![]() Should we just write them off, and give up any hope of having a successful relationship with the person in question? Part of our job is perfecting the impression we make on people, which is a skill in and of itself.īut in a world where first impressions don’t always go as planned, what can we do about less-than-stellar first meetings? The way people perceive us in our first interactions dictates a ton about whether the relationship will develop, how it will develop, and which experiences and opportunities will come of it. We talk a lot on the show about how to make a great first impression - and for good reason. The time I accidentally used someone else’s name in the greeting of a cold email to a prospective marketing partner (a little mistake I like to call “autopilot copy-pasting”)Īnd dozens of other interactions that could have gone much, much better than they did.The time I approached one of my broadcasting heroes at a conference and offered to help her book some new guests 60 seconds after meeting her (also the day I learned it’s possible to be presumptuously generous).The time I introduced myself to a friend’s boyfriend, even though we had already met before, after forgetting his name the first time (yes, it is possible to make a second bad first impression!).The time I high-fived a partner at my law firm the first time we met, thinking it would make us instant bros (it didn’t).Literally every single person I know has first impressions they wish they could rewrite. I get some version of this email just about every week. How do you recover from a bad first impression? CAN you? ![]() I’ve had two instances in the past year that felt like I missed the mark in the opportunity to help my professional career, one of which was a one-and-done situation with an external partner, the other a start of a new relationship with a group of internal stakeholders.
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