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&lt;p&gt;Not that your people skills aren&#39;t perfect as they are, but it&#39;s always good to be up on the most recent findings in human psychology, especially for those of us in client-facing roles.  Read up on some interesting findings that delve into the art of persuasion - you might just pick up on a few pointers for your next client or investor meeting.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of the researchers&#39; main points of interest is calculated mimicry - they noticed that people respond most strongly and positively to those individuals who mirror their gestures, postures, mannerisms, etc., in subtle ways, generally with a two-second delay. &quot;Really good salespeople, and for that matter good con artists, have known about these skills and used them forever,&quot; Jeremy Bailenson, a psychologist at Stanford, said. &quot;All we&#39;re doing now is measuring and describing more precisely what it is theyre doing, whether consciously or not.&quot; &lt;p&gt;

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