How to CREATE A STELLAR FIRST IMPRESSION to Boost your personality
Want to make a first impression, which can have genuine, positive
and long-lasting impact on people?
Why is it important to make a good first impression?
Many of us might think that we don’t judge people until we
get to know them, but in reality, it takes the only tenth of a second to make an
accurate judgement about someone based on the first impression. Therefore, It
is of utmost importance that how you portrait yourself in front of others whom
you meet the first time.
YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION-WILL ROGERS
After meeting the first time, People create an image in their mind
about the person whom they met. This image totally depends on the First impression
that the person had on them. It will settle forever in their mind whether good
or bad and then it will be very difficult for you to get second chance to change
that image.
You need to create a first impression within a tenth of a
second. How do you do that?
I will give you 7 surefire
techniques that will assist you to do just that.
1. Make a conscious choice to be Enthusiastic
When you are nervous than that energy spread across the room
and everyone will know it.
If you feel angry and negative then you can turn people off
immediately as they sense your negative energy.
It is a kind of gut feeling that people create about you.
The best way to start any interaction and achieve maximum
success is to do it with the right enthusiasm. It means you have to make a conscious
decision to be enthusiastic instead of Anxious before starting a conversation.
In various researches, it is been shown that it is possible
to create feelings of happiness and enthusiasm by just taking a decision over
it. We have much more control over our emotions and energy than you might
think.
Take your decision about being enthusiastic and experience how people
will see you as open and positive and they will respond well to you.
You will have positive, friendly, and warm energy that will
draw people to you and have them to see you in a positive light.
2. Be aware of your Posture
Whenever you are preparing to go into any interaction it is
critical to be aware of your body language and make sure that it transmitting the right message you want it to send.
Write down the characteristics you want people to associate
with you as soon as they see you like, for example:
- Confident
- Open
- Enthusiastic
- Bold
- Strong
In the next step, I want you to think of someone who has
these characteristics.
Once you have a particular person in your mind visualise him
or her how does he or she stand, what do you notice about his or her movement,
what type of posture are you envisioning?
Practise the same posture again and again until you adjust
yourself according to that posture.
Once you achieve a similar posture pay attention to how it
feels this is the posture that you want to have when you go into any interaction
or for public speaking.
3. Smile
When you are happy or in a positive mood, people will get
naturally be attracted to you. People love being around someone who puts them
in a good mood.
The quickest way to help others feel positive it’s just too
simple to make them smile and for that, all you have to do is to smile at them.
Research in Britain found that providing one smile to
another person can make them feel as good as stimulation that would come from
eating 2000 chocolate bars at once.
Walk up to someone you don’t know, give your best smile, and
introduce yourself. Observe to see how the person will react most of the time he
or she will return your smile.
4. Eye Contact
One of the most important way in which we can connect to the
people directly and socially is through eye contact.
Eye contact can deliver a different type of expression, It can
be aggressive and it can be welcoming.
When you give eye contact for too long it seemed to be
aggressive and if you don’t give enough eye contact then you seem to be
disinterested.
Eye contact is so powerful that it can even make people fall
in love with you.
If you struggle with making eye contact when you meet
someone you, then try a little game-challenge
yourself to pay attention to the eye colour, by focusing on the colour you will
be automatically making better eye contact eventually this game will turn into
a habit and you won’t have to think about it consciously anymore.
5. Dress to Impress
It is also a very important part of someone’s personality. Whether
or not you think about it other will be quick to judge you by what you are
wearing.
In a research study in which 300 participants ask to observe
two photos for three seconds and then make a judgement about them.
A photo in which a man wearing a tailored suit received much
more favourable comments then one in the suit off the rack.
All the comments not related to the type of clothing, instead, they are based on the traits of that person like he was more successful etc.
This study concludes that what you wear is an expression of
your character and it is being judged whether you’re conscious of it or not.
6. 30-Second Introduction
To create a well define the first impression, you have to
express yourself in the right manner.
One of the most important and easiest things is to develop a quick 30-second commercial that you can share with someone new.
What should it contain?
- Who you are?
- what makes you unique?
Who you are and how can you add value to the person with
whom you are speaking this such an Introduction can be helpful to create a long
lasting impression.
Outline that you can follow for your introduction:
- Start with sharing your name and your title or position.
- Create a sentence about your unique strengths and accomplishment.
- Create a sentence about how can you add value to an organisation or to an individual.
When you are going to meet someone new you cannot afford to run
late as it will create a bad image of you.
Plan to show up a couple of moments early, and permit adaptability for potential postponements in rush hour gridlock or going astray.
Showing up before the expected time is better than arriving late, and It is the initial move toward making an incredible first Impression.
Plan to show up a couple of moments early, and permit adaptability for potential postponements in rush hour gridlock or going astray.
Showing up before the expected time is better than arriving late, and It is the initial move toward making an incredible first Impression.
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a decent first connection?
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