Build Rapport Archives - The Career Success Doctor

In previous blogs I’ve talked about How To Succeed At Interview using your body language, and using your voice. This latest video is all about building rapport and making that all-important good impression in less than 10 seconds using your breath. This is certainly the subtlest way to build a connection with another person very rapidly, and arguably the relationship you build is deeper than with any other method.

It’s all about noticing how the other person breathes, and matching where they breathe from, the speed of breath, and when they are breathing in and out. It works in interviews, work meetings with relative strangers, bank managers, mortgage brokers, and even blind dates!

Check out the video below for the why, the what and the how of improving your chances of interview success using this method.

We have less than 10 seconds to make a good impression when we meet someone for the first time. Some say 7 seconds, some say less than 5. Anyway, whichever way you count it, it is SHORT! There are plenty of articles about how to do this non-verbally, using body language, but you can also do it by using the quality of your voice: not just your words, but the way you speak.

In this short video, I demonstrate exactly how you can quickly build rapport – a sense of liking or trust or relationship – very quickly by matching your volume, speed and pitch with that of your interviewer, important business contact, or whoever it is you need to make a good impression on.

If you are keen to make a good impression quickly, then practice the three tips shown in this video. They could help you win friends and influence people. They could even help you win the job of your dreams.

If you have any comments or questions, do leave them in the box below. I’d love to know what you think.