Your Corporate Expertise Is Your Superpower: Build a Business You’ll Love

Do you want to amplify your impact or influence? Making first impressions count is a great beginning step. Sometimes we are thrusted into situations we are not prepared for with little or no time to catch up. We all want to make the best impressions on people. Sometimes we don’t realize how we impact those around us (and in turn, their impact on us). We may view the impact we have on others as inappropriate, too much, or too little. There are ways to fix these impressions to make a better first impression.

Let's say you only have five minutes to prepare for your speech or introduction. You are in a panic, that's not enough time. How do you amplify your impact? Here are three steps you can take that will help you.

1. Connect with people in an authentic manner. What does this mean, exactly? Be you, your authentic self. What sort of person are you? What are you trying to do that will help others? Find a way to relate yourself to others. We are all not that different....