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Page 1: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Projecting a Professional ImageJournal

March 25, 2008

What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell us why you believe

they are professional.

Page 2: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Characteristics of a professional image

ProfessionalImage

Confidence

Poise

AssertivenessImmediacy

Page 3: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Confidence• A strong voice with

an attentive and positive attitude

Page 4: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Poise• To be in control of

your communication and situation.

Page 5: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Assertiveness• A strong sense of

purpose and self confidence

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Immediacy• Approachable, friendly and open

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Characteristics of Voice• Pitch

• Volume

• Duration

Page 8: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Nonverbal Speech• Pauses and

Silence

• Laughter

• Vocalizations

Page 9: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Body Talk

NonverbalCommunication

Personal Appearance

Kinesics

Facial CommunicationGestures

Page 10: Projecting a Professional Image Journal March 25, 2008 What does a professional look like in your opinion? Think of someone that has that image and tell

Personal Appearance• How you dress and how you groom yourself

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Kinesics• The use of the body during

communication– Posture–Muscular tone and tension

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Facial Communication

• The look on your face

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Movement and Gestures–The way you

walk or move from one place to another. Gait.

–Movement that reinforces or substitutes for speech

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Nonverbal communication

Environmental Cues

Spatial Time

Others

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Spatial• Space and Distance

– Intimate distance: 18 inches

– Personal distance: 18 inches to 4 feet

– Social distance: 4 to 12 feet

– Public Distance: 12 to 25 feet

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Spatial

• Territory– Organization

• Touch– Handshakes, hugs, pats and other forms

of affection

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Time

Your time management shows how you value yourself and others

Think of your day as slices of time.– 8 hours of work/school– 8 hours of sleep– 8 hours for other commitments

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Others• Artifacts– Articles of adornment used to

decorate yourself and your surroundings.

• Fragrance and Odor– Smell is believed to

provide the most direct link to the emotion center of our brain.


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