First impressions matter in work, friendships, and romantic relationships. When we meet someone for the first time, we decide if that person is someone we want to spend time with and get to know ...

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 ...

Small talk may be more important than you think. So, you’re ready to find your next job. What’s your interview strategy? This week on New Here, we learn why making a good first impression in a job ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Around this time every year, I dispense a lot of advice to ...

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, ...

You probably know the basics of how to make a great first impression: Make eye contact. Smile. Mirror. Listen a lot more than you speak. Put the three questions rule into action. But there’s one ...

WASHINGTON — If you’re having a serious conversation or getting to know someone, it’s probably best to have it face-to-face ...

We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. The positive or negative feelings about us that a person develops during our initial interaction with them set the course for the ...

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing ...