Make A Good First Impression

First date? Job interview? Business meeting? No pressure … but you have about 27seconds to make a good first impression. A new survey found that 70 percent of Americans make a first impression of someone before the person even speaks.

So what helps to make a good first impression? According to the survey, these are the Top 10 Contributors to Making a Good Impression:  

1. Smile -- 53%
2. Polite -- 53%
3. Well spoken -- 49%
4. Eye contact -- 49%
5. Good listener -- 48%
6. Smells nice -- 46%
7. Holds conversation well -- 46%
8. Body language -- 44%
9. Tone of voice -- 44%
10. Well dressed -- 42%

And the Top 3 Contributors to Forming a Bad Impression:

1. Smells bad -- 66%
2. Arrogant -- 62%
3. Dresses poorly -- 49% (SWNS)