1.Building a Professional Presence

A professional presence

First impression is very important. The right impression will make the first impression right. Because people judge by what they see, and once they judged us, it is difficult to change.


From this workshop, i learnt that a professional presence is depend on 4 factors.

personal presence
grooming
body language
first words

On top of that, i learnt about our skin, it is the largest organ in our body,our skin consists of 3 layers ,Epidermis, Demis and Subcutis. 10% of the skin ageing is genetic,while 90% is caused by sun-damage. In order to prevent our skin ageing accelerate, we should prevent it by quit smoking, less alcohol intake, less caffeine intake, have sufficient sleep, and be less stress.

Dressings for Special occasions ( some common and important occasions )

Business Casual
ladies: blouse with pants or skirt, but no sleeveless dress.
men: sweater, polo t-shirt, chino pants, sports jacket.

Black Tie
ladies: cocktail, long dresses or dressy evening separates.
men: a black tuxedos with white shirt and a black bow tie.

Cocktail attire
ladies: short elegant dress.
men: dark suits.

White tie
ladies: long gowns only.
men: full dress (white tie, waistcoat, shirt, cummer band, black tail coat and black pants ).

Learning all the dressings for different occasions teaches me how to dress professionally for an occasion. Like for the white tie and black tie, before i had the workshop,i always think that black tie is more formal. From this workshop, i knew there is actually more than what i think it is for the different ways of dressing for different occasions, as i always assume that business suit is suitable for all.

When introducing, mention the name of the person of authority or importance first.
have eye contact and smile :)

A professional handshake is one that is web-to-web, have eye contact, lasting about 3 to 4 seconds, and 2 to 3 pumps will do. Avoid sweaty palms, bone crushing and dead fish handshake.

Offer your business card only after introduction or when someone give you his/hers. Do not offer a business card during a social event, not to a very senior person. Use 2 hands to offer and receive business card, the card in the upright position should be facing the receiver.

Avoid topics like: health, misfortunes,gossips, religions, politics.
Topics that are safe: duration of stay, weather, sports. travel, books, music.

Avoid slangs like "yucky, shitty" Avoid be racist or sexist. Beware of bad mouth odour.

From this workshop, i learnt a lot. Doing things professionally is so important in the working environment. not only we left a good impression on others, but also, we feel good about ourselves.