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9 tricks to instantly appear more competent

Published by Business Insider on Sun, 20 Aug 2017


Being competent and seeming competent to others are not always the same thingThere are steps you can take to seem more competent, from speaking more quickly to telling appropriate jokesHowever, don't alter your behavior or appearance seeking competence in any way that makes you uncomfortable or doesn't feel genuineWe trust that you're a highly competent person. But it's normal to sometimes feel inadequate, especially when you're in a challenging work environment.When those situations arise, it can help to have a few tricks up your sleeve to make yourselflook more competent than you feel at the moment.Business Insider dug into the scientific literature and pulled out some of the most creative strategies for making yourself appear competent, confident, and professional. Try the ones you like,and see which work for you.SEE ALSO:15 science-backed tricks to instantly seem smartSpeak quicklyIf you've got something to say, say it fast.In one 1975 study, published in the journal Language and Speech, Brigham Young University researchers had 28 university students listen to recordings of six people whose voices had been manipulated to sound slower or faster than normal.The student volunteers rated the speakers most competent when their voices had been sped up and least competent when their voices had been slowed down.More recent research suggests that speaking quickly is also a sneaky way to win an argumentat least in the US. One 1991 study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that's because people will have less time to think critically about your position.If you're a woman, consider wearing makeupIn 2011, Nancy Etcoff at Harvard University led a study in which more than 250 adults looked at photographs of 25 women with different types of makeup.One-quarter of them woreno makeup; one quarter weremade to look "natural" (some makeup); one quarter weremade to look "professional" (a bit more makeup than the "natural" group); and onequarter weremade look "glamorous" (the most makeup).As it turns out, judges rated the "glamorous" women the most competent and the barefaced women the least competent.Ask for advice ...You might fear that asking for helpwill make you look stupid.2015 research from Harvard Business School, published in the journal Management Science, suggests that asking for advice can instead make you seem more competent.In one experiment, 170 university students worked on a series of computer tasks and were told they'd be matched with a partner who would complete the same tasks. (The partner was really a computer simulation.) When they'd finished the tasks, the "partner" either said, "I hope it went well" or "I hope it went well. Do you have any advice'"As it turns out, students who'd been asked for advice rated their "partner" more competent than those who hadn't been asked for advice.The researchers explain that when you ask for advice, you're validating the person's intelligence and experience, so they feel good about you in turn.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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