Warm hands equal warm hearts
Or so this research would suggest. According to an article in The Boston Globe, you can enhance your next networking function by serving hot toddies instead of ice-cold martinis. Well, it doesn’t exactly go that far, but it does say:
- Holding a hot beverage, according to experiments led by Lawrence Williams is more likely to make us to view a new person in a positive light, while holding an ice-cold beverage causes us to see that same person as unfriendly.
Happy Friday, and think of me when you have that late afternoon cup of tea!
October 28th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Sue,
I am grabbing a warm cup of joe just for you! Amazing, but true, our first impressions can hold a lot of weight! And, if they are negative, we may never get past that first one! Thanks for sharing.
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