From the course: Communicating with Charisma
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Make a charismatic first impression
From the course: Communicating with Charisma
Make a charismatic first impression
- Do you make a charismatic first impression? I hope so, because it sets you up for your entire interaction to be easier. Researcher Frank Bernieri found that we decide if we want to hire someone within the first twenty seconds of an interview. This is good and bad news. The good news is, you only have to worry about twenty seconds. The bad news is, we tend to forget about leveraging that first impression, and aren't even sure how to do it. Twenty seconds isn't much time. You barely have time to say a brief greeting, so what matters more here is your body language. You can use body language cues to help you both be warm and competent on the charisma scale. Here are my favorite warm body language cues: a genuine smile, a firm handshake, a hug, or high five, if that feels comfortable for you, mutual gazing as you meet. Here are my favorite competent body language cues: angling your body towards the person you're meeting,…
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