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First impressions : what you don't know about how others see you

Title
First impressions : what you don't know about how others see you / Ann Demarais and Valerie White.
Author
Demarais, Ann.
Publication
New York : Bantam Books, 2004.
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  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Additional Authors
White, Valerie, 1963-
Description
x, 237 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Discusses the power of first impressions, offering readers a new approach on presenting their best selves in any situation, outlining specific first impression behaviors and the positive--as well as negative--messages that they send.
Subject
  • Self-presentation
  • Impression formation (Psychology)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-227) and index.
Contents
How first impressions are formed -- How you make others feel -- The four universal social gifts -- Opening the door : accessibility -- Enough about me : showing interest -- Pass the topic : the subject matter of first conversations -- Showing your cards : self-disclosure -- Got rhythm? : conversational dynamics -- How you see the world : perspective -- Expressing yourself : the subtleties of sex appeal -- Awareness : Do I do that? -- Closing the gap -- Sometimes it happens : overcoming a bad first impression -- Cutting others slack.
ISBN
  • 0553803204
  • 9780553803204
  • 0553382012
  • 9780553382013
LCCN
2003070887
OCLC
  • ocm53987060
  • 53987060
  • SCSB-9569050
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries