It takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. And in that short amount of time, the other person forms an opinion about you based on your appearance, your demeanour, your mannerisms, how you are dressed and your body language.

These first impressions can be nearly impossible to reverse or undo, making those first encounters extremely important because they set the tone for all the relationships that follow.

So, whether they are in your career or personal life, it's important to know how to create a good first impression. In this podcast, we give you some suggestions for how you can do this by looking at:

how to be confident
the preparation you can do beforehand
what to say when you first meet
being an individual