I’m a nice guy. I have a good sense of humor, I like to have fun, and my job as a professional speaker keeps me in front of people all the time. So, why don’t I smile more? Tweet
I’ve been asking myself that question lately.
Once in a while, I’ll accidentally catch a glimpse of my resting face when my iPhone 4S camera flashes a view of my mug. Us self-promoters photograph ourselves quite often.
Sometimes, I don’t like what I see.
Face it, a smile is an invitation
Like most people, my neutral or resting face is sometimes a bit stern-looking and not very warm. It doesn’t take much to warm up that expression, so I’m going to get better at showing my “smiling eyes.”
It turns out that a specific muscle of the face is responsible for that warmer expression. It’s the mouth muscle known as the “zygomaticus major” and if you work with people, you want to exercise this baby every day!
A welcoming smile can replace a look of fatigue or frustration. It can help you win friends and influence people. It may not help you get the word out any better, but a smile will make others more receptive to what you have to say.
As you may know, I do a lot of work helping people improve their presentation skills. Of course, I teach lots of nifty tricks for improving closing ratios and being more influential, but here’s a non-technical piece of advice I give all my clients: Smile more!
A little extra expression animates your face and helps you appear more lifelike. 
Speaking of smiling, that corny smiley-face emoticon can warm up an email or text message, too. Anything that allow you to be more human is generally a good thing when it comes to communication.
This technique even works on your website and when you’re doing Internet marketing. Does your website smile at visitors. There are lots of ways to warm up your site with language and graphics.
A warm smile is an invitation to friendship and to do business. Why not wear one all the time?
Smiling through doorways
Here’s a fun video on the subject of smiling:
Speaker training at my home
I’ll be smiling when I demonstrate presentation techniques on February 21. That’s when I deliver speaker training titled, Present Like a Pro, at my home in beautiful Royal Oak, Michigan.
This is the most unusual training session you’ll ever attend. There are only five slots, which means you’ll get lots of attention from your smiling teacher! This program is perfect for entrepreneurs, salespeople, and leaders of all stripes.
Oh, yeah, and I’ll feed you twice!
Smile, it doesn’t cost anything
So enjoy yourself a little more today and smile! It’s a great marketing technique both online and off and–as they used to say in the 60s–”Smile, it doesn’t cost anything!”
-Michael Angelo Caruso, Royal Oak, Michigan
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