Overview

You face competition on a daily basis from other well-qualified peers in your professional sphere. You may have credentials and career experience that are almost identical to some of your peers, but why are you not getting ahead of them in winning more sales accounts or getting the promotion? What set these winning peers apart from others?

You may have noticed that the winners tend to exude the ‘X-factor’ that is difficult to define but easy to spot: wherever they go attention falls on them; when they speak, people listen; when they ask, people answer. The ‘X-factor’ that really differentiates the winners from others is that the winners have great Presence which draws people and success to them. The good news is Presence is not just something that you are born with- it can be cultivated. One huge aspect of Presence is having an effective and credible image. In this interactive 2-days workshop, you will learn how you can build a winning Professional Presence with comprehensive image strategies. Gain competitive edge through developing your own optimal Professional Presence that will help open doors to greater success in your career!

Learning Objectives

1. Build a Personal Branding that sells and presents YOU effectively to others even before you speak
2. Taking control of your image: identify and close the gap between Perception & your Personal Brand
3. Learn how to choose the best fit and styles for your body shapes, so you always look smart and sharp
4. Harness the power of colors to build lasting impression
5. Know how to portray different levels of formality for effective Professional Styles, which you can adapt easily based on the requirements of your own professions- from formal to business casual.
6. Identify each participants’ blind spots in looking F.A.B
7. Increase your ‘Visual Net Worth’ without spending a bomb
8. Learn to build a cost-effective and versatile wardrobe
9. Examine the common saboteurs to a good and credible professional image
10. Become well-versed with essential etiquette so you carry yourself in a polished and poised manner that enhance your Presence

Instructional Methodology

Visuals, Experiential Exercises, Self-assessment, Role-playing, Close-guidance and Coaching of individuals by the trainer, Group Presentation

Pictures of each participant will be taken for comparison of the changes

Important

*Participants are required to bring along a few sets of their usual work attires, which they can change during the workshop so we can identify and assess the elements of each of their current style.

*Participants are required to bring at least 2 fashion magazines (relevant to their gender, ie. Men are to bring men fashion magazines. Ladies are to bring women fashion magazines).

Workshop Outline

Personal Brand that sells YOU:

Identify the SEAT (skills, experience, aspirations and talents) of each participant

Identify gaps the gap of each participants’ personal brand & how they are perceived.

(This exercise is important in helping participants appreciate each of their inner qualities and at the same time find solutions to close the gap of their Personal Brand and how they are being perceived in terms of image)

Image Strategy 1: Body & Style Solutions

Identify the common body shapes and figure challenges among participants

Learn how to enhance assets and camouflage flaws for the body shapes

Learn what styles work and why they work

Image Strategy 2: Looking FAB

FAB as the essence of dressing your best for Optimal Professional

Presence

(FAB= Fit, Appropriateness, Blind Spots)

Fit: How to increase sharpness and smartness with the right fit and professional style

Appropriateness: formality, common dress codes, age, style vs fad

Examine the different levels of formality and dress codes

How to portray effective Professional Styles with 3 different levels of formality, including Business Casual

Decoding the international dress codes

Examining elements of age-appropriateness and style (vs fad)

Blind Spots: What you don’t know may hurt you

(Participants are required to bring along a few sets/pieces of their usual work attires which they can change into, so we can identify elements of FAB: FIT, APPROPRIATENESS and BLIND SPOTS in what they currently wear for their work. This is where participants can truly learn about how their current image is.)

Image Strategy 3: Harness the Power of Colors

Color psychology

Color strategies to portray appropriate impressions and messages

Personal Colorings -TVIP: bringing out the ‘wow’ factor in you

Image Strategy 4: The Effective Wardrobe

The 20/80 problem of wardrobe management

Learn how to build a cost-effective and versatile wardrobe: the wardrobe capsules for work

How to up your ‘Visual Net Worth’ and putting your best foot forward without spending a bomb: the details and accessories

Effectiveness= “small changes big impact”

Clearing the Roadblocks to a Professional & Credible Image

The top saboteurs to a quality professional image

Politesse Refinement for a Polished Presence: Etiquette

Creating lasting First Impressions: Names, Handshakes, Smiles, Eye contacts

Projecting charisma through gestures & poise

Interfacing with clients: Seating arrangements, Creating rapport