Wikilatief - Looking smart and smart definitely makes us appreciated by many. However, to be able to look smart is not only about the hairstyle or makeup that we wear.
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There are many ways that we can use to look smart in the eyes of others. Researchers have documented how people try to appear smarter.
People also tend to set certain criteria to decide if the person nearby has more intelligence.
Others find an impression on us after a short conversation. This fleetingly generated perception probably won't yield the right assumptions in the assessed person.
- What things make you smart?
- What determines how smart a person is?
- What makes a brain intelligent?
- How can I make myself smart and intelligent?
- How can I improve my smartness?
This article contains all about those. I'm not entirely sure this will work 100%, because it depends on everyone's career as well. But I think, it's nice to be tried:
1. If you talk with pause
When asked, even if you already know the answer and want to say that immediately, try to hold it, give it a few seconds pause. Then answer slowly and convincingly.
When you were silent, that's where his mind would judge if you are not a random person alias full of consideration for trivial matters though.
The person will think that your argument points must be good, even if you think they're ordinary.
2. Answer the question by re-asking what he asked "rhetorically"
Repeating a question doesn't mean not listening to it well. Instead he'll think that you're a good interpreter because he cares about every word of the question.
Although your answer should start with the sentence of the question he asked, but that means you listen and understand, and fix smart people must understand others.
3. Talk structured
Put the points on the paper, even though throughout the argument your focus becomes torn between looking at them and your notes, this is better than when you want to talk but instead stutter because what you want to say is not set first.
4. Give name to the other person you are talking to
This may sound strange or formal when including middle name initial when writing our name. However, other people don't think so.
A series of studies carried out by the University of Southampton in the UK show people who use the middle initials are actually thought to be smarter.
People will be amazed by the person who sincerely explains their name directly in the middle of his argument.
If you like "flying" yourself if your name is mentioned then someone else does too. So, why don't you do it?
5. No need to be afraid to be the last speaker
People will tend to be respectful to the inference maker. The last speaker had this advantage.
If you could sum up all the previous speaker's arguments with your own words, you'd look smartest there. Did you know that people will tend to side with the last speaker?
6. Expressive
Talking a certain way can also make us look smart. The key is to speak expressively by varying our volume and energy.
According to communications expert Leonard Mlodinow, two people who say the same words will still look different if the expressions are different.
He who speaks a little faster and louder and with less pause and greater volume variation, will be judged to be more energetic, knowledgeable, and intelligent.
7. Wear glasses
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According to a survey by the UK-based College of optometrists, 43 per cent of people think glasses make people look smarter.
Meanwhile, 40 percent of respondents thought wearing a clear lens would make it look smart.
"Glasses make the wearer memorable and make them look smart without having to try," said Wojciszke, a professor at the University of Social Sciences and humanities, Poland.
According to him, many people consider the wearer of glasses to be a wise man.
In addition, those who are synonymous with intelligence such as professors, judges, and statesmen, wear glasses more often than most people with low education.
So, any cues related to wisdom, such as thick books, smooth speech, even gray hair, can give the impression of being intelligent.
8. Good at telling jokes
Research from France published in the journal Psychological Reports found women think men who tell jokes will look smarter than men who talk about mundane topics.
To be able to tell a funny joke, of course it takes a degree of cleverness. This is what makes them look smart.
"People who have a good sense of humor show very high intelligence," Wojciszke said.
So, Wojiciszke says men can use humor as an easy and honest thing to look smart.
9. Love to read
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A survey from the UK found more than half of Britons surveyed in a poll on World Book Day admitted to pretending to read classics such as War and Peace to look smarter.
We can do the same when trying to influence the judgment of people we just know.
"Most of our daily interactions with others are very short and superficial," Wojciszke said.
However, Wojciszke said, humans cannot use such manipulations in long or repetitive interactions.
10. Sit upright
A report from the Wall Street Journal says sitting and standing in an upright position is not only good for posture.
Research 200 with graduate student research subjects trying to assess a person's smarts based on how they sit.
The results showed that those who sat in an upright position were considered to have higher IQ scores.
11. Make eye contact
A person's eyes can indeed imply many things. Wojciszke said people who make eye contact show responsiveness to what people nearby are doing or talking about.
According to him, if our interlock talker is unresponsive, this means we're boring people or he's stupid.
"If we have such a choice, most of us are more likely to think he's stupid," he added.
Researchers at Brandeis University, Massachusetts, found those who spoke by making eye contact were thought to have a higher IQ than those who avoided a person's gaze.
12. Avoiding alcohol
Alcohol can lower a person's intelligence level. So it's no wonder that what we drink also determines the perception of others.
Research published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology found those who held wine or beer were rated less intelligent than those who held soda or water.
"We often see some level of cognitive impairment after alcohol consumption," said Scott Rick, lead of the research.
This is what Rick thinks affects other people's perceptions.
13. Being a good person
Wojciszke research has shown a person's self-esteem rises when people consider themselves intelligent. However, several other traits also contributed to this assessment.
"People will love us not because of intelligence, but because of our warmth and kindness," he said.
However, there are other things that we must emphasize if we want others to respect ourselves.
When you want others to like us, show yourself to be a good person rather than smart.
"But if we want others to respect us, show ourselves to be smart people," he added.
14. End with a Quote
People will love the memorable last sentence. Make a quote that represents your whole argument.
Even if the quote is a quote from a famous person, you will still be considered as the creator, because it has already begun with your independent argument.
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