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    <title>How To Make People Think You're Smarter Than You Really Are</title>
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      <![CDATA[Whether you're on a job interview or a first date, follow these simple steps to give the impression that you're quite intelligent – even if you're quite average. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[A slowed rate of speech]]>
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        <![CDATA[Simple language]]>
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        <![CDATA[Dark blue clothing]]>
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        <![CDATA[An ability to listen more than talk]]>
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        <![CDATA[A foreign language (optional)]]>
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          <![CDATA[Speak slowly and deliberately. People who do are seen as more informed on the subject they're expounding on than fast talkers. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Speak slowly and deliberately. People who do are seen as more informed on the subject they&#8217;re expounding on than fast talkers.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Smile more. In one study, participants who were asked to guess a person's intelligence simply by looking at their picture rated those who were smiling as smarter than those who weren't smiling. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Smile more. In one study, participants who were asked to guess a person&#8217;s intelligence simply by looking at their picture rated those who were smiling as smarter than those who weren&#8217;t smiling.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Don't use an unusual word if a simpler one will suffice. People who use long words unnecessarily can be perceived as less intelligent because it makes them look like they're trying too hard to sound smart. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t use an unusual word if a simpler one will suffice. People who use long words unnecessarily can be perceived as less intelligent because it makes them look like they&#8217;re trying too hard to sound smart.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If you speak a foreign language, let it be known. Research indicates that people link being multilingual with intelligence. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If you speak a foreign language, let it be known. Research indicates that people link being multilingual with intelligence.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wear navy blue. One study indicated that people in dark blue are assumed to be more knowledgeable, successful, and dependable than those wearing other colors. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Wear navy blue. One study indicated that people in dark blue are assumed to be more knowledgeable, successful, and dependable than those wearing other colors.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Women should dress conservatively at work. Even marginally revealing clothing can make people perceive female employees as less intelligent and competent, according to one study. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Women should dress conservatively at work. Even marginally revealing clothing can make people perceive female employees as less intelligent and competent, according to one study.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Do more listening than talking. People who do are perceived as being intelligent and interesting by the people who are blathering to them. Remember this proverb: Better to keep quiet and be suspected a fool than to open your mouth and confirm the suspicion. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Do more listening than talking. People who do are perceived as being intelligent and interesting by the people who are blathering to them. Remember this proverb: Better to keep quiet and be suspected a fool than to open your mouth and confirm the suspicion.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Did you know?The average American IQ has increased every year for the past 100 years; one expert claims half the population in 1917 would be considered mentally challenged by today's standards!    ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Did you know?The average American IQ has increased every year for the past 100 years; one expert claims half the population in 1917 would be considered mentally challenged by today&#8217;s standards!</p>]]>
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