Oxytocin and the Power Of Touch In Building Connection

What is oxytocin, how does it influence behaviour and why is it important in building connection. Learn how to build connection, trust, caring and empathy by appropriate social touch–socially and professionally. And how to increase your oxytocin levels for wellbeing, from hugs and pet therapy.

Personal Presentation, TED, Touch, Oxytocin, Self Soothing, Animals, ConnectionSophie Zadeh14 December 2018Touch, Oxytocin, self soothing, dopamine, TED TalkComment

First Impressions: Your split second Opportunity for Success

In this post, we focus on first impressions–how important are they and why? And how this relates to you and your personal presentation. We touch on two related concepts, confirmation bias and impression updating.

First Impressions, Personal Presentation, TEDSophie Zadeh4 December 2018TED-Ed, Confirmation Bias, Impression UpdatingComment

WA School of Mines Alumni Podcast– Body Language

I was interviewed by Kyle De Souza for the Western Australia School of Mines Alumni podcast. In this episode, we talk about body language...

Interviews, Personal PresentationSophie Zadeh24 October 2017WASM, PodcastComment

WA School of Mines Alumni Podcast– Seeking Truth and Concord

I was interviewed by Kyle De Souza for the Western Australia School of Mines (WASM) Alumni podcast. In this episode, we chat about deception...

Detecting Lies, Reading Body Language, Personal Presentation, InterviewsSophie Zadeh20 September 2017WASM, PodcastComment

Elevate your Success with Six Tips to Make a Killer First Impression

First Impressions are Formed Within Seconds

Research shows that first impressions are formed within seconds of seeing somebody–before we even speak–these impressions are lasting. If the impression is good, it has a halo effect, and any performance after this is enhanced by the initial positive perception of the person. If the first impression is bad, any performance after this, no matter how good, is tainted with the initial perception.

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What is oxytocin, how does it influence behaviour and why is it important in building connection. Learn how to build connection, trust, caring and empathy by appropriate social touch–socially and professionally. And how to increase your oxytocin levels for wellbeing, from hugs and pet therapy.

In this post, we focus on first impressions–how important are they and why? And how this relates to you and your personal presentation. We touch on two related concepts, confirmation bias and impression updating.

First Impressions are Formed Within Seconds

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