How people present often stands the test of time for far longer than what they say.  Two examples.

• I remember 20 years later, a person normally articulate who was out of depth when presenting on a particular topic. There were 224 ‘um’ type utterances offered in 20 minutes—a record on my calculation that still stands.

• A very important leader stood on a stage, also 20 plus years ago, and addressed an audience.  No, I don’t remember a word of the presentation.  But I remember the one hand on the hip, with a coffee cup in the other. I remember the occasional coffee sips, the strutting back and forth across the stage, and the overall body language. I remember it to this day.

First impressions can be more than last impressions; They can be everlasting.