Change One Thing: Discover What’s Holding You Back – and Fix It – With the Secrets of a Top Executive Image Consultant_1 ppt

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[...]... because they are afraid of the unknown Only when a situation becomes too painful are people motivated to make a change Don’t wait for your life to become unbearable Begin your transformation process now! It s easier and less daunting if you make one small change at a time, rather than attempting a total overhaul down the road If you use any of the excuses described in this chapter, you can free yourself...  What’s the biggest challenge you ve ever faced? YY  What makes you angry? YY  Tell The interview should last about thirty minutes or until you get a full range of emotions Afterward, sit down with the interviewer and as many people as you can think of whom you trust to be candid, and have them comment on what they see Have them pay attention to your body language, your facial expressions, and the. .. Fe ars !    5 You can also read books and listen to educational tapes while you are in your car, at the gym, or doing errands All these efforts will help you build a foundation of knowledge and boost your confidence Keep one thing: Establish what it is you bring to the party, and give yourself some credit Maybe you are a good mediator or someone who is able to spot typos and other mistakes Your accomplishments... these scenarios describes you, you need to change the way you communicate To do that, you should videotape yourself in action It can be in a business set- Face Your Fe ars !    3 ting, while you are at a party, or when you re on vacation It doesn’t matter, as long as you are interacting in a group situation If you don’t have a video of yourself, ask someone you trust to interview you on camera When I... I had to work on), speak too slowly, or use inappropriate language Having the proper communication skills is one of the most important gateways to success in both your professional and your personal life (See Chapter 6 for advice on changing your communication style.) 6   Change One Thing Change one thing: Practice your enunciation by reading a paragraph with a pencil in your mouth Then take the. .. look at and read along with; it takes some of the pressure and eyes off of you We might think presentations are all about us, but they’re not They are about content and sharing information YY Ask questions A presentation is always more interesting when you get the audience involved Plus, the more the audience speaks, the less you have to Continued 8   Change One Thing YY Find friendly faces in the audience... Today my corporate clients include Allstate Insurance Company, McDonald’s Corporation, and General Electric Once again, I rose to the top of my profession because I was willing to change I was able to overcome the low expectations of my parents and my colleagues in order to succeed, despite the odds If you walk away with just one bit of advice from this book, it should be this: don’t be afraid to change. .. change Your change doesn’t have to be dramatic It might mean sacrificing something you love, but it is guaranteed to make a difference in your life So turn the page and start feeling happier and more productive by casting off the fears and excuses that have been holding you back until now This page intentionally left blank 1 Face Your Fears! The Ten Most Common Excuses for Not Changing Y YY O ne of the. .. my hearing-impaired father Fortunately for me, my last name was Chin, so by the alphabetical standard, I was usually selected to sit in the front of the class I learned how to read lips in order to get through school, but I was rarely invited to do things with the other children because I couldn’t hear what was going on I was able to get by with only lip reading until I got married and had a baby,... usually smile when you make eye contact with them, so search the room for smiling faces that will make you feel more comfortable while talking YY Have a strong opening and closing The opening sets the tone for your presentation, and the closing wraps up what you ve said, whether your presentation is for the purpose of informing or for selling an idea These are the most important parts of your presentation—and . the Secrets of a Top Executive Image Consultant Anna Soo Wildermuth with Jodie Gould Change ThIng one Discover What’s Holding You Back and Fix It with the Secrets of a Top Executive Image Consultant Anna. opportunities are the individuals I have worked with at HSBC, Allstate, Harris Bank, and McDonald’s. My colleagues at the Association of Image Consultants International have grown with me both. humor. As soon as I got my first laugh, I was hooked. — Sheryl Jedlinski, Motivational Speaker and Cofounder of pdplan4life.com Change ThIng one Discover What’s Holding You Back and Fix It with the

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  • Contents

  • Acknowledgments

  • IntroductIon

  • 1 Face Your Fears!: The Ten Most Common Excuses for Not Changing

  • 2 The Clothes Make the Manager: Change One Thing About Your Wardrobe

  • 3 My Body, Myself: Change One Thing About Your Body Image

  • 4 What Kind of Colleague Are You?: Change One Thing About Your Business Style

  • 5 No Wallflowers Allowed: Change One Thing About Your Social Image

  • 6 Can You Hear Me Now?: Change One Thing About Your Communication Style

  • 7 Your Most Important Critic: Change One Thing About Your Self-Image

  • 8 Get the Job that Works for you: Change One Thing About Your Interview Style

  • Postscript: Do You Feel Different?

  • Recommended Reading

  • Clothing and Accessory Lists by Price

  • Index

    • A

    • B

    • C

    • D

    • E

    • F

    • G

    • H

    • I

    • J

    • K

    • L

    • M

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    • O

    • P

    • Q

    • R

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    • U

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