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]
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