Interviews;How to take our career in your own hands;Persuasive Presentation;Mastering Meetings.Globalisation- its Perils and Pitfalls;Power Play and other Ticking Bombs

1. BODY LANGUAGE

2. WHAT IS BODY LANGUAGE?
Body Language is a kind of conscious and non unconscious
non verbal communication , where thoughts , intentions , or
feelings are expressed by physical behaviors , such as facial
expressions , body posture, gestures , eye movement, touch
and use of space.

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
INAUTHENTIC
Words
Body
Movements,gestures,
face..
Voice

4. INTERVIEWS
First impressions are the love-at-first-sight of the
business world.

5. GE STURE L E SS TO BE AN INTE RVIE W
SUCCE SS

6. RULES
 Carry a sleek brief case
 Respect Personal Space
 Stop fiddling
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7. DON’TS
 Don’t wear a goatee to an interview
 Never overfill your briefcase
 Never sit on low sofa
 Avoid talking for a long time
 Never shake hands directly across a desk.

8. ALWAYS DO
 Walk into your interview with confidence
 Use the interviewer's name.
 Angle your chair , or body , 45 degrees away from the interviewer.
 Use power/persuasive words , particularly in phone interviews .
‘Discovery’, ‘guarantee’ ‘love’, ‘health’, ‘money’ ‘easy’ and ‘you’
 Plan your exit.

9. ITS NOT WHAT YOU SAY IT’S
WHERE YOU SIT
 The Rectangular desk.
 The Round Table
 Square Table

10. AND IT’S NOT WHERE YOU SIT,
IT’S WHAT YOU ARE SITTING ON
 Size and accessories
 Height
 Location
 Women loose creditability who show high feminine signals
 Legs spread gesture

11. SIT AT AN ANGLE TO BUILD
RELATIONSHIP
…...and sit competitors with their back to
the door

12. THE 2 SITTING POSITIONS NOT TO
BE USED..
 Straddling a chair..
 The Catapult

13. THE ART OF HANDSHAKING
 Establishing who has the upper hand
 The Bone crusher
 The Wet Fish

14. TOP 3 HANDSHAKE TIPS FOR
DISARMING A POWER PLAYER
 The hand on top technique
 Left foot forward
 The last resort

15. …...AND FOR CREATING
RAPPORT
 Vertical Position
 Match Pressure
 Convey sincerity
 Avoid handshake fumble.

16. NETWORKING BY
NUMBERS
 45 degree rule
 For private conversation.
 Approachable Body Language
 Never approach from behind if its female
 Time to leave the conversation if you want to avoid a network no no
 Mirror

17. AVOIDING THE PERILS OF OFFICE
PARTY
 Drink in moderation
 Avoid smiling too much at male colleagues
 Avoid public display of affection.

18. PERSUASIVE PRESENTATION
 Get on the right side of the Audience or Left
 Pay attention to sits where
 The power of PowerPoint
Sight
84%
Hearing
11%
Others
5%

19. POSTURE
 Look your Audience in the Eye
 Broken Zipper position
 Scissors Position
 Why women need to straight talk in business.

20. PERFECT PRESENTATION
 Never tell the audience you feel over awed or anxious
 Use confident gestures as you speak
 Be expressive but done over do it.
 Look animated
 Mirroring
 Involve your audience, watch their body language

21. MASTERING MEETINGS
 Be upstanding to be outstanding.
 Use the Power lift
 Sitting with elbows on the armrest of a chair
 Use the head tilt
 …and look at their legs

22. …...
 Keep your fingers together
 Don’t sit too close to your colleagues or client.
 Nod your head
 Why refreshments can seal the deal

23. Succeeding at phone conferencing

24. How to get a decision over dinner

25. Finally know when to end the meeting

26. PUT YOURSE L F HE AD AND SHOUL DE RS
ABOVE THE COMPE TITION
 Control the environment
 Sit at the opposite end or lean in the doorway
 Tackle overbearing colleague who stands over you
 Act assertively
 Increase your perceived height

27. WHY CLARK KENT IS MORE
POWERFUL THEN SUPERMAN

28. SEE EYE TO EYE
 Your gaze should meet 60 to 70% of the time.
 Follow the lead in a foreign land- mirror it
 Ever under estimate the power of high status gadgets, keeping up
with technology. Emails
 Power of make up
 Master the Art of smiling

29. OFFICE JARGON AND CORPORATE
SPEAK
 Use direct speech
 No use of cliched or obscure expressions
 Use power words like- ‘save’, ‘new’, ‘results’, ‘easy’ and ‘safety’

30. GLOBALIZATION THE PERILS AND
PITFALL
You say hello ;I say goodbye.

31. Beat superior types at their own game…...
...and intimidate the office power player.

32. Dealing with business contacts who keep
you waiting…....
or who interrupt a meeting…...