Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
🎥 Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #461
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
#37. What’s the rule for novelty ties in men’s style?
Give them a miss. In business, don’t wear novelty ties like the American flag or Micky Mouse etc. Find tasteful, “relatively” conservative silk ties which project stability, predictability, professionalism, credibility and trust.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Breakfast event for the British Chamber at the ANA Hotel in Akasaka
Luncheon event for the American Chamber at the Tokyo American Club, Azubudai
I wanted to stand out in the crowd, so I went for the red tie power look.
Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna Trivero 1910 15ml ml 15 navy suit, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Custom white shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Red and blue striped tie in a Windsor knot from Thomas Pink London 1984.
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Red glass cufflinks
Pocket Square: Isaia Napoli 1920 red and blue pocket square. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Badge: Dale Carnegie New York 1912, silver corporate badge
Pen: Mont Blanc Hamburg 1906
Card Holder: Lanvin Paris 1889
Watch: Vintage gold 24m Cartier Paris 1847 Tank Francaise with a black nubuck alligator strap
Fragrance: Endymion Concentre Eau de Parfum Penhaligon’s London 1870
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine shoes were my black TLB Mallorca 1946 Oxfords with a Goya last, punched toe cap, French boxcalf leather from the D'Annonay Tannery 1838.
Intention outcomes: I was certainly the most well put together guy in both events.
👉 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 #461
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
#37. What’s the rule for novelty ties in men’s style?
Give them a miss. In business, don’t wear novelty ties like the American flag or Micky Mouse etc. Find tasteful, “relatively” conservative silk ties which project stability, predictability, professionalism, credibility and trust.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Breakfast event for the British Chamber at the ANA Hotel in Akasaka
Luncheon event for the American Chamber at the Tokyo American Club, Azubudai
I wanted to stand out in the crowd, so I went for the red tie power look.
Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna Trivero 1910 15ml ml 15 navy suit, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Custom white shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Red and blue striped tie in a Windsor knot from Thomas Pink London 1984.
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Red glass cufflinks
Pocket Square: Isaia Napoli 1920 red and blue pocket square. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Badge: Dale Carnegie New York 1912, silver corporate badge
Pen: Mont Blanc Hamburg 1906
Card Holder: Lanvin Paris 1889
Watch: Vintage gold 24m Cartier Paris 1847 Tank Francaise with a black nubuck alligator strap
Fragrance: Endymion Concentre Eau de Parfum Penhaligon’s London 1870
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine shoes were my black TLB Mallorca 1946 Oxfords with a Goya last, punched toe cap, French boxcalf leather from the D'Annonay Tannery 1838.
Intention outcomes: I was certainly the most well put together guy in both events.
👉 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.
