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How to Sell Yourself | Hamza Abbas | TEDxAlYasminaAcademy


whether you’ve started secondary or your

whether you’ve started secondary or your well your career what I’m about to say

well your career what I’m about to say

well your career what I’m about to say will be useful to everybody listening so

will be useful to everybody listening so

will be useful to everybody listening so if you want the better your lives I

if you want the better your lives I

if you want the better your lives I suggest you listen up

suggest you listen up

suggest you listen up Amit reflects how confident and

Amit reflects how confident and

Amit reflects how confident and comfortable you were or aren’t doing

comfortable you were or aren’t doing

comfortable you were or aren’t doing your job in turn this determines how

your job in turn this determines how

your job in turn this determines how trustworthy competent and reliable

trustworthy competent and reliable

trustworthy competent and reliable people think you are but before I start

people think you are but before I start

people think you are but before I start let me clarify some things your image

let me clarify some things your image

let me clarify some things your image isn’t something purely physical its

isn’t something purely physical its

isn’t something purely physical its composed of both physical and mental

composed of both physical and mental

composed of both physical and mental attributes but never one or the other

attributes but never one or the other

attributes but never one or the other alone second everybody has their own

alone second everybody has their own

alone second everybody has their own image or their interpretation of you

image or their interpretation of you

image or their interpretation of you when others describe you don’t talk

when others describe you don’t talk

when others describe you don’t talk about your physical appearance they talk

about your physical appearance they talk

about your physical appearance they talk about their made-up perceptions of you

about their made-up perceptions of you

about their made-up perceptions of you particularly from Albany from all the

particularly from Albany from all the

particularly from Albany from all the interactions they’ve had with you

interactions they’ve had with you

interactions they’ve had with you this fellip their own image of you even

this fellip their own image of you even

this fellip their own image of you even if you’ve never even met the individual

if you’ve never even met the individual

if you’ve never even met the individual before they all have heard about you

before they all have heard about you

before they all have heard about you informally and hear information they

informally and hear information they

informally and hear information they receive the image they receive of you

receive the image they receive of you

receive the image they receive of you determines how they decide to treat you

determines how they decide to treat you

determines how they decide to treat you determines how much respect your speed

determines how much respect your speed

determines how much respect your speed you receive from that person that’s why

you receive from that person that’s why

you receive from that person that’s why image like reputation precedes you now

image like reputation precedes you now

image like reputation precedes you now having said that let me move on to the

having said that let me move on to the

having said that let me move on to the point or purpose of image why am i

point or purpose of image why am i

point or purpose of image why am i making it sound like such a big deal

making it sound like such a big deal

making it sound like such a big deal well because it is you see we all aim to

well because it is you see we all aim to

well because it is you see we all aim to climb the hierarchy of success with

climb the hierarchy of success with

climb the hierarchy of success with whatever we’re doing whatever that is

whatever we’re doing whatever that is

whatever we’re doing whatever that is now we all aim for promotions

now we all aim for promotions

now we all aim for promotions recognition success and even roles

recognition success and even roles

recognition success and even roles within with more impressive titles and

within with more impressive titles and

within with more impressive titles and higher salaries and one of the crucial

higher salaries and one of the crucial

higher salaries and one of the crucial determining factors on whether we get

determining factors on whether we get

determining factors on whether we get those things are not is our image for

those things are not is our image for

those things are not is our image for example some of you might have been in a

example some of you might have been in a

example some of you might have been in a situation where there was an opportunity

situation where there was an opportunity

situation where there was an opportunity for a job promotion at your workplace

for a job promotion at your workplace

for a job promotion at your workplace and you said you set a goal to gain that

and you said you set a goal to gain that

and you said you set a goal to gain that promotion you might be working hard you

promotion you might be working hard you

promotion you might be working hard you stick to deadlines you go above and

stick to deadlines you go above and

stick to deadlines you go above and beyond the call of duty but in the end

beyond the call of duty but in the end

beyond the call of duty but in the end you’re less competent coworker earns

you’re less competent coworker earns

you’re less competent coworker earns that promotion when you the more

that promotion when you the more

that promotion when you the more competent alternative gets overlooked

competent alternative gets overlooked

competent alternative gets overlooked what could that be well then dividual

what could that be well then dividual

what could that be well then dividual might have paid attention to one

might have paid attention to one

might have paid attention to one fundamentally important factor and yes

fundamentally important factor and yes

fundamentally important factor and yes you guessed them they promoted their

you guessed them they promoted their

you guessed them they promoted their image to the right people they made sure

image to the right people they made sure

image to the right people they made sure their image that their work didn’t go

their image that their work didn’t go

their image that their work didn’t go unnoticed now if you listen to these

unnoticed now if you listen to these

unnoticed now if you listen to these three important steps in how to promote

three important steps in how to promote

three important steps in how to promote your image to the right people and how

your image to the right people and how

your image to the right people and how to let’s say let’s say how to work on

to let’s say let’s say how to work on

to let’s say let’s say how to work on your image to other people so rule

your image to other people so rule

your image to other people so rule number one dress them press this is the

number one dress them press this is the

number one dress them press this is the first thing people see when they look at

first thing people see when they look at

first thing people see when they look at you

you

you so it’s arguably the most important

so it’s arguably the most important

so it’s arguably the most important factor when when judging someone on

factor when when judging someone on

factor when when judging someone on their image rule number two your voice

their image rule number two your voice

their image rule number two your voice there are two different aspects of voice

there are two different aspects of voice

there are two different aspects of voice that you can work on there is tone and

that you can work on there is tone and

that you can work on there is tone and then there’s volume volume is easy you

then there’s volume volume is easy you

then there’s volume volume is easy you just have to speak up when you’re spoken

just have to speak up when you’re spoken

just have to speak up when you’re spoken to and the tip would be to open your

to and the tip would be to open your

to and the tip would be to open your mouth to let the sounds come out more

mouth to let the sounds come out more

mouth to let the sounds come out more now second part is a bit more it’s a bit

now second part is a bit more it’s a bit

now second part is a bit more it’s a bit harder to focus on tone there are three

harder to focus on tone there are three

harder to focus on tone there are three different voice two analogies that I’m

different voice two analogies that I’m

different voice two analogies that I’m going to speak about let me start by

going to speak about let me start by

going to speak about let me start by asking how was your day

asking how was your day

asking how was your day so when you say how was an ending at a

so when you say how was an ending at a

so when you say how was an ending at a high or high your day it means that your

high or high your day it means that your

high or high your day it means that your vocal cords are tense and that you’re

vocal cords are tense and that you’re

vocal cords are tense and that you’re not really relaxed the other tonality

not really relaxed the other tonality

not really relaxed the other tonality I’m going to be speaking about is

I’m going to be speaking about is

I’m going to be speaking about is holding report this is usually used in

holding report this is usually used in

holding report this is usually used in conversations with your friends for

conversations with your friends for

conversations with your friends for example when you ask your friend hey how

example when you ask your friend hey how

example when you ask your friend hey how was your day it’s a monotone voice

was your day it’s a monotone voice

was your day it’s a monotone voice usually you’re not asking for authority

usually you’re not asking for authority

usually you’re not asking for authority and you’re not tense

and you’re not tense

and you’re not tense the final tonality is called breaking

the final tonality is called breaking

the final tonality is called breaking rapport and it’s used by someone like

rapport and it’s used by someone like

rapport and it’s used by someone like your boss when they ask hey how was your

your boss when they ask hey how was your

your boss when they ask hey how was your day

day

day when you speak like this it shows that

when you speak like this it shows that

when you speak like this it shows that in this interaction you’re the person

in this interaction you’re the person

in this interaction you’re the person who needs to be impressed rather than

who needs to be impressed rather than

who needs to be impressed rather than the person that needs them press this

the person that needs them press this

the person that needs them press this can make people listen more attentively

can make people listen more attentively

can make people listen more attentively when you speak and does and thus also

when you speak and does and thus also

when you speak and does and thus also means that you have more desirable

means that you have more desirable

means that you have more desirable traits than they do depending on

traits than they do depending on

traits than they do depending on situation you need to keep yourself

situation you need to keep yourself

situation you need to keep yourself between the second and the third

between the second and the third

between the second and the third tonality although it’s a small change in

tonality although it’s a small change in

tonality although it’s a small change in the way you speak it can definitely

the way you speak it can definitely

the way you speak it can definitely speak volumes

speak volumes

speak volumes for the type of person you are and this

for the type of person you are and this

for the type of person you are and this therefore shapes people’s image of you

therefore shapes people’s image of you

therefore shapes people’s image of you now before I finish off and conclude my

now before I finish off and conclude my

now before I finish off and conclude my talk let me add this first of all I hope

talk let me add this first of all I hope

talk let me add this first of all I hope you learned something new not only that

you learned something new not only that

you learned something new not only that I hope you learned something new but

I hope you learned something new but

I hope you learned something new but actually take what you’ve learned today

actually take what you’ve learned today

actually take what you’ve learned today and actually apply it to your everyday

and actually apply it to your everyday

and actually apply it to your everyday lives because it will without a doubt

lives because it will without a doubt

lives because it will without a doubt increase your quality of life not only

increase your quality of life not only

increase your quality of life not only by increasing the amount of respect you

by increasing the amount of respect you

by increasing the amount of respect you receive or but by also having people

receive or but by also having people

receive or but by also having people listen more attentively to one you speak

listen more attentively to one you speak

listen more attentively to one you speak like in close my talk

like in close my talk

like in close my talk [Applause]

[Applause]

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