Avoid These 5 Common Manner Mistakes & Be Loved by Everyone Do your remember being told to mind your manners as a child? Of course! Saying please and thank you wasn’t an option. It was mandatory. Often punished by missing dessert and be sent to bed early! So if we remember manners being so important,…
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The 4 Categories Of First ImpressionsThe brain is a complex and mysterious organ. The more we discover about the brain, the more we uncover just how incredible it is at assessing what’s going on around us. This article takes a brief look at the power of body language and how it can impact snap decisions…
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How is your eye contact? Do you look people in the eyes while talking to them? 50% of the time? 80% of the time? Studies say we should make between 50-70% eye contact during a conversation. However, realistically most people fall in the 30-50% range… Not a big deal? You may think so… But studies…
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Your entire life you’ve been told, “You don’t get a second chance at a first impression”. Is it true? Are first impressions really that important? We all know that humans are judgemental creatures and we decide nearly instantaneously whether or not we like someone… but in 2017, is it still that important to nail the…
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Introductions are crucial. Your introduction is your first impression. You can say anything you want to describe yourself but somehow we’ve evolved to take the safe road, the generic intro. We are boring. Rather than stand out we try to fit in. And what happens? We get forgotten. Too often we revert to the safety…
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How many times have you been in a conversation and then suddenly realized you had hands? Not that you actually forgot you had them, but you one of those confused moments where you’re not quite sure what your hands are supposed to be doing. It’s happened to all of us! It used to happen to…
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The prevalent business buzzword of the 80’s, networking, is often accompanied by thoughts of tacky business card exchanges and schmoozing over cocktails at happy hour. However, in today’s increasingly digital age, those who excel at in-person encounters are those climbing the ladder to success in the same way they always have. You may hate the…
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