That being the case, eye to eye contact tends to lead to worse outcomes for men and better outcomes for women.
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In many cultures, however, including Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Native American, eye contact is thought to be disrespectful or rude, and lack of eye contact does not mean that a person is not paying attention.
At Bi-Rite, the beloved San Francisco market, employees are urged to make eye contact if a customer is within 10 feet and to say hello within 4.
While autistic people are drawn to objects, not people, and avoid eye contact, Williams people are drawn to people and insist on looking you in the eye.
She decided not to make eye contact with Toby as she crossed the main room.
At the National Assembly the two men sat apart, and seemed to avoid eye contact.
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She knew I was there, knew it was me, same gaping lad, eager to make eye contact.
To continue building rapport, remember to maintain eye contact, lean forward, use head nods of encouragement, and smile when appropriate.
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Of course (and now this is becoming a familiar tune), avoiding all eye contact to keep from staring is also a bad tactic.
Everything from good eye contact to a strong handshake to being able to articulate your thoughts plays into how someone judges you in those fleeting seconds of a first impression.
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In a pub a mile away in Hathershaw, a mainly white area, a dozen men refuse to make eye contact or give their names when asked about race relations in Oldham.
Dr. Friedman surveyed the room, clearly attempting to make eye contact with the closest suspect, though unfortunately that suspect was Janey Filch, wall-eyed and so shy she looked ready to faint.
Coon insists that he does his best to follow the letter of the law, requiring customers to provide their eye practitioner's phone number and trying to contact the practitioner before completing a transaction.
But because I had spent so much time with the women and girls getting to know their situation, and I made eye contact with them, and I was talking to them, I couldn't walk away.
Usually most of my eye contact and smiles to audiences are returned.
Learning to forge connections through eye contact helped her get audiences more engaged during presentations, says Ms. Kruse, vice president of learning at FortuneBuilders, San Diego.
But a real conversation, as I talked about in the last blog, is full of anticipatory nods and hand-offs of eye contact in order to allow smooth conversational Ping-pong.
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He made eye contact but said nothing to the witnesses, simply looking at the camera in the ceiling.
But this transfer may explain why some powerful or famous people try to prevent others from make eye contact.
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When speaking to groups, she avoided eye contact or scanned the room.
My mother hissed at me to walk quickly and avoid eye contact.
Interestingly, they made the same claim about the original law even though it required police officers to make little more than eye contact before launching a full-blown inquiry into someone's immigration status.
Stand tall, smile at people who make eye contact and figure out who to approach next.
This kind of over-done eye contact generally communicates a desire to dominate, a feeling of superiority, a lack of respect, or a wish to insult.
The purpose is to heighten the excitement of actual eye contact.
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As such, they stood close to one another, maintained strong eye contact, touched one another on the arm, and smiled often during their workplace conversations.
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Asians are more likely than Westerners to regard a person who makes eye contact as angry or unapproachable, says a 2013 study in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE.
Holding eye contact works best for 7 to 10 seconds in a one-on-one conversation, and for 3 to 5 seconds in a group setting, says Ben Decker, chief executive officer of Decker Communications, a San Francisco-based training and consulting firm.
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