From the course: Creating Great First Impressions
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The single best opening line
From the course: Creating Great First Impressions
The single best opening line
- Nothing is worse than trying to start a conversation and not knowing what to say. Whether you're cold approaching a new group at a networking event, walking up to a colleague during a break, or trying to chat up your boss in the elevator, opening lines can be nerve wracking. But I'm here to tell you that they don't have to be. In fact, your opening lines might be less important than you think. Here's why. When we first meet someone our brains are hard at work trying to make a first impression and the majority of our first impressions are nonverbal. One study from the European Journal of Social Psychology found that our nonverbal signals are 12.5 times more powerful than our words. In this way, our nonverbal confidence is far more important than any opening line. Whew! That should take off some of the pressure of having to come up with the perfect opener. In fact, the perfect opener is one that allows you to casually open a conversation without being overwhelming, distracting, or…
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