Expository essay example
Impression Management
- Subject
- Sociology
- Type
- Expository essay
- Citation style
- APA 6
- Length
- 6 pages
About this sample
The paper examines impression management, describing its conscious and unconscious forms and its instrumental and expressive motives. It argues that first impressions form quickly and depend heavily on nonverbal communication. The author organises the discussion around three traits to project (confidence, friendliness and empathy), beginning with confidence and how cultural context shapes its interpretation.
- Impression management
- First impressions
- Nonverbal communication
- Confidence and body language
- Cultural interpretation of nonverbal cues
How it opens
Impression management is a deliberate action focused on controlling the perception of others about a person that includes self or the perception of something or an event motivated by the achievement of particular goals. This action can be conscious or unconscious and mostly has to do with either presentation of oneself or business merchandise. The motives behind impression management can either be instrumental or expressive. Instrumental motives seek to gain a special reward from others by managing their perception while expressive focuses on the desire to take charge of one's personal conduct or self-identity.
The first impression is critical, and it only takes the first five seconds of an initial meeting. First impressions created can take a long time to reverse hence emphasizing on the importance of creating a good first impression that projects the characteristics desired towards a first encounter whether in a social or professional set-up. Even though words are at the very core of effective communication, it is the non-verbal communication that projects the characteristics of oneself towards others (Burgoon, Guerrero & Floyd, 2016). According to research, over 80% of communication is conducted non-verbally stressing the importance of effective nonverbal communication.
The three traits I would want people to know I possess on a first encounter include; Confidence, Friendliness, and empathy.
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