How to Make a Second “Positive FIRST Impression”

People preach the importance of making a good first impression. Some even put a time limit on it: 5-7 seconds.  Certainly, it doesn’t take long for people to decide if you’re credible, trustworthy, and sharp or a nitwit, dishonest, and dull.

Somewhere between seven seconds and seventy minutes, you may walk away from a presentation, conversation, or meeting, feeling disappointed in how you “came across.” When that’s the case, you often wish for a do-over. But ringing in your ear is that old ad...