First Impression: Do you know how others see you?

Author: Ann Demare et al. (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: You are sitting on a plane flying from California to Chicago. The lady next to you is very talkative. You talk about your business trips, ex-husbands, and favorite restaurants, and both confess to being single and disliking dating. When picking up your luggage, you exchange phone numbers. But a few days later, when you call this fellow traveler, she doesn’t return your call. This awkward situation often happens. We meet people we like, hope to work with, or are willing to date, but the other person responds coolly to our enthusiasm. After saying goodbye to friends, we can’t help but wonder how others really see us. Although such opportunities are rare, the impression we leave is brief, yet it often has a profound impact on our lives. Impressions are actually very important because they create a "lasting memory" of someone or something. Impressions are our first, sometimes the only, chance to present ourselves to others, and this impression can be permanent. Therefore, impressions are very crucial—they determine how others perceive us and whether they are willing to deepen the relationship. This book will help you answer similar questions: "How do others see me?" "Besides my appearance, what other aspects of me do they notice?" "How can I make a better impression?" We will highlight the relationship between your words and actions and how others perceive you, providing answers to the above questions.