Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serenity Gibbons is a business consultant who covers entrepreneurs. This article is more than 7 years old. Every entrepreneur ...

I tend to be fairly introverted when meeting people for the first time, especially in large group settings. I often get nervous or anxious when first arriving to a party or industry event, ...

One of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It’s common sense yet not common practice. In business, one way to put an ounce of prevention ...

We all know how important making a good first impression can be. Whether you’re making a sale to a customer, or pitching an idea to a prospective investor, or meeting a new colleague for the first ...

Making a good impression is vital to our social lives. On a job interview or on a date, how you come off to another person could spell success or failure. To be well-received, one must convey ...

It turns out the old adage, “You never get a second chance to make a great first impression,” may not be true after all. There’s a great deal of pressure around making a positive first impression–and ...