Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals: Control the Conversation and Connect with Your Customer—without Saying a Word

1Primary Impressions

Getting Past “Indifference”

There is continuity between species … Man with all his noble qualities still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.

— Charles Darwin

In this chapter you’ll learn:

• The important science around nonverbal communication

• Exactly how your primitive brain sees others

• The pitfalls of the primal snap judgments others make about you

• The most important first impressions to give—and to avoid

• More powerful roles to play in the sales process

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