It’s a fact!
· In 30 seconds, people form all types of impressions about you based almost entirely on what they see – your clothes, hairstyle, carriage, smile, and the rest of your nonverbal communication.
· Quick impressions can be lasting ones. Psychologists call it the halo effect. When your visual message is positive, the person you’ve just met will tend to assume that other aspects about you are equally as positive.
· In a face-to-face encounter, 7% of a verbal message comes from the words used; 38% comes from the vocal tone, pacing, and inflection; 55% of the message is transmitted by the speaker’s appearance and body language.
· Create authority by wearing long sleeves. Short sleeves send a message of approachability.
· Your choices of dress-down attire reflect directly your respect for your workplace, your career goals, and your level of overall professionalism.
· Females are easily disempowered by excessively casual attire in the workplace.
· It is impossible to make a neutral statement.
· Nonverbal messages actively transmit from a person’s appearance and mannerisms while he or she is verbally communicating.
· When two people of fairly equal qualifications are being considered for a job or promotion, the one who is consistently dressed professionally and well groomed will win every time.
· A professional image is a power tool because it increases and strengthens your ability to achieve.
· We act in accordance with how we are dressed.
“Keep a high profile, remembering that you have no more powerful way to communicate than by example. In fact, your actions say much more than your words. This puts real pressure on you to watch what you do because your behavior serves as the strongest statement you can make.” – Price Pritchett