The first impression can be made only once, which means that it is the most important. The most famous authors who wrote about ways to make a good first impression on a person are Allan Pease, Dale Carnegie, Kurpatov and others.
Communication is our everything. With the help of communication, we meet new people, make useful acquaintances and, in fact, carry out the vast majority of all daily affairs. This means that a significant part of our life depends on the quality of our communication, as well as the speed and quality of accomplishment of assigned tasks.
One way or another, but communication largely depends on the already established relations between people, on the level of trust between them, respect for each other. In turn, trust, the quality of relationships depend on the first impression that people have on each other, moreover, the first impression is the strongest, and the time during which it is formed is extremely short, according to the estimates of various practicing psychologists and scientists studying the functions of the head. brain, from a few seconds to 2 minutes. This once again emphasizes the importance of the first impression. There are many different ways to make a good impression on the object (person) of communication, these include:
- Neat appearance.
- "Nice" gestures.
- "Correct" communication.
Considering the appearance of a person, it should be noted that the most important and conspicuous elements of clothing are: shoes, hair, a belt (if visible) and accessories: watches, cufflinks, a tie, a scarf in the front pocket of a jacket, and others. A "pleasant" gesture is one that harmoniously combines with your status (the status expected for the object of communication), and it should also be, as they say, to the point; ".
When it comes to communication, great advice from the famous psychologist Dale Carnegie comes to the rescue.
In accordance with his book "How to Win Friends and Influence People", there are 6 of the most significant, in the opinion of the author, tips:
- We like those people who are interested in us, this is also true for your interlocutor. Be genuinely interested in him, his personality, but don't overdo it.
- Smile more often - positive people attract others, while negative people, on the contrary, repel.
- Address the person by their first name, because this is the most pleasant word for your interlocutor.
- Be a good listener. Do you yourself like it when you are interrupted?
- We love like-minded people and are drawn to them even more than to just positive people, remember this and try to talk about topics that are interesting to your interlocutor.
- Each person wants to be aware of their own importance in the eyes of others. Find in a person that quality for which you could appreciate him and sincerely instill the importance of this person for you.
These tips are simple but easy to use, and most importantly, they are extremely effective. To increase the effectiveness of the listed recommendations, it is necessary to regularly practice them and bring them to automaticity, in this case, they will look the most sincere, and the quality of the first impression made will be getting better from a new acquaintance to a new one.
