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From Awkward to Awesome: 4 proven tactics to increase your charisma virtually
A series of studies from Princeton University found that as much as 82% of people’s impression of you is based on how charismatic you are and that this impression is formed in less than the first second of engagement!
These 4 things - sufficient space, hand gestures, a real smile, and removing upward inflections - are crucial tactics to create the right balance of warmth and competence that make up charisma.
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