Use Names. Calling a person by name makes him/her feel recognized, appreciated, and special. It shows respect and that you are genuinely interested in making a connection. You make them feel remembere...
To remember people’s names, create a New Contact—Saving someone’s name shortly after meeting will help you retain it longer. Whether it is on a piece of paper, your cell phone contacts, friending him...
The Words You WriteFew things scream ‘unprofessional’ faster than a poorly written letter or resume filled with errors, misspellings, misuse, and negligence.
To remember people’s names, introduce a Just-Met to someone else—Introduce your newfound acquaintance or friend to someone else. As you share her name with another person, the name will become locked...
The fact that someone is different from you does not make them wrong—it just makes them different. Why would we ever want everyone to be alike anyway? That would make the world boring!
The Rhythm of RelationshipsIt’s not a mystery that there are certain people with whom we click and others with whom we don’t. In the movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest proclaimed that he and Jenny got along...
Susan RoAne is the bestselling author of How to Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections in Person and Online. She is known worldwide as the Mingling Maven and is a respected expe...
Your thoughts become your attitudes, which become your actions, which become your behavior, which become your habits, which become your lifestyle, and inevitably determine your outcomes. Utilize this...
To remember people’s names, Write it Down! —Whether you write their name down on the back of a card, a receipt, a handout, or in a notebook, this simple act will help you remember.
To master The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact, it is imperative to understand some basic personality differences so that you can navigate and nurture relationships from a position of awar...
Having a second set of eyes to review what you do is an effective practice. Sometimes you will be so close to your own work that your blinders will cause you to miss tiny details which can create huge...
Groundbreaking research at Cal Tech has now revealed that humans not only tend to synchronize their movements, such as clapping in unison or walking at the same pace, but they also synchronize their s...
Your written words show up in a variety of forms:• Emails, texts, and memos• Blogging and publishing• Your website and social media• Letters of correspondence• Advertising, marketing, and promotion
We’ve all known the proverbial conversation hog who dominates a discussion and pays little notice to another person’s input. They’re so busy talking about themselves, we can barely slide a word in edg...
The Law of Attraction, based on the principle of cause and effect, is not only a process of reaping what you sow through your actions. Its magnetic impact derives from the words you use, attracting an...
Being out of sync happens all the time . . . • Have you ever begun a discussion when the timing was not right and your message was subsequently rejected? • Have you ever said the right thing at the wr...
ASK YOURSELF:• Have you pondered a question and someone ironically shows up with the answers?• Have you ever been thinking of a friend and within moments they mysteriously call or come by? • How many...
Not everyone is going to like us or understand us. And that is okay. It may have nothing to do with us personally; but rather more about who they are and how they relate to the world.
Although my sister, Liz, is socially engaging and very confident with people, she tends to more of an introvert. She generates energy from the inside, from center to circumference, and would rather ha...
Being out of sync can be exasperating. Seek to synchronize to increase your chances for success and positive outcomes. Just because your timing is good for you does not mean it is a good time for anot...