Sara Jane Ho has made a living by teaching people how to not be a jerk. In 2012, she founded Sarita Institute, a finishing school in Beijing that offers courses including wine appreciation, small talk ...

ACE Advises: First impressions are formed in seconds, and can have a permanent effect on relationships. It’s possible to overcome a negative first impression, but it’s not easy. Far better to get off ...

You might have far less time than you imagine to make a first impression. People make judgments about ability, trustworthiness, competence, and other traits in as little as a tenth of a second, ...

First impressions happen fast-often in just a few seconds. Whether you’re meeting someone new at work, on a date, or at a social gathering, the signals people send off can tell you a lot about who ...

All of those techniques work, even if you’re relatively shy. But what if you meet someone famous? Or what if you meet someone especially important to, like a potential investor or an enabling customer ...

New isn’t always better. Research shows people prefer familiar narratives, especially when they are easy to understand and ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A couple on a date. (Courtesy) American TikTok user "Mr Koa" shared anonymous first date ...

Here’s the reality: your first words are a loaded gun that is going to shoot one of two people in the face: your reader or YOU! What do you with your first sentence? With your first paragraph? With ...

In the business world, first impressions are everything. Given the short attention span of people in 2025 and the steep competition in virtually every industry under the sun, the only real way to cut ...