperceivedtobemore
attractivethantheirpeers.
Ifyousucceededinleavinga If you succeeded in leaving a
positiveimpressionyourchanceof g gettingajobwillbecomehigher, g j g
yoursocialrelationswillimprove andpeoplewilladmireyou.
Expressionareimportant
BeConfident
BeGoodlistener
Thesearetheeffectiveand practicaladvicesthatarebacked y by
Deeppsychologicalprinciples
Ifyoufollowedtheseadvices y thefirstimpressionyouwill p
leavewillbepositive99%ofthe time.
Whynot100%?
becausesometimesthe impressionpeopleformofyou p p
dependsontheirownpast experience.
Forexampleifyousaw someonewholooksjustlike h l k j t lik
yourarrogantbossyouwilltend tothinkofhimasarroganteven t thi k f hi
t ifhewasnot.
GeneralPsychology
GeneralPsychology General Psychology Apersontakesabout5to10 A
person takes about 5 to 10 secondstoformanimpression
ofsomeoneelseAndthenhe of someone else And then he
usestheother510minutesto confirmhisjudgment. confirm his
judgment.
GeneralPsychology General Psychology Soifyoumadeagooduseof y g
thefirstfivesecondsthenyour g p chanceofleavingapositive
impressionwillbecomemuch g higher.
GeneralPsychology General Psychology Iknowyoumaybethinkingthat5
or10secondsisaveryshortperiod 10 d i h i d
oftimeandthatnothingmuchcan bedoneinthembutifyoureadthe be done in
them but if you read the followingsectionyouwilldiscover
thatlotsofthingstakeplacein that lots of things take place in
thesefivesecondsbutyounever usedtofocusonthem.
Thingstoremember
EyeContact
EyeContact Thefirstthingyoucandoisproper
eyecontact.ProperEyecontactshows respect,interestandthatyouarenot
shy.Propereyecontactmeansthat theeyecontactshouldbearound70% y
to80%ofthetime.
Handshake
Handshake Anotherthingthathappensinthefirstfew
secondsisthehandshake,afirmhandshake seconds is the handshake a
firm handshake combinedwithpropereyecontactleavesthe
impressionthatyouareaconfidentperson.
peoplewhodon'tshakehandsinafirmway
willmostlikelyleavetheimpressionthatthey ill lik l l h i i h h
arenotconfident.
Smile
Smile Ifyoudidtheprevioustwopointsyouwill
appeartobeconfidentbutinthesametime pp
youmayappeartobealittlecoldandthats
whyyouneedtoaddasmileonyourface.This
smilewillnotonlymaketheotherpersonthink
thatyouhavegotasenseofhumorbuthewill that you have got a sense of
humor but he will alsofeelmorecomfortableindealingwithyou.
SitStraight
SitStraight Sitwithyourbackstraightandyourshoulders
stretched.Astraightbackleavestheimpression
thatyouareconfidenthappyorinterestedinwhat that you are confident
happy or interested in what
youarelisteningtoNeverevercrossyourlegsor
foldyourarmswhensittingbecausethisleavesthe
impressionthatyouarenotthatcomfortableor impression that you are
not that comfortable or
evenafraid.Don'tplaceanobjectlikeabagorafile
betweenyouandtheinterviewerbecausethis p gy
leavesthesameimpressionthatfoldingyourarms leaves
Wearbluecolorclothes Ifyoucanwearblueclothesthendoit,inthe
psychologyofcolorsbluegivestheimpressionof
loyaltyandhonesty,wearingbluewillleavean
unconsciousimpressioninthemindofotherpeople
thatyouareloyalandhonest. th t l l dh t
TotalImpressions99% p
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