Make the best impression over the phone

On the phone with a potential client? Employer? Hot date? You already know that smiling is one of the quickest ways to make a good impression in person. Now researchers from the U.K.’s University of Portsmouth have discovered this simple-yet-powerful method works during phone calls, too. Even though the person you’re speaking with can’t see your pearly whites, their brain picks up on the subtle voice changes that occur when you grin, enabling them to know when you’re smiling.

[photo: Kym Parry]

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