First,
the comments below are not fueled by any political ideology: My criticism would
have been equally vigorous, equally scathing, had the subject been a Democrat.
Now,
click on the 10-second video clip below, which is from a very recent edition
(Sunday, March 1) of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and you’ll observe a miserable
first impression created by the guest.
Why do I say "miserable"? For
two reasons: First, the guest (Ben Carson, a Republican presidential aspirant
for 2016) appears statue-like and inanimate--what I describe in my seminars and
coaching as the “Egyptian
Sphinx model.” Second, his expression is abjectly cheerless,
even funereal!
Just two of the numerous things
Carson could have
done in the opening seconds to create a favorable first impression: a big, warm
smile and at least a modicum of physical movement--say, leaning in momentarily.
And I’m not even getting into aspects of his attire, such as his poor choice of
tie. For a fuller discussion on that, please visit my posts on “men’s attire,”
where I discuss the principle of matching contrasts.
Ben
Carson’s has to be one of the worst first impressions I have ever seen
from a person who is trying to market himself or herself, let alone someone who
wants to be elected America’s next leader.
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