Vanessa Van Edwards says your entrance sets how people remember you. Most people scan nervously for logistics, but if you decide on one clear purpose before entering, you'll walk with direction and project confidence instead of uncertainty.
The most important thing you have to know about your grand entrance is it happens the moment someone first sees you, the moment you walk into a room. The problem is, is most of us, once we walk into a room, we are critically checking everything out. Where we're like, uh, where's the bar? Uh, where do I put my coat? Do I know anyone? Where's the host? We're immediately in scanning mode. That means that other people who have already had their drink, they're nice and calm, they're chatting with others, they see you, your very first impression is this. I want to make sure that that first few seconds that you walk into a room, the first few seconds people see you, that you look confident, calm, and purposeful. That means the minute before you walk into a room or hop on video, I want you to think of your purpose. What's the one thing you're going to do the moment you walk into a room? And then when you walk into a room, I want you to nail that goal. That purpose is a couple things. One is it prevents that sort of darting eye, huh, huh, what do I do? Second, it gives your walk purpose. You know those people who walk into a room and they just feel like they own the place? They don't necessarily own the place, or maybe sometimes they do, but they have the feeling that they know what they're doing there. They have a purpose, they have a goal, a destination in mind. That makes your walk more purposeful, makes your stance more purposeful. So think of your one goal before you walk into a room and make that the very first thing you do.
