You never get a second chance to make a first impression

We all know how important first impressions are. And if we blow it straight away we may be playing catch up for weeks, months or years! Whilst it's important not to worry too much what people think of you, knowing how to create a first good impression for interviews, dates, presentations and meeting new people is an invaluable skill.

Just how quick are first impressions?

Research shows that we decide whether someone is trustworthy or not in the first couple of seconds of meeting them. (1) This may not be 'fair' but it's a fact. And most people (again rightly or wrongly) never significantly change their first impression of a person.

What can creating a good first impression do for you?

When people trust you immediately they see you as someone who they want to associate with because they perceive your words as matching your true intentions and actions. Like it or not this instant appraisal works within seconds of meeting you. Why? Because we humans have had to evolve to sum up possible threat or possible advantage within milliseconds because this could have signaled the difference between survival and extinction! What mistakes do people commonly make?

What a good first impression means

Of course first impressions can be wrong and some people will to some extent modify their opinions over time. But if they don't feel you are the kind of person they want to be around in the first place you may not get that far.

People will decide within a few seconds whether you are competent, confident, decent, trustworthy and even humorous. They'll get a sense pretty instantly of whether you are the type of person they feel they could potentially date, work with or be friends with.

This session will look at how you can make a great first impression and feel confident. It will give your conscious mind digestible tips and your unconscious mind the capacity to make you feel confident, relaxed and aware of your impact upon others.

How you feel in the moment of first meeting will largely determine how you come across. If you are feeling full of confidence and ease this will transmit to people around you.

Download Avoid a Bad First Impression now and really make the most of those first few seconds.