Creating positive first impressions is all about our Personal Image, which is made up of three things; how we look, how we sound and our body language. We form opinions about others in a matter of seconds and then spend the rest of our time justifying our decisions to ourselves.
Our Image communicates so much about us. It has a powerful effect on how other people approach and respond to us, personally and professionally. A positive, appropriate Image instantly puts our audience at ease. Adversely, a negative, inappropriate Image creates hard to shift obstacles and barriers to success.
Top Tips:
- Ensure that your clothing is appropriate for the occasion
- What you wear and your grooming communicate how you feel about yourself… ask yourself what it is that you are conveying to others?
- Keep accessories, jewellery, make-up, perfume and aftershave subtle and appropriate
- Practice the art of introducing yourself and of making small talk
- Smile, make eye contact, shake hands, relax, don’t fidget
- Be conscious of the appropriate etiquette in the circumstances that you find yourself
- Remember other peoples names and use them
- Listen, pay attention to what the other person is saying in order to show interest and find common ground… don’t chatter
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