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How do you present? We come into contact with people in so many ways with so many purposes, sometimes the end purpose is not our original intent.
What do you do and what does it say about you? What we do for a living is often how people judge us. How do you appear to others and more importantly what do others perceive of you?
How many of us take the time and effort to influence how we are perceived. Corporations spend millions on their images and craft their message to the customer with care.
How can one maximize their options if they make no effort to build and control their own brand.
If you were to pick a person you did not know and attempt to get an introduction what would they conclude about you that might influence their decision to meet or not meet you? What sources are there out there that speak to who and what you are and are they what you wish them to be?
Are you what you do and is that all you want said about you?
Approach, composure, purpose and context speak volumes about how you will be judged from the start. What can give you the edge that will not only solidify a good and lasting impression but also will be of aid in reaching your goal?
Does the medium affect the outcome and do we choose the medium or is it an uncontrollable given the limitless communication options?
No matter who you are, what business sector your in, or what you do for a living you need to take sometime and focus on how you present. We all are so busy in our work and out lives that many are just phoning in our presentation as something that is what it is.
Take the time to really look at yourself as a total stranger would look at you. What will you see and is that really what you intended?
- Who you are and what you do (sethgodin.typepad.com)
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