People Judge You In The First 200 Milliseconds Of Hearing You

Research has found that we decide how confident someone is within the first 200 milliseconds of hearing them speak. Hello. That first impression, how you say hello, how you greet, is actually incredibly important for setting up confidence for the entire conversation. The very first thing we have to learn about is called uptalk, or the question inflection. Uptalk is when we go up at the end of our sentences so everything we're saying sounds like a question instead of a statement. Uptalk is typically used for questions. The problem is, and this is what destroys our confidence, is when we accidentally use the question inflection on a statement. Statement. And this is most often used on your name and your introduction. Research has found that when we hear the question inflection accidentally used on a statement, we question the speaker. This is because liars often use questions when they're lying. Liars don't believe what they're saying, and so they'll ask their lie instead of stating their lie. I want you to think about your introduction and I want you to make sure that you're using a neutral or downward inflection when you introduce yourself. Make sure in those first few sentences you are saying not asking.