In todays world of political correctness, you could almost dress in anything. But for us more traditional dinosaurs, yes presentation is very important because it forms part of the presentations: visual, auditory, and perception.
The way you dress, how you express yourself, even the movements of your hands when speaking, say a lot about the person at the time of the interview, you have to take care of every detail.
You are being judged by how you look, how you dress, and how you carry yourself—and, if you’re lucky, how you do your job.
Yes, the personal presentation might play a crucial role in presenting a business project plan, it is the psychological connection between success and personal presentation in the inner brain.
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1 reply by George Lewis
May 19, 2018 4:42 AM
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Kevin - interesting...
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Can't go wrong dressing on the classic/traditional/formal side.
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1 reply by George Lewis
May 18, 2018 10:55 AM
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Craig - can you expand on your comment?
"classic/traditional/formal" is it good or bad?
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
If someone is giving a presentation to you and they have a big stain on the front of their shirt are you paying attention to the presentation or the stain.
When giving a presentation you will want to dress in a way that allows the actual presentation to be the focus in the room. So yes, how you look is important. Be clean, put together and not too flashy.
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2 replies by George Lewis and Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
May 18, 2018 10:54 AM
George Lewis
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Dinah - got it! No stains, please! :)
May 18, 2018 5:22 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Unless the presentation is about stains ;-)
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Michael DelaneyPartner| Delaney Management LLCWest Chester, Pa, United States
I would say how you present, appearance and your presentation such as voice projection and eye contact are important. You want to project a sense of competency and trust Saving Changes...
Dress to the occasion and the audience. If I am presenting to team members in a small software startup, I'm likely to dress down as compared with a presentation to executives of a large financial services company.
Kiron
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1 reply by George Lewis
May 18, 2018 10:53 AM
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Kiron - agree, it all depends on the audience, but we all agree it is something to consider.
Most of the times we are so caught up by deliverables, and managing so many constraints at the same time, that sometimes we tend to forget this type of details.
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George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
May 17, 2018 5:41 PM
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The way you dress, how you express yourself, even the movements of your hands when speaking, say a lot about the person at the time of the interview, you have to take care of every detail.
Fernando - I agree Saving Changes...
George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
May 18, 2018 7:55 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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George -
Dress to the occasion and the audience. If I am presenting to team members in a small software startup, I'm likely to dress down as compared with a presentation to executives of a large financial services company.
Kiron
Kiron - agree, it all depends on the audience, but we all agree it is something to consider.
Most of the times we are so caught up by deliverables, and managing so many constraints at the same time, that sometimes we tend to forget this type of details. Saving Changes...
George LewisProgram/Project Manager| DXC Technology CompanyHeredia, Costa Rica
May 18, 2018 6:58 AM
Replying to Dinah Young
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If someone is giving a presentation to you and they have a big stain on the front of their shirt are you paying attention to the presentation or the stain.
When giving a presentation you will want to dress in a way that allows the actual presentation to be the focus in the room. So yes, how you look is important. Be clean, put together and not too flashy.
Dinah - got it! No stains, please! :) Saving Changes...
