Appearance Matters in Influence & Persuasion
First impressions matter. My father said: ‘you only get one chance to make a first impression’. And we judge each other when we first meet. So, let’s look at why appearance matter and how to optimize your appearance for persuasion.
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Influencing and Persuading
This video is part of course module number 2.6.1
Program 2: Manager as Communicator
Course 6: Influencing and Persuading
Section 1: Basics of Influence and Persuasion
Other videos in this section include:
🎬 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Influence and Persuasion https://youtu.be/V6yNgVVCAl8
🎬 The Core of Influence & Persuasion: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos – Character, Reason, and Emotion https://youtu.be/GV0TGdhc1kw
🎬 Ethos: the Importance of Character in Influence & Persuasion https://youtu.be/QRlhd9hJm_s
🎬 How to Influence by Making People Feel Good https://youtu.be/Ry7YVyCQE9c
🎬 How to Use Your Authority to Influence & Persuade https://youtu.be/NpiPqZYt0vM
🎬 How to Build Trust. And Why it Matters in Influence & Persuasion https://youtu.be/88UfnxnZWTc
🎬 How to Use Reason and Logic in Influence & Persuasion https://youtu.be/dzyu8ApJ-_c
🎬 How to Influence People by Appealing to their Emotion https://youtu.be/yOFsPPgrS30
🎬 Tit-for-Tat: How to Influence with Reciprocation https://youtu.be/x9h-rEvfyrs
🎬 Matching & Mirroring: How to Influence by Building Rapport https://youtu.be/DRR0P5Yidpw
🎬 KISS: Keep It Short & Simple when You Want to Influence & Persuade https://youtu.be/4mQZoX-wT28
= = LESSON NOTES = =
Research shows that people automatically assume that good looking people are more:
• Kind
• Honest
• Talented
• Honest
You can change the way you present yourself, with the way you choose your:
• Posture and bearing
• Facial expression
• Grooming
• Clothes
• Accessories
00:00 – You only get one chance to make a first impression
00:29 – Assumptions about looks and appearance
00:55 – You can change how you present yourself
01:15 – Posture and Bearing
02:35 – Your expression
02:49 – Your grooming
03:06 – Dress – your clothes
03:54 – Your Accessories
05:17 – Conclusion – take a look at yourself
= = RECOMMENDED EXERCISE = =
1. Consider the impression you make on new people you meet in a work context. How do you think they see you? What impressions might they form? (2 MC CPD Points)
2. To what extent are these the impressions you want them to form? If you want to make changes, what aspects of your appearance are both reasonable to change and can have a big impact? (2 MC CPD Points)
3. Put in place the changes you think will make a difference. Notice people’s responses to you over the next two or three weeks. (2 MC CPD Points)
4. At the end of the 2-3 weeks, reflect on what you have noticed and learned. Are there more changes you want to make? (2 MC CPD Points)
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= = RECOMMENDED READING = =
📖 My own book on Influence (introductory level)
– How to Influence in Any Situation (Brilliant Influence 2nd Ed) https://geni.us/dAS7
📖 Excellent books at a more advanced level
– Influence: Science and Practice (a classic) https://geni.us/DIX0kFL
– Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change https://geni.us/3nBJM
– The Influence Agenda (for Stakeholder Engagement) https://geni.us/InfAg
– Methods of Persuasion https://geni.us/EVYP
– Presuasion https://geni.us/aBZo0XO
– 5 Paths to Persuasion https://geni.us/Vg2vB
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