We tend to judge rapidly, and that snap judgment is usually correct. When you meet someone for the first time, he will tend to categorize you like someone he already knows.3 The positive or negative characteristics of the person you resemble tend to be transferred to you (fair or not). The bottom line is that your audience is pretty good at sizing you up in the first seconds of your meeting. Great persuaders know how to create magic in those first few seconds, and those feelings will last a lifetime.

Seven Personality Traits of Top Salespeople

Join me for this week’s podcast as I talk about an HBR article about some of the traits and characteristics of power persuaders.  You will be surprised about the studies on people skills, rapport, and how connectivity has changed.  This podcast is called Learnable Personality Traits of Top Salespeople