5 Ways To Impress Everyone You Ever Meet
Everywhere you go, you want to make a good impression on people. From strangers on the bus who appreciate your good breath when they’re standing too close, to sitting in a job interview wearing a pristine suit. Why do we do these things? Take breath mints before travel and wear good clothes to an interview? It’s all about the first impression that you want to give people.
There are so many things that you can do to make a great impression on everyone that you meet, and it doesn't take long to make that impression stick. The difference is that you don't want this to be a rubbish or bad impression on anyone. You want people to sit up and take notice when you walk into a room, and that means knowing how to make that impression count. So, with that in mind, here are five ways that you can impress everyone you ever meet!
1. Know What A Good Impression Is. If you are heading into a professional environment, you need to be professional. If you want to ensure that people look at you and you feel confident, then you need to check out the differences that your smile makes to someone else’s day and your hygiene when you look after yourself and when you don't. If you know what a good impression consists of, you can make sure that you hit it every time.
2. Keep Your Head Up. When you meet people, you want to exude confidence and charm and you cannot do that if you don't learn how to hold your head up and look forward. Learn how to hold your body up and shoulders back. Your posture will define how confident you are, so stand up straight, make eye contact and offer your hand for them to shake and say hello.
3. Embrace Silence. Not every conversation needs to be filled with sentences and noise. You can make room in your conversations for silence and this allows other people space to talk. Dominating the conversation is not the goal here - the good impression you make will mean that you can make room for comfortable silence. You need to impress people with pauses and time for them to speak - and you need to listen.
4. Have Grace. It’s very easy to be constantly busy and seen as rushing and powerful. This is a good way to be seen, but you don't want to be perceived as standoffish and rude. Have some grace when you talk to people who aren't in the same power level as you. Don't rush through conversations and don't forget to give people your time. This will make them feel like the most important person in the room, and you want that to happen to make the best possible impression.
Making a good impression takes time and effort on your part, but you need to check yourself and make sure that you are gracious and commanding and confident - and you can be all those things without trying too hard.
