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 ...

How you can show respect, set the stage for a great conversation, and be memorable–no matter who you meet. Making a good first impression is relatively easy. Smile. Make eye contact. Listen more than ...

Courtesy of Sara Jane Ho. Sara Jane Ho has made a living by teaching people how to not be a jerk. In 2012, she founded Sarita Institute, a finishing school in Beijing that offers courses including ...

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 ...

Will Rogers famously said, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," emphasizing the significance of initial evaluations and their impact on our interactions with others. First ...

In some cases, all you have to do is believe you will make a good first impression. A study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows people who expect to be “accepted” act more ...

American TikTok user "Mr Koa" shared anonymous first date fails on his page, which has garnered 207 thousand followers. He shared that the purpose of a first date is to either cut someone off or see ...