Does the thought of a Sixty Minutes’ reporter at your doorstep make you sweat? (It should!) Do public speeches make you nervous? (We’ve all been there.)What about the all important presentation to your shareholders? (You have a few moments to make a convincing argument. It’s do or die sometimes.) How many times has an athlete or political candidate said something on camera that they wish they could retract? (Hurry, get thee to an image coach!)
Did you know that from the time you enter a room, you have approximately ten seconds to make (what may turn out to be) a lasting impression! Ten seconds!
Ten seconds to make an impression that could feasibly take ten months or years to undo. From the moment you are noticed, everything about you is carefully observed. Are you slumped over? Are your shoes dull? Are your eyes nervous and wandering? Is your belly hanging out of your skirt or pants? Are you a wallfower? Is your nose suspended from the ceiling? (Quick, get thee to a consultant!)
Your posture, your handshake, the placement of your name tag, your steady and interested eye gaze - all feed into how seriously you’re taken and yes, all factor into “moving up the corporate ladder”. The positive manner in which you handle your email, speak on the telephone, manage dissension within your department, can all be “taught” tools that enable you to more effectively mobilize your team.
Do you wanna know a dirty little secret? Shh….don’t tell, but many CEO’s use a wine list as a testing ground. Yes, indeed. Handing the wine list to you, they will carefully make observations about you . . . whether you’re honest or not (how, you ask - think about it.) and how you treat the service staff. Are you really the wine connoisseur that you have long professed to be? They will observe you under pressure.
Accomplished business executives, professional athletes, award winning novelists, actors and winning political candidates all need (and the many successful ones, receive) media and image consulting. This can lead to a tremendous boost in confidence.
Confidence = Respect
Respect = Power
Like it or not, it’s the way of the world.
You don’t have to be a tall, imposing figure to command respect. Your body language and mannerisms, the way you utilize the art of small talk, your style of dress, combined with a healthy knowledge of your company, product or service can catapult you to statuesque levels beyond a yardstick!
A few tweeks here and there can absolutely improve self-esteem, eliminate bad habits, and turn around the way you’re accepted or perceived. You will be the same person . . . only better!
Sherry Thomas
Info@BreathlessVideo.com
