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🎥 Executive Presence, Trust Engineering and Personal Branding for Client-Facing Professionals
Free Resources here: dale-carnegie.co.jp/freebundles
My Point of View
In business, first impressions and successful personal branding are not accidental.
Be intentional about the image, energy and credibility we bring into the room. People are immediately forming a view about our professionalism, judgement and likely value.
🎩 Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#4. Q: Why should business suits never be too tight?
Make sure your business suit is not too tight. You have to be really slender for this look, otherwise you will get the front suit button pulling hard creating a crease and the lapels will start to gape open. These days we have a lot to carry around like wallets, phones, business card holders, glasses, pens, etc. We need room in the chest area of the suit and a too tight suit looks slovenly and unprofessional. Drape looks elegant and that isn’t possible when the suit is too tight.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence:
Visual - Do I look prepared, credible and appropriate for the situation?
Vocal - Does my voice tone sound calm and confident?
Verbal - Are my comments clear, concise and beneficial?
Value - Am I making a useful difference to the people and business around me?
🎯 Today’s Executive Presence Intention
Today’s meetings:
German Chamber seminar on Leadership held in Japanese
The impression I wanted to create:
I chose something a bit conservative because the German business community is a bit that way, so nothing too bold and flashy. For example, the Tokyo Club tie is red, but understated.
The Impression Construction Elements
Suit: Custom blue suit with a subtle window pane pattern, double pleats, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Custom pencil stripe blue shirt in the Winchester style with white collar and white English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007.
Tie: Tokyo Club red Club tie in a Windsor knot, Tatsumura Koho, Nishijin 1894.
Cufflinks: Red glass cufflinks.
Pocket Square: Isaia Napoli 1920 red and blue pocketsquare in a puff. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Watch: Gold Sumo Yokozuna Grand Champion Takanohana Supporters 21st Victory Commemorative 32 mm Sun and Moon Red Fuji design by Yamazaki Haruhiko to pick up the red in the tie and pocketsquare.
Fragrance: Acqua di Gio Georgio Armani Milano 1996
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine black Derby shoes were from Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 with some slight brogueing on the medallion.
✨ Today’s Featured Detail
The muted red tie with the Tokyo Club logo. It holds power through the red colour but it is rather subtle and not flashy, so quite suitabke for a more conservative audience.
One Rule to Remember
The colour selection relates to the impression you want to create for the specific audience you have selected it for.
👉 Executive Presence Coaching in Tokyo
I coach leaders in Executive Presence, Leadership, Communication, Presentations and Sales.
For coaching or training in Tokyo, contact me at greg.story@dalecarnegie.com.
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
🌐 dale-carnegie.co.jp 📑 Free white papers: bit.ly/4nbN0pj 📘 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.
🎥 Executive Presence, Trust Engineering and Personal Branding for Client-Facing Professionals
Free Resources here: dale-carnegie.co.jp/freebundles
My Point of View
In business, first impressions and successful personal branding are not accidental.
Be intentional about the image, energy and credibility we bring into the room. People are immediately forming a view about our professionalism, judgement and likely value.
🎩 Know the Rule to Break the Rule
#4. Q: Why should business suits never be too tight?
Make sure your business suit is not too tight. You have to be really slender for this look, otherwise you will get the front suit button pulling hard creating a crease and the lapels will start to gape open. These days we have a lot to carry around like wallets, phones, business card holders, glasses, pens, etc. We need room in the chest area of the suit and a too tight suit looks slovenly and unprofessional. Drape looks elegant and that isn’t possible when the suit is too tight.
👔 The 4 Vs of Executive Presence:
Visual - Do I look prepared, credible and appropriate for the situation?
Vocal - Does my voice tone sound calm and confident?
Verbal - Are my comments clear, concise and beneficial?
Value - Am I making a useful difference to the people and business around me?
🎯 Today’s Executive Presence Intention
Today’s meetings:
German Chamber seminar on Leadership held in Japanese
The impression I wanted to create:
I chose something a bit conservative because the German business community is a bit that way, so nothing too bold and flashy. For example, the Tokyo Club tie is red, but understated.
The Impression Construction Elements
Suit: Custom blue suit with a subtle window pane pattern, double pleats, notch lapels, Barchetta breast pocket, 35mm double cuffs, flap pockets, side vents.
Shirt: Custom pencil stripe blue shirt in the Winchester style with white collar and white English Cuffs. Abbeyhorn Holme 1749 horn collars stays from Kirby Allison Dallas 2007.
Tie: Tokyo Club red Club tie in a Windsor knot, Tatsumura Koho, Nishijin 1894.
Cufflinks: Red glass cufflinks.
Pocket Square: Isaia Napoli 1920 red and blue pocketsquare in a puff. Stabiliser from Kuska Fabrics Kyoto 1936.
Watch: Gold Sumo Yokozuna Grand Champion Takanohana Supporters 21st Victory Commemorative 32 mm Sun and Moon Red Fuji design by Yamazaki Haruhiko to pick up the red in the tie and pocketsquare.
Fragrance: Acqua di Gio Georgio Armani Milano 1996
👞 High Shine Shoes: The high shine black Derby shoes were from Pollini San Mauro Pascoli 1953 with some slight brogueing on the medallion.
✨ Today’s Featured Detail
The muted red tie with the Tokyo Club logo. It holds power through the red colour but it is rather subtle and not flashy, so quite suitabke for a more conservative audience.
One Rule to Remember
The colour selection relates to the impression you want to create for the specific audience you have selected it for.
👉 Executive Presence Coaching in Tokyo
I coach leaders in Executive Presence, Leadership, Communication, Presentations and Sales.
For coaching or training in Tokyo, contact me at greg.story@dalecarnegie.com.
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
🌐 dale-carnegie.co.jp 📑 Free white papers: bit.ly/4nbN0pj 📘 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.
