Tips for Wearing Prints and Color

Are You Sending the Right Message?

Wearing color is purposeful-to set a mood, to draw attention, to enhance your skin tone and beauty, and to send a message about you. Prints are visually interesting, designed to camouflage, designed to attract attention and make a statement, but they don’t necessarily send the message of a sophisticated successful professional. Lately, I have been seeing more bold prints in the stores as well as on television. But, this doesn’t mean bold colors and prints are right for you. Here are some helpful tips on how to build your professional image.

  1. What message do you want to send?
  2. For image consultants and their  clients the message is ‘I am a Successful Professional’. Most designers use texture and fabric patterns rather than bold colors or prints to create a sophisticated image. That means use color and prints sparingly, and for specific purposes because they can undermine your professional image.
  3. If you must add prints to your wardrobe, then be aware of the print size. The taller and broader you are, the more you can carry a large and bold print. Those who are petite, need to restrict your choices to smaller designs.
  4. The same is true for color. If you are in a conservative industry, then you might limit your bold colors to your fountain pen. Really. But if you want to add color, then think a splash with accessories or a blouse from under your jacket

Color choices should correspond with your skin tone-cool skin tones require cool colors and warm skin tones require warm colors. If you’re not sure, then check in your closet for the garment on which you get the most compliments. That’s your best color so start there.
Remember, fabric, texture, print, and color all swirl together. If your goal is to appear like the sophisticated, successful professional you are (or wish to become), then you now have the rules.
August 26th, 2010 Posted to dress for success, lar consultants, lori ann robinson | Comments (0)

Beauty vs Brains

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Oh, Behave! Etiquette training helps employees mind their manners

Oh, Behave! Etiquette Training Helps Employees Mind Their Manners

 

August 12th, 2010 Posted to build your business, etiquette, lar consultants, lori ann robinson | Comments (0)

Tips for Rapport Building Eye Contact

Yes, the eyes are the windows of the soul. When you have good eye contact with someone, it instantly starts building a rapport and it shows interest in the other person. Establishing good eye contact can be daunting if you are not doing it regularly. You may feel a bit uncomfortable. Here are a few tips to try.
  • A good way to start out and keep you connected to the other person is look at he area between the eyes, at the bridge of their noise. They will not even realize you are not looking into their eyes directly.
  • Try to maintain eye contact at least 60-70% of the time when you are speaking with someone.
  • You never want to stare so hard at someone they will think you are controlling. When someone is excited and interested their pupils will dilate, and shrink if they are lying or upset.
  • Whenever you are meeting someone for the first time or the twentieth time always look the person in the eye when you are shaking hands and repeat their name. This will nail that rapport building.
  • Eye contact is so important to maintain at a job interview. There have been studies about how recruiters dismiss candidates if their eye contact is not good. Lack of confidence and social skills are represented with this behavior.
  • Over blinking, if not for allergy or contact reasons can be a sign of an overly anxious person or even someone not telling the truth.

August 5th, 2010 Posted to eye contact, good eye contact, lar consultants, lori ann robinson | Comments (0)