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First Impressions Get One Shot
đ„ Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #485
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.
đ© Classic Menswear Conventions â Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#66. Q:` Whatâs the rule with leather colour matching in menâs style?
Match your leather watch strap with the colour palate you are wearing. These days we can use interchangeable straps, so we can keep the same watch but change the strap to match. So we donât want brown shoes and a brown belt belt with a black watch strap. Similarly we donât want a mismatch of black shoes and a black belt with a brown watch strap. We need to coordinate the colours to match.
đ The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
đŻ Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Sales meeting with a client in Tennozu
Lunch at the Tokyo American Club, Azabudai
AGM for the Australia-New Zealand Chamber at the Pullmans Hotel,Tamachi
I wanted to stand out as the most professional looking man in the room at the AGM
Suit: Brioni Roma 1945 navy suit with a window pane pattern, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: T.M. Lewin London 1898 blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Hardy Amies London 1946 blue and white striped tie in a Windsor knot
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
âš Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Barneys New York 1923 blue and white cufflinks
Pocket Square: Diroma London 1980 blue and white pocketsquare in a reverse puff. 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: Armani Mania Georgio Armani Milano 1996
đ High Shine Shoes: Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 Wing Tip Derbys
Intention outcomes: Very few men wearing ties or pocketsquares, so it is easy to differentiate yourself in the crush.
đ 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 resourcesâone thatâll make you go, âYep, this is exactly what I wanted.â Head to the link now. Dale-Carnegie.co.jp/en/about/freebundles
đ© greg.story@dalecarnegie.com đ dale-carnegie.co.jp đ Access our free 35 White Papers on leadership, sales, and executive presence in Japan: bit.ly/4nbN0pj đ Download our 19 Free E-books: bit.ly/42MbKMK
âïž Dr. Greg Story â 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
đ„ Image, Impression, Credibilty and Trust Engineering for Client-Facing Professionals : Episode #485
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.
đ© Classic Menswear Conventions â Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#66. Q:` Whatâs the rule with leather colour matching in menâs style?
Match your leather watch strap with the colour palate you are wearing. These days we can use interchangeable straps, so we can keep the same watch but change the strap to match. So we donât want brown shoes and a brown belt belt with a black watch strap. Similarly we donât want a mismatch of black shoes and a black belt with a brown watch strap. We need to coordinate the colours to match.
đ The 4 Vs of Executive Presence: Visual, Vocal, Verbal, Value
đŻ Who am I meeting and what impression do I want to create:
Sales meeting with a client in Tennozu
Lunch at the Tokyo American Club, Azabudai
AGM for the Australia-New Zealand Chamber at the Pullmans Hotel,Tamachi
I wanted to stand out as the most professional looking man in the room at the AGM
Suit: Brioni Roma 1945 navy suit with a window pane pattern, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: T.M. Lewin London 1898 blue shirt with English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007
Tie: Hardy Amies London 1946 blue and white striped tie in a Windsor knot
Socks: Navy over the calf socks
âš Personal Flair
Cufflinks: Barneys New York 1923 blue and white cufflinks
Pocket Square: Diroma London 1980 blue and white pocketsquare in a reverse puff. 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: Armani Mania Georgio Armani Milano 1996
đ High Shine Shoes: Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 Wing Tip Derbys
Intention outcomes: Very few men wearing ties or pocketsquares, so it is easy to differentiate yourself in the crush.
đ 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 resourcesâone thatâll make you go, âYep, this is exactly what I wanted.â Head to the link now. Dale-Carnegie.co.jp/en/about/freebundles
đ© greg.story@dalecarnegie.com đ dale-carnegie.co.jp đ Access our free 35 White Papers on leadership, sales, and executive presence in Japan: bit.ly/4nbN0pj đ Download our 19 Free E-books: bit.ly/42MbKMK
âïž Dr. Greg Story â President, Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training. Author of Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, Japan Presentations Mastery, and Japan Leadership Mastery.
