ANN DEMARAIS

What kind of first impression do you make? A first impression is the most important impression youll ever makeand you get only one chance to make it. Business deals can be made or broken, first dates become second dates or not, friendships are created or fail to form; everything hinges on that all-important initial encounter. And yet most of us dont know how were really seen by others. Many of us dont know how to make a good impression.Wouldnt you like others to see you as confident, interesting, attractive, and sincere? Ann Demarais, Ph.D., and Valerie White, Ph.D., consultants to many Fortune 100 companies as well as creators of First Impressions, Inc., a New Yorkbased dating and consulting firm, offer you the keys to putting your best self forward in any new situation, whether you want to strike up a conversation at a party or are meeting a blind date or a new business client. Youll learn to see yourself as others see you, and how to tweak your style to create the impression that reflects the real you. Breaking down a successful first impression into its seven fundamentals, the authors show you how to master these principles so that you can make the best first impression. They also show how to avoid common misunderstandings that leave others with a bad impression, how to reveal the four universal social gifts, and they outline practical steps you can take to enhance your personal charm. Informative and filled with enlightening research studies, do-it-yourself checklist reviews, and dozens of helpful case histories, First Impressions is a fun, groundbreaking, and long-overdue guide to the most important moment of virtually any relationship: the first.

¿Te gustaría que los demás te vieran como alguien interesante, atractivo, sincero y seguro de ti mismo?La primera impresión es la más importante de todas y depende de una única oportunidad. Los negocios pueden prosperar o truncarse, la primera cita puede resultar un exito o un fracaso, las amistades pueden fructificar o estancarse; todo depende de este crucial primer encuentro. Sin embargo, la mayoria de nosotros no sabemos que impresion causamos en los demas. Con este libro, aprenderas a verte como te ven los demas y a introducir ligeros cambios en la manera de relacionarte para llegar a crear una impresion que refleje tu verdadero yo. Las autores descomponen una primera impresion ideal en sus siete pilares basicos para poder ayudarte a manejarlos con exito y crear asi una primera impresion inmejorable.