Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language & Charisma
- 4h 14m
- Patti Wood
- New World Library
- 2012
From business meetings to social events to first dates to job interviews, we all encounter new people every day. Our ability to read body cues and convey the right first impression drives the success and quality of our personal and professional lives. Body language expert Patti Wood, a sought-after consultant and speaker to Fortune 500 companies, helps businesses and individuals stand out, create profitable relationships, and thrive in competitive circumstances. Now she brings that knowledge to our daily lives, offering practical and proven guidance on accurately interpreting body cues and creating impressions both in person and digitally. In Snap, you’ll learn how to:
- Use your voice and body language to convey confidence and charisma, authenticity and authority
- Immediately discern people’s hidden agendas
- Make the best impressions via email, phone, video conferencing, and social networks
- Convey and interpret signals of likability, power, credibility, and attractiveness
- Use nonverbal tools to spot true integrity or recognize charming frauds
- Attract the best matches in business and romantic partners
- Recognize how you really look to others
About the Author
Credited in the New York Times with bringing body language to the national consciousness, Patti Wood, MA, CSP, researches and consults on first impressions, body language, and nonverbal communication. She speaks to Fortune 500 companies, national associations, judges, and law-enforcement officials and appears regularly on television, including CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News and Fox Business Network, and PBS.
In this Book
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Snap—Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language & Charisma
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Introduction
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Getting And Giving Snap Impressions—Use Body Language to Accurately Read Others and Improve the Impression You Make
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What Happens In A Snap—Understand the Four First-Impression Factors—Credibility, Likability, Attractiveness, and Power
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Meet And Greet—Get Off to a Great Start with Handshakes and Other Greetings
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The Face Of First Impressions—Reading and Improving Aspects of Facial Expressions beyond Just Making Eye Contact and Smiling
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Connections In A Snap—How to Match, Mirror, Listen, and Use Body Windows
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Your Techno Impression—Impress Others by Phone, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Other Social Media, and Gadgets
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How You Look To Others In A Snap—See What Others See in You and Get a First-Impression Makeover
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Work World Snaps—Shine in Interviews, Sales Calls, Meetings, Presentations, and Negotiations
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Your Social Snap—Be Confident and Attract What You Want While Dating, Socializing, and Networking
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Snap Success Every Day—Put Snap Know-How to Work Each Day in Every Situation
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Notes
