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American civil rights movement движение по защите прав человека, движение за гражданские права

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD

Do you want people to pay you more attention and show you more respect?

Read what the experts say and you'll never be overlooked again.

1 Make an entrance You only get one chance to make a first impression, so here's how to stand out from the crowd when you walk into a room. • Make eye contact. Look other people in the eye - it's the key to creating a connection with people. • Be a good actor. If you don't feel confident, pretend you are. Before you walk in, think to yourself, 'I own the room.' Then, walk in holding your head high and smile. Soon, you will feel as confident as you look. • Raise your status/ˈ steɪ tə s/. In his book for actors, Impro, Keith Johnstone describes how we all play the status game, whether we know it or not. Our status is our social position compared to other people. When you walk into a room, it's a good idea to	'raise your status' if you want to be noticed. That means holding yourself upright but relaxed, keeping your head and hands still, smiling and speaking slowly and clearly. People will pay more attention to you if you do these things (although they will find you aloof and unfriendly if you behave like this all the time). • Hold your breath when you walk in. Steve Cohen, author of Win the Crowd, recommends this simple tip. Take a deep breath before you walk into a room and then hold it. It makes you 'more radiant and lively'. But remember not to hold it too long or you'll pass out!
2 Sound like an expert Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers, says 10, 000 hours of practice is necessary to really become an expert at anything. That's equivalent to about three hours a day for 10 years! If you haven't got that much time, here's how to fake it. • Make a habit of name-dropping. Refer to famous experts as though they are your friends. For example, say 'Do you know Professor Russell Banks? He tends to agree with me on these matters.' It's hard to argue with experts and even harder to argue with people who aren't there.	• Use lots of abbreviations and acronyms. Someone who says 'I need to call HQ ASAP' sounds much more expert than someone who says 'I need to call headquarters as soon as possible.' • Use words like zeitgeist, paradigm /ˈ pæ rə daɪ m/ and panacea /ˌ pæ nə ˈ siː ə /.Most people are familiar with words like this, but don't know exactly what they mean. • Don't be afraid to make things up. If other people think you're an expert, they won't suspect you're making it up! However if you do meet a real expert, make your excuses and leave. They'll see through you immediately!
3 Act like a leader Despite what you read in books and see in films, good leaders are not born that way, they learn to be that way. So if you don't feel like a leader, remember that you can become one. Here's how. • Set goals. Present a vision and a path to achieve it. Let people know what you stand for. • Stand up for what you believe in. In 1950s Alabama, black people were expected to give their seats on the bus to white people. One day in 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to do this. 'I don't think I should have to stand up, ' she said, and in doing so she sparked the American civil rights movement. All leaders at some point have to stand up for what	they believe in. • Listen and learn. Leadership is about communication and building relationships. It's about finding out which ideas really unite people and then expressing those ideas clearly. • Treat the people who follow you as equals. A leader has followers, so treat them well. • And finally, remember this. If you really, really want to be a leader and if you need other people to look up to you, then you're probably not a leader at all. You're a narcissist /ˈ nɑ ː sɪ sɪ st/. Leadership is not about other people serving you, it's about you serving other people.