Organisations spend a lot of time and
money working on their image, developing their brand and producing as
many positive signals as possible. Staff in organisations should know
that everything they do is marketing for the organisation, every email
they send, every phone call they take, every time they interact with a
client or customer. Organisations also spend a lot of time and money
recruiting and training the right kind of people to project the right
kind of image.
This section of SkillsYouNeed is designed to help you gain more confidence and expertise in presenting yourself positively. Although personal presentation is key in one-to-one situations such as a conversation, in a group situation such as a meeting, or when giving a presentation such as a talk or speech it is also important in less formal situations, when socialising with friends, for example. How people perceive you is important to communication and you should always aim to be viewed as positively and confidently as possible.
People who present themselves as confident will be perceived as such by others.
Your appearance and understanding
of personal presentation techniques such as effective speaking and
positive body language will enhance your communication skills and raise
your confidence.
Effective Communication
Personal presentation is about you and how you
present yourself in everyday situations. However, personal
presentation always involves at least two people - the person presenting
themselves (you) and the person receiving the presentation. It can
therefore be described as an interaction.
Personal presentation is concerned with
conveying appropriate signals for the situation and for the other
individuals involved. People who lack self-esteem and confidence may
fail to convey their message effectively or fully utilise their skills
and abilities because of the way they present themselves. By improving
your personal presentation you improve your communication skills and
reduce barriers to understanding. Everybody presents themselves
differently and most can improve their personal presentation.
Our pages: Communication Skills | Barriers to Communication and Improving Self-Esteem provide more information.
Personal presentation is about learning
about yourself, being inner-directed and accepting of who you are, your
positives and your negatives, and being comfortable with yourself.
Personal presentation is not about being self-conscious or overly
concerned with what others think about you. These concepts are closely
related to Personal Empowerment.Areas of Personal Presentation
Self-Esteem and Confidence
Self-esteem is not a static thing; it varies based on numerous factors, different situations and the presence of different people, personal stress levels and change. Think about how you value yourself and learn to manage the highs and lows of self-esteem, find ways of appearing more confident even when you are not and learn some powerful techniques to boost your self-esteem and learn about your personality.See Improving Self-Esteem for more.
Confidence is a measure of how well we think we may perform certain roles or tasks. Linked to self-esteem, confidence is how we feel about our ability.
See Building Confidence for more discussion, tips and advice.
Effective Speaking
Your voice says a lot about you and learning how to use it more effectively has many benefits. Our Effective Speaking page examines aspects of your voice, accent, tone, pitch, volume and encourages you to learn more about your voice and how you use it to its full potential. Learn to communicate more dynamically, fluently and with passion and enthusiasm.Visit: Effective Speaking to learn more.
Personal Appearance
The way you dress and take care of your general appearance are important factors in personal presentation, what messages does the way you dress send to others? Your personal appearance also includes the body language, gestures and other non-verbal messages that you use. By being aware of positive and negative non-verbal signals you can improve your image and the way people perceive you.More on our: Personal Appearance page.
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