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7 Ways To Make a Great First Impression  by: Peter Murphy When you have an important event to attend there are 7 great ways to make sure you perform at your very best. These tips are relevant for social events and business meetings. Discover how to communicate with confidence while making great conversation. 1. Decide what you want to say before the event. Review it in your mind to make sure it sounds okay. Keep rehearsing it until you can say it with conviction and confidence. 2. Consider your potential listeners. Who will you be talking to and which topics of conversation will be welcome? You need to make sure your message matches your audience. 3. Be yourself. The worst mistake is to pretend you are something you are not. People will see through you and distrust everything you say. Even if you communicate clearly and with confidence. 4. Never expect things to work out perfectly. Be ready to deal with problems by deciding in advance what you will do. What will you do if people ignore your input? Now is the time to decide and not later on in the heat of the moment. 5. Be flexible in your approach. Different people need to be treated differently. Pay very close attention to how people respond to what you say and keep adjusting your approach until you have a good rapport with your listener. 6. Make the other person the focus of your attention and let him lead the conversation in the early stages. Let that person steer the conversation onto topics that are of interest to him. 7. Anticipate what could go wrong. Then do what you can to make sure those scenarios do not occur. Adequate planning is the key to performing at your best in the moment. About The Author Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report: 10 Simple Steps to Developing Communication Confidence. Apply now because it is available for a limited time only at: http://www.howtotalkwithconfidence.com/report.htm peter1510@hotmail.com This article was posted on November 04, 2004 Read More Articles from the "Self Improvement and Motivation" Category: Two Choices That can Make Next Year The Best Year of Your Life by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Success: A Holistic Perspective to Business and Life... by Jeremiah P. Huck Seven Sure-Fire Steps from Resolutions to Results by Susan Edwards New Age Spirituality by Elaine Murray Five Ways to Sharpen Your Sense of Humor and Improve Your Relationships by Mike Moore Alone for the Holidays? by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Why Anger is Essential to Healthy Relationships by Kevin B. Burk Play a BIGGER Role in Life! by Hifzur Rehman The Many Dimensions Of Depression In Women by Arthur Buchanan Get Rid Of Negative Thoughts - How To Make Your Thinking Positive by Robert Greenshields << Back to "Self Improvement And Motivation" Index

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