personal branding @ graduate school tu/e
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#samenbeter
personal brandingincrease your impact
Tom Scholte
Den Haag, 3 mei 2023
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introduction
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personal brandingPersonal branding is a way of working in which:• you are aware of what you do, how you do the things you
do and the feelings this creates at others; and by doing so
• you increase your impact
and that will result in
• a higher valuation of your work and more recommendations and requests.
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visibility
recognizability
impact
valuation/ questions
strategy results
personal branding canvas
value
Personal leadership
knowing what to do
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personal branding competences
- increasing self-awareness and self-knowledge- express and communicate value added
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How?- take on a personal branding mindset
- discover and describe your attributes and value added
- formulate your personal branding statement
- communicate and express your activities, projects and value added
- strengthen your network
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additions to the agenda
- how to promote us (foreign students) in The Netherlands
- how can personal branding help me make the right career and study choices
- how to promote yourself without being flashy - how to promote yourself outside your current
network- what is the best way/ are the best channels to
promote yourself- how to make maximum use of your network- what aspects in people are highly appreciated
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sparkling momentLook back on your professional activities of the past weeks.
Select a ‘sparkling moment’. These are moments like:- in which you explicitely experienced your impact on
others, on an organization or on a project;- in which you felt valued for something you did;- in which you were asked for advice, a new project of
something else.
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sparkling moment- 3 minutes tell about your moment
- your colleague will ask you questions to help you focus on what made it a sparkling moment for you
- 3 minutes the other person is sharing his/her moment
- afterwards you give each other feedback about what attracted your attention in his/her story or what you will remember from this person or his/her story
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sparklink moment = personal brandingtelling- interaction- story + details- positive- non verbal communication- strategic communicationlistening- active + 100% listening- real interest- positive questions
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sparklink moment = personal brandingtelling- interaction- story + details- positive- non verbal communication- strategic communicationlistening- active + 100% listening- real interest- positive questions
what you do
how you do what you do
what you tell
how you tell what you tell
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personal branding mindset
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personal branding mindset
1. time and attention2. professional window3. recognizable and distinctive4. a future orientation
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1. time and attention
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2. professional window
- limited capacity of absorbtion- relate to what is known- large ability to associate
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2. professional window
describe yourself – your personal identity – in 3 words
describe yourself – your professoinal/ student identity – in 3 words
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3. recognizable and distinctive
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personal branding
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http://worditout.com/http://www.tagxedo.com/
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3. recognizable and distinctive
- describe yourself in 3 keywords
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4. future orientation
Anticipatory principle
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4. future orientation
Anticipatory principle
write down one career/study ambition
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personal branding mindset
1. time and attention2. professional window3. recognizable and distinctive4. a future orientation
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discover and describe your value+ communication+ express+ strengthen your network
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1. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE / INTEREST
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finish the following
• I am interested in…• I would like to know more about…• I am specialized in…• My field of expertise is…• I am reading books about…• I am studying …• …
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examples fields of interest/ expertise
archiving non profit organizations cultural heritagesocial change global communities environmentmusic group building designingcommunication wild life talent findingnon profit funding cultural antropology media analysisNGO’s Middle East datarenewable energy digital media women studiesproject management recruitment organizational
changesocial media contract managementusability UXphoto archiving training strategy developmentmarine biology crisis communication brandinginternatinal events news writing budget management
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5 questions
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Book title exercise
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booktitle exercise
Now come up with a title and subtitle for a book that your colleague could have written on his/her field of interest or that he/she might write in the future.
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field of expertise => value = personal branding
- interaction- reflect on what is really important- talking about creating value connects- talking about value radiates positivity- talking about value shifts attention to the other person
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2. ATTRIBUTES/ TALENTS AND VALUE
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your way of working
1. if you were a car, what brand/type of car would you be? Explain why this car describing it’s attributes in your oppinion.
2. If you were a pro top sporter, in what sports would that be? Explain why this sports describing it’s attributes in your oppinion.
3. If you were a ‘thing’, what would you be? Explain why this ‘thing’ describing it’s attributes in your oppinion.
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attributes/ talents => metaphor= personal branding
- describe and explain- helps to associate- shifts attention from you to your value- start for futher explanation and development
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attribute/talent – value - communicate
attribute/ talent
explanation meaning/ value for others
experienced situation/ story
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communiceren kwaliteiten
1. invullen tabel – in groepjes2. presenteren/vertellen aan de groep3. groepsleden stellen vragen vanuit hun kwaliteit
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3. TARGET AUDIENCE + VALUE
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I don’t sell beer, I sell warmth.
Freddie Heineken
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Target audience + value
description problem actual solution emotion after cooperation
example situation/ story
1. all staff reorganization/ restructuring, uncertainty
training/ coaching ‘reflect on your job’
motivated, knowing what to do, positive, thinking in opportunities
When Sarah started the training, she didn’t know….
2. management savings, changes in goverment policies
hr advice supported, self confidence, knowing what’s going on inside the organization
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personal trainer: jeremy
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jeremy
1. Goed in:1a) fitness1b) motiveren luisteren geduld1c) Rol: personal trainer
schema’s opstellen instructie
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2. ‘gevoel’ • zelfvertrouwen• succes• volhouden
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jeremy
2. meaning- stay motivated- self confidence- …
1. good at:1a) fitness1b) motivating listening patience1c) Role: personal trainer
schedule’s instruction
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4. PERSONAL BRANDING STATEMENT
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summary
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thank you
www.tomscholte.com
Den Haag, 3 mei 2023