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🎥 Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #460
Video Free Resources here: dale-carnegie.co.jp/freebundles
My Point of View: In business, credibility can be created before competence is tested. We can sell them on trusting us by engineering the first impressions we want, so let's be intentional and let's be sharp.
🎩 Classic Menswear Conventions – Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#36. Q: What’s the rule for the bling aspect of men’s style?
For business, keep your jewellery to a minimum. Wear a watch suitable for your profession, cufflinks, a wedding ring and maybe a signet ring. Avoid bangles, wrist bands, ear rings, fob watches, tie pins, tie clips, etc.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
New client meeting today
On-line call with a client to finalise their leadership training content
My intention was to look calm and sophisticated for the face-to face client meeting.
Suit: Brioni Roma 1945 light grey Prince of Wales check with a light blue window pattern, single pleats, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Ganton Sydney 1974 blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Shantung grey silk tie in a Four-In-Hand knot made in Italy for Rampley & Co. London 2014
Socks: Grey over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: White mother of pearl cufflinks
Pocket Square: Blue and tan pocketsquare from Rampley & Co in a reverse puff with the blue picking up the suit and the tan picking up the suiit buttons. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Card Holder: Lanvin Paris 1889
Watch: Vintage gold 3000.2.M model Gucci Firenze 1921 with a very simple black dial. The burgundy alligator strap is able to be swapped out for my black Alligator strap when I need to do so, thanks to the Jean Rousseau Paris 1954 customisation.
Fragrance: Acqua di Parma Colonia - classic from 1916
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine shoes were TLB Mallorca 1946 burgundy Adelaide Oxfords Artista series with a Picasso last and punched toe cap French calf from the D'Annonay tannery 1838.
Intention outcomes: The blue shirt/grey Shantung tie combination has a very calming aspect and worked well for the sales call with a new client.
👉 If you want Executive Presence in Tokyo, I coach leaders on Presence, Leadership, Communications, Presentations and Sales.
We have a bonus for you packed with free resources—one that’ll make you go, ‘Yep, this is exactly what I wanted.’ Head to the link now. Dale-Carnegie.co.jp/en/about/freebundles
📩 greg.story@dalecarnegie.com 🌐 dale-carnegie.co.jp 📑 Access our free 35 White Papers on leadership, sales, and executive presence in Japan: bit.ly/4nbN0pj 📘 Download our 19 Free E-books: bit.ly/42MbKMK
✍️ Dr. Greg Story – President, Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training. Author of Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, Japan Presentations Mastery, and Japan Leadership Mastery.
🎥 Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #460
Video Free Resources here: dale-carnegie.co.jp/freebundles
My Point of View: In business, credibility can be created before competence is tested. We can sell them on trusting us by engineering the first impressions we want, so let's be intentional and let's be sharp.
🎩 Classic Menswear Conventions – Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#36. Q: What’s the rule for the bling aspect of men’s style?
For business, keep your jewellery to a minimum. Wear a watch suitable for your profession, cufflinks, a wedding ring and maybe a signet ring. Avoid bangles, wrist bands, ear rings, fob watches, tie pins, tie clips, etc.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
New client meeting today
On-line call with a client to finalise their leadership training content
My intention was to look calm and sophisticated for the face-to face client meeting.
Suit: Brioni Roma 1945 light grey Prince of Wales check with a light blue window pattern, single pleats, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Ganton Sydney 1974 blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Shantung grey silk tie in a Four-In-Hand knot made in Italy for Rampley & Co. London 2014
Socks: Grey over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: White mother of pearl cufflinks
Pocket Square: Blue and tan pocketsquare from Rampley & Co in a reverse puff with the blue picking up the suit and the tan picking up the suiit buttons. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Card Holder: Lanvin Paris 1889
Watch: Vintage gold 3000.2.M model Gucci Firenze 1921 with a very simple black dial. The burgundy alligator strap is able to be swapped out for my black Alligator strap when I need to do so, thanks to the Jean Rousseau Paris 1954 customisation.
Fragrance: Acqua di Parma Colonia - classic from 1916
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine shoes were TLB Mallorca 1946 burgundy Adelaide Oxfords Artista series with a Picasso last and punched toe cap French calf from the D'Annonay tannery 1838.
Intention outcomes: The blue shirt/grey Shantung tie combination has a very calming aspect and worked well for the sales call with a new client.
👉 If you want Executive Presence in Tokyo, I coach leaders on Presence, Leadership, Communications, Presentations and Sales.
We have a bonus for you packed with free resources—one that’ll make you go, ‘Yep, this is exactly what I wanted.’ Head to the link now. Dale-Carnegie.co.jp/en/about/freebundles
📩 greg.story@dalecarnegie.com 🌐 dale-carnegie.co.jp 📑 Access our free 35 White Papers on leadership, sales, and executive presence in Japan: bit.ly/4nbN0pj 📘 Download our 19 Free E-books: bit.ly/42MbKMK
✍️ Dr. Greg Story – President, Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training. Author of Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, Japan Presentations Mastery, and Japan Leadership Mastery.
