How to greet people in A corporate setting.

You know they say that - 'the first impression is the last impression'. First impression sets the ball rolling and every meeting after that is the extension of the very first meeting that you had with the particular person. When two people meet each other for the first time, they both are essentially giving each other the experience of being with them. And this experience is how we as a human being tend to remember people. My experience with you can be pleasant, while at the same time you might not feel the same. Hence the next time you meet me you have already drawn my sketch in your head with the necessary behavioural attributes like the way I stand, how I sound, how I react, how do I make an eye-contact, etc.

While you may not care about my first impression if we have to business together in future, but in a corporate setting where you need to collaborate with people, where the work can be highly dependent on other people and when you spend 9hrs of your day for 5 days a week - you must create a great first impression.

There are many things to consider and do while creating a good first impression. In this article let's talk about the very first step of them - i.e., greeting people.

Smile!

Charlie Chaplin once said 'Smile when you'r heart is aching, Smile even though it's breaking.' While this may be a very famous song back in time which was later recreated by Michael Jackson, isn't smile the best ornament to wear? Having a smile on your face while you first meet someone can work wonders for you. A smiling person is immediately characterised as an amiable human being. Smile establishes you as a more approachable person. Although faking a smile at least while greeting is a good quality to possess, the smile will only win you wars if it's from your heart.

Firm handshake!

When you meet someone new in a corporate setting the most common way to greet that person is by shaking hands. Now you may wonder - how an action of shaking hands can go wrong? and how much will that even affect the perception or human experience about the two people involved? Well, the answer is handshakes can go pretty weird to awkward and can seriously create a negative impression.

Eye contact

Have you been ever misunderstood over a text? Have you ever been labelled as uninterested or rude by the person on the other side of the screen? I am sure your answer is yes then let me clarify - the culprit to all this misunderstanding is the eye contact. While two people might think that they are conversing with each other and listening to each other very intently, misunderstanding can still take place. An eye to eye contact makes it easy to read facial emotions which becomes an important base to understand what the other person is saying and communicating what you want to say in a proper manner. When you are talking with someone about something important or explaining something crucial and the other person is just looking over your shoulder - this might make you feel extremely unimportant and your words worthless. Hence it is important to have an eye contact whenever you greet, as having a smile, firm handshake and an eye contact establishes you as a person with confidence.