Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
First Impressions Get One Shot
🎥 Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #482
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
#63. Q. What’s the rule for gloves in men’s style?
In winter, wear kid leather gloves.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Online meeting wth a previous client who has a new job and is looking for support for his new company.
Online meeting with multinational company to talk about the delivery of the training for them in Japan
Visit to a potential client which went absolutely nowhere and was a complete waste of my time
Online call with Dale Carnegie HQ
I wanted to look professional for my online calls and have some gravitias for those remote meetings
Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna Trivero 1910 navy pinstripe suit, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Thomas Pink London blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Louis Vuitton Paris red and navy tie in a Windsor knot
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Mon Art Firenze cufflinks
Pocket Square: Wool and silk rust pocketsquare with a navy edge from Azabu Tailors Osaka 1918 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 37mm rectangular steel case Longines Saint-Imier 1832 S30 EFCo which has a black face on the dial and a steel strap.
Fragrance: Acqua di Parma Colonia - classic from 1916
👞 High Shine Shoes: Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 Derbys
Intention outcomes: I put my jacket on for the online meetings and the impact is so much stronger than just being in a shirt and tie online
👉 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.
First Impressions Get One Shot
🎥 Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #482
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
#63. Q. What’s the rule for gloves in men’s style?
In winter, wear kid leather gloves.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
🎯 Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Online meeting wth a previous client who has a new job and is looking for support for his new company.
Online meeting with multinational company to talk about the delivery of the training for them in Japan
Visit to a potential client which went absolutely nowhere and was a complete waste of my time
Online call with Dale Carnegie HQ
I wanted to look professional for my online calls and have some gravitias for those remote meetings
Suit: Ermenegildo Zegna Trivero 1910 navy pinstripe suit, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Thomas Pink London blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Louis Vuitton Paris red and navy tie in a Windsor knot
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
✨ Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Mon Art Firenze cufflinks
Pocket Square: Wool and silk rust pocketsquare with a navy edge from Azabu Tailors Osaka 1918 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 37mm rectangular steel case Longines Saint-Imier 1832 S30 EFCo which has a black face on the dial and a steel strap.
Fragrance: Acqua di Parma Colonia - classic from 1916
👞 High Shine Shoes: Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 Derbys
Intention outcomes: I put my jacket on for the online meetings and the impact is so much stronger than just being in a shirt and tie online
👉 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.
