tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8640237619594679947..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Making a Good First ImpressionStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-50420580429635912162018-01-31T15:25:01.514-08:002018-01-31T15:25:01.514-08:00James, I'll send you all the Writs of Executio...James, I'll send you all the Writs of Execution you can use in, well, several lifetimes.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-13604954609024736982018-01-31T14:03:55.353-08:002018-01-31T14:03:55.353-08:00It looks like a good list. I'll keep the shaki...It looks like a good list. I'll keep the shaking hands one in mind. I recall one guy in my Toastmaster club with Aspergers always reaches his arm straight out and tends to do this very early as well so he'll hold that position a few seconds before the other person gets there. Maybe I can suggest this trick for him to try. I'd better see what I do first!<br /><br />* Keep your elbow at your side when shaking hands, drawing the other person closer than arm’s length.<br /><br />I recall some people make fun of how Trump tends to jerk a person forward in his handshakes. That's probably not good, perhaps shows a desire to keep the other person off balance? And while Trump's 29 second handshake with Macron might be a little too intimate, it would seem to suggest mutual respect and affection.<br /><br />Myself, I try to say I judge people more by what they say than how they look, I'm sure I'm very influenced by appearances.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-47330836973880423492018-01-31T13:52:59.827-08:002018-01-31T13:52:59.827-08:00I meant to say "how are we" not "ho...I meant to say "how are we" not "how or we".Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-18450029872720138672018-01-31T13:52:12.095-08:002018-01-31T13:52:12.095-08:00I will point out that considering the number of ne...I will point out that considering the number of new people and new situations we run into on a daily basis every day, how or we to make it through the day without relying on first impressions?<br />Jack,<br />I agree with you. By the way you obviously got the law thing wired much better than I, example; I once represented myself in a traffic ticket case. I didn't realize appealing a death sentence was so complicated.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12508820229935695352018-01-31T10:54:10.319-08:002018-01-31T10:54:10.319-08:00Your second chance at making a good first impressi...Your second chance at making a good first impression may work if you don't torpedo your boat...if there are not too many holes are in it.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65498451841637925652018-01-31T09:15:47.697-08:002018-01-31T09:15:47.697-08:00Some trial lawyers say that a case can be won or l...Some trial lawyers say that a case can be won or lost within five minutes of the first time a jury panel sees the defendant, based on a the defendant's appearance. In fact, it is reversible error for a court to deny the right for a defendant, even one in custody, from appearing in a business rather than a jail suit. To some extent this is also true with trial attorneys, I remember one who acted the way the article suggests, but came off as being smarmy and toadying. When he had trouble controlling a slight rising pitch of his voice at the end of every statement (like someone was squeezing his wedding tackle), I knew it would not turn out well for his client.<br /><br />That said, it is a trope in movies and literature where the bumbling attorney or obviously guilty defendant comes off gold: <i>A few good men</i>, <i>Breaker morant</i>, every police procedural on CBS, ever.<br /><br />As pointed out, these are minimal, baseline appearances that might get someone past the door. I <b>expect</b> people I hire to conduct themselves like reliable human beings, and not as boors or someone setting up a long con.Jack Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873320680596889057noreply@blogger.com