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MANAGING YOUR IMAGE - Power is Perception
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Article Overview: Who sees you and what do they see? Make your image work for you.
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MANAGING YOUR IMAGE - Power is Perception
Take a minute right now, and twenty five words or less, to write down your answers to these two questions...
Will tomorrow’s contacts see what you want them to see? Is your clothing, your grooming and your body language working for you or against you? Does each communicate seriousness, commitment and professional strength?
Environmental designer, Albert Mehrabian’s research indicates that effective communication consists of 3 factors: the way we look, the way we sound and the words we use. Which of these 3 factors do you think is most important?
If you guessed the the way we look (appearance and body language) you are correct. Nonverbal communication counts for 55%. Second most important - 37% - has to do with the way we sound (tone and pitch of voice). That leaves 8% of successful communication having to do with the words we use. It’s not that our words are unimportant, it’s just that sometimes people have decided by the way we look and sound that they’re not going to stick around for our words - that our words don’t matter.
Our clothing, grooming and body language shout! Are they shouting the right message?
The latest research tells us that within the time it takes to snap your fingers,
people have formed an impression of us. Whether it’s a job interview, a negotiating session or a sales pitch, we never get a second chance at a first impression. That first one must work!
Our image is important not only for what it communicates to others but also for what it does for us. There is not a lot about ourselves which we can easily change, but we can change the external. And what we do to the external becomes internalized. When we look good, we feel good. When we feel good, we act more confidently and our performance improves; we get into that upward spiral which is where we all want to be. Once we get into that upward spiral there is no telling how far we can go. Looking successful is the first step to being successful!
I’m certain that we would all agree that effective appearance is no substitute for ability. But we surely do not want the way we look to be an obstacle to our performance! There is power in perception. Let’s manage our perception, and gain that credibility and good will which we all deserve.
Professional image skills are not instinctive. They can be taught, and I will be sharing my conclusions with you in future articles. Please let me know if there are specific topics you would like discussed.
Related ArticlesWill tomorrow’s contacts see what you want them to see? Is your clothing, your grooming and your body language working for you or against you? Does each communicate seriousness, commitment and professional strength?
Environmental designer, Albert Mehrabian’s research indicates that effective communication consists of 3 factors: the way we look, the way we sound and the words we use. Which of these 3 factors do you think is most important?
If you guessed the the way we look (appearance and body language) you are correct. Nonverbal communication counts for 55%. Second most important - 37% - has to do with the way we sound (tone and pitch of voice). That leaves 8% of successful communication having to do with the words we use. It’s not that our words are unimportant, it’s just that sometimes people have decided by the way we look and sound that they’re not going to stick around for our words - that our words don’t matter.
Our clothing, grooming and body language shout! Are they shouting the right message?
The latest research tells us that within the time it takes to snap your fingers,
people have formed an impression of us. Whether it’s a job interview, a negotiating session or a sales pitch, we never get a second chance at a first impression. That first one must work!
Our image is important not only for what it communicates to others but also for what it does for us. There is not a lot about ourselves which we can easily change, but we can change the external. And what we do to the external becomes internalized. When we look good, we feel good. When we feel good, we act more confidently and our performance improves; we get into that upward spiral which is where we all want to be. Once we get into that upward spiral there is no telling how far we can go. Looking successful is the first step to being successful!
I’m certain that we would all agree that effective appearance is no substitute for ability. But we surely do not want the way we look to be an obstacle to our performance! There is power in perception. Let’s manage our perception, and gain that credibility and good will which we all deserve.
Professional image skills are not instinctive. They can be taught, and I will be sharing my conclusions with you in future articles. Please let me know if there are specific topics you would like discussed.
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ABOUT ANNE FENNER
Anne Fenner is owner of Anne Fenner, Image Management, a professional image consulting firm she founded in 1981. Through presentations, consultations, and wardrobe acquisitions, her firm helps men, women and companies find and communicate their best, most truthful selves through their appearance, behaviors, etiquette…their image. Anne co-authored the book, Dress Smart; the second edition was published by Fairchild Books, NY, NY, in 2004. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Kansas and has a master’s degree in arts and teaching from Northwestern University. Anne moved to Omaha in 1972 from Washington, D.C.
Anne likes helping people take control of their lives by helping them with their image. She is committed to truth and beauty, and she perceives beauty to be much deeper than the physical.
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