
Most of us judge people by the first impression. Researcher Robert B. Lount Jr from Ohio University in America told us that if you left a bad impression on people at the beginning, it was difficult for you to get away from your bad image. Sometimes you cannot even change in your lifetime. Many people will not give you the opportunity. So the first impression is very important. How to make a good impression on people? Here are some basic rules.
1 Do not be make comments freely. At the first meeting with people, you should be good-natured and low-key. My father told me that he went to a party school for studying one day. Most of the classmates knew each other. One classmate whom they did not know made comments on this and on that. He was not the monitor. However, he liked to say something about almost everything in class, which made a bad impression on others.
2 Try to memorize people’s names. You usually know who you are going to meet. So you should make it clear that you know their names. When meeting with them the first time, you can call their names. They will be glad that they are noticed. Thus you will make a good impression. At least, people know that you have a good memory.
3 Smile. Maybe it is the simplest but most useful way to make a good impression. Your smiling from your heart will tell people that you are so friendly and kind that you would like to make friends with him or her. Smiling helps you to be closer to people who you do not know.
4 Keep positive attitude. Your attitude has implications on the people around you. No one likes people who are in low spirits. Most of us have such experiences: When we talk with someone positive and enthusiastic, we will also feel delighted and confident.
Of course, you also need to pay attention to other things, such as your appearance and punctuality. Everyone hopes that he can make a good impression on his first day of work and first time of meeting people, as it is important. So you had better try hard.
Umm,this is quite true. I have to admit first I am the kind of person who judges people by the first impression. when I was deciding whether to make friends with another person, I considered precisely these points. If a person makes comments casually, it indicates that he is not a very reflective person. Who always jumps to conclusion without enough obsevation or analysis. Thus he is seen as unreliable and incompetent as a partner in serious tasks. Nobody wants to work with him. Meanwhile, his comment may hurt people and leave bad impression on them for a long time. Whereas he may soon forget what he had said and have no idea why people dislike him.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am aware that most people like to judge others by their external appearance and the sort of impression that they create at the first encounter, I tend to give allowances for their not being their usual self when they appear unfriendly. The truth is, many of us present different facets of our character to different people on different occasions. Unless one makes a special effort to look one's best all the time, you may at times appear unattractive to people you are introduced to for the first time, especially when one is totally unprepared for the introduction. Given the fact that we meet people from different cultures and backgounds all the time, it is likely that we make mistakes when we make comments on what seems to be a sensitive topic unknowingly. Looking back to my undergraduate days, I recall meeting many fellow students who, frankly, did not look like people you want to get to know better, only to discover they had unique personalities and were original individuals whose ideas and beliefs fascinated me.
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