Nine ways to make people like you without saying a word

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The authors write: “Experiences of physical temperature per se affect one's impressions of and prosocial behaviour toward other people, without one's awareness of such influences.” Speak in a higher-pitched voice.​ OK, so you'll technically have to utter something for this trick to work. As it turns out, one reason is that both extroverts and self-centered individuals “had a more fashionable appearance.” Look self-assured and energetic.​ The same study mentioned above found that likability also depended on “the speed and energy of body movements” and “the self-assuredness of their body movements.” It's worth noting that the “originality of content” in the participants' introductions mattered, too. In 1999, New York University researchers documented the “chameleon effect,” which occurs when people unconsciously mimic each other's behaviour. Smile.​ open image in gallery In one University of Wyoming study, nearly 100 undergraduate women looked at photos of another woman in one of four poses: smiling in an open-body position, smiling in a closed-body position, not smiling in an open-body position, or not smiling in a closed-body position.