Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Impress your Boss, your Girl, or your Boy

People can find at least a few thousands of websites that talk about memorization techniques and memory skills. Whether it is a fact, a formula or a figure, a mnemonic is yet another device that helps to memorize almost anything. PEAL (pronounced Peel) is one such mnemonic that reminds almost everybody who wants to know how to make a good first impression. This mnemonic is especially useful for job seekers, people who are in relationships, and business executives.

The word "good" is quite subjective and impressing someone with a "good" first impression is quite challenging as people define "good" differently based on their experience, education, society and interests.

PYEAL mnemonic summarizes different ways to leave a good first impression

1. Pause
2. Express
3. Ask
4. Listen

Pause, Wait, and Take Time before Making a Good First Impression

There is a difference between being careful and being desperate. Instead of being anxious about making a good first impression, one can relax, pause, and take a calm approach by thinking and reflecting on their natural behavior and true personality.

For example, before entering the interview hall, a job seeker can pause for a few seconds to visualize the achievements, success stories in order to bring a calm attitude during the first few seconds of the interview.

Be Yourself, Express Yourself rather than Impressing Someone

In fact, many people take this approach of expressing themselves, as it shows the person's real personality, than impressing someone. This shows honesty and their true identity is revealed.

For example, while trying to impress a girl, a boy can talk in a natural way like he talks to others. The girl can take decisions based on the boy's natural behavior and attitude.

Ask Questions and Clarify to Leave a Good Impression

The art of asking effective questions is one of the traits of a good salesperson. By asking questions

• One can clear their assumptions
• One knows that the other person wants
• Portray the best of self based on the other person's interest.

For example, before joining a new team, a new team member asked his/her new boss about the expectations to understand the demands of the boss.

After you Ask, Listen

It is a good habit to note down the points when a person is talking; however, asking the other person's permission before note taking is yet another polite habit.

For example, a dad sat with his upset son and asked him why is he upset and started noting down all the points to address each issue later.


Mnemonic devices are one of the interesting memorization techniques and it grabs the readers' attention and focuses key points in a simple, easy-to-recall manner. PEAL comes handy whenever someone wants to remember or memorize the techniques of making a good first impression.