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 ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. You've heard it countless times: "You never get a second chance ...

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 ...

How to use ChatGPT to craft strong first impressions in business settings. Use these prompts to generate pre-meeting rituals, dress advice, conversation starters, concise pitches, and graceful exit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(By John Shomby) It’s been said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. The first time is the only time. I recently experienced how true that is after a vacation stay in ...

Daters are more likely to choose partners with whom they share more eye contact. Mutual eye contact predicts mate choice ...

Gabby Karvoski had a surprise when her nephew came to visit her in the hospital Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, ...