First impressions matter in work, friendships, and romantic relationships. When we meet someone for the first time, we decide if that person is someone we want to spend time with and get to know ...

First impressions are often long lasting and can impact a professional career in profound and unintended ways. Today, because initial business contacts often happen online — think an emailed intro, a ...

First impressions make a difference whether the goal is winning a new customer, moving up the career ladder, gaining acceptance to a group or, of course, attracting a new special friend. That s a lot ...

Courtesy of Sara Jane Ho. Sara Jane Ho has made a living by teaching people how to not be a jerk. In 2012, she founded Sarita Institute, a finishing school in Beijing that offers courses including ...

You might have far less time than you imagine to make a first impression. People make judgments about ability, trustworthiness, competence, and other traits in as little as a tenth of a second, ...

You probably know the basics of how to make a great first impression: Make eye contact. Smile. Mirror. Listen a lot more than you speak. Put the three questions rule into action. But there’s one ...

Plus a few ways to make an even better first impression, especially if you’re relatively shy. I have a friend who makes a great first impression. She does all the little things right. She makes eye ...

The holiday season is all about spending time with family and loved ones — and sometimes, it’s also the season of “meeting the in-laws.” It’s an opportune time to meet your partner’s family and see ...

Catherine Juracich, a real estate advisor at Corcoran, puts it simply: “You can generally tell within the first minute how someone is connected to the home. They show it through their body language, ...

We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. The positive or negative feelings about us that a person develops during our initial interaction with them set the course for the ...