Top 7 Ways To Make a Great First Impression

Whether at your job or on the town, no matter whom you run into you always want to make the best first impression possible - EVERYONE is judging you by your looks, posture, voice, body language and various other facets right off the bat. It is said that the impression people get from you is determined within the first 10 seconds. This short period of time can become a turning point in your life, so guys lets get it right!

We will be outlining the top 7 ways we have found to make that great first impression, in no particular order here they are:

Body Language - I have heard up to 90% of communication is body language. What does this mean? It means when you walk up to someone they are seeing how your body is focused on them. Make sure you mimic the other peoples posture, to a point. This will provide positive feedback to them on a subconscious level that will help them feel more comfortable. Remember to point your “naughty bits” at them! having your hips pointing towards the person your engaging with will help you focus the rest of your body that way naturally.
Tone of Voice - There are two extremes I would stay away from: Don’t sound dull, but for god sakes don’t sound like a radio DJ or Richard Simmons! You always want to speak with proper emphasis and still have enthusiasm, however too much will make you sound like you hit up the local starbucks way too often, and too little may make people think your not interested in them.
Dress - As much as it is a shame, the way you are dressed says EVERYTHING about you in a first impression. For instance I went to a local Audi Dealership only a few weeks away from buying a new car, checking to see if they have my model in stock. Upon arriving I was comfortable, wearing nice jeans and a polo shirt. Well because I looked young and wasn’t wearing my suit the salesman scoffed at me and basically undermined the amount of money I had for a car exclaiming “Do you know how much an Audi costs?”. At first, yes I blamed him for being a bad salesman but really it is my fault for not dressing like someone who can “afford” an Audi.
Handshake - When in big business a handshake will tell how confident you are - I have even taken workshops solely on proper handshake technique. Make sure to extend your hand and firmly (matching the other person, you don’t want to crush them) grasp their hand shaking it usually about 3 times. Do not ever bring your other hand up and over power his one hand with two. However, if you are out to impress a woman, you can always be the gentleman and slightly cup your hand so she can place hers in it and lightly kiss it - if you are so bold. Note** Please don’t overuse this, as it can become cheesy.
Your Company - Who you hang out with determines who you are - at least to the naked eye. If you are out to go to a job interview do you bring your best college bud? No, you don’t that would be unprofessional and you wouldn’t get the job. So if you are out trying to network, bring someone who can reflect the same type of person your trying to portray; if you are the young successful upstart looking for great opportunity your company should be on the same plane.
Sense of Humor - Unless a serious engagement humor is always one of the best Ice breakers. You don’t need to walk up to someone new ready with a one liner, but be able to retort any sort of wittiness that comes your way and try to initially put a smile on the other persons face, it will help them relate to you and find out your actually “a real person” right away!
Confidence - Over and over you will hear people say “be confident” yeah, easier said than done. However, you have to meet that special person today, and you should suck it up for the 5 minuets out of your life and know that you are the man in charge! Your king of your own piece of the world, you know what’s going on and you want everyone to know who you are and why your so great. I guarantee if you do this when you meet people they will tell other people how confident you seem.

Well there are your quick 7 steps to making a great first impression. Is there more? of coarse there always is more, but take baby steps, start small and eventually you will be able to see where you need to improve if you are able to judge how everyone is perceiving you. Good luck! Go meet some new people!

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