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    The International Business Dress Code: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LANGUAGE CODE, #4
    The International Business Dress Code: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LANGUAGE CODE, #4
    The International Business Dress Code: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LANGUAGE CODE, #4
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    The International Business Dress Code: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LANGUAGE CODE, #4

    By Tami Lancut

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    International Business Language (IBL) Code is a premier guide for executives, businesspeople, politicians, celebrities, diplomats, and more seeking to brand a personal image across the globe.Let yourself be understood and appreciated with the help of the IBL Code.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTami Lancut
    Release dateMar 20, 2017
    ISBN9781386078234
    The International Business Dress Code: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LANGUAGE CODE, #4

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      The International Business Dress Code - Tami Lancut

      Introduction

      Our paths in the 21st century are strewn with potholes, but also with many opportunities. When we are self-confident and project this feeling onto our surroundings, our chances of success become stronger and it is easier for us to cope with challenges, overcome dangers, choose our goals properly and progress intelligently toward their realization.

      In this chapter, we will learn how to upgrade our personal appearance and how to attain the worthy status to which we aspire. We will acquaint ourselves with the details of international dress code, which serves as a common cultural language, on the understanding that when we look good and feel good about ourselves we project onto the environment strength and self-assurance which encourages our counterparts to form a solid and continuing relationship with us.

      Self-upgrading links us to the population group we aspire to belong to; consequently, the rules and customs observed in countries around the world and in your locale should be respected. What you see, just like with a painting, is worth a thousand words.

      We shall review the international dress protocol and provide you with the means of developing a personal style and cultivating an impressive image which is representative, attractive, distinctive, and indispensable in the global business arena. We will assist you to understand the importance of fashion and to adapt it to fields of employment and the likely daily routine. We will outline the rules of the classical wardrobe with its range of styles and mark the characteristics of global wear.

      The codes of international dress language act as a conduit for sending out messages about us: Who are we? How much do we respect the other? What are our tastes? What cultural level do we insist on? How updated are we? And so on. Consequently we will pay attention also to combining accessories with gadgets, which after all are products of technological innovation, a patent or a novel idea whose application arouses curiosity and sometimes even envy and a wish to imitate.

      We should aim for our outer clothing to combine naturally with our image so that it becomes an integral part of us. Therefore, we should feel comfortable in the clothes we wear because our body language transmits the way we feel in them. A person is not a slave to his or her clothes, yet clothes should serve him or her. Remember, there is a correlation between self-image—how a person perceives himself or herself and image—and how the surroundings perceive a person.

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      The International Business Dress Code

      A Comprehensive Review of the Dress Code - Developing a Personal Style and Cultivating a Respectable Business Image

      The modern approach to the business world, views a cultivated appearance as part of how one perceives their profession. The clothes we wear tell the people around us who we are. We live in a competitive business world; here, everyone is professional, talented, knowledgeable and with capabilities similar to ours. In such a world it is not enough only to have these and other relative advantages. In order to realize these advantages and assure continuing long-term success, we must stand out against our competitors from the very first moment. We must be impressive, project a strong, professional, credible and solid presence and know how to generate effective inter-personal communication. Nice clothes are only one aspect, but an important one on the road to success. To say this more bluntly, people who are not representative or impressive in their appearance are not generally promoted to senior positions.

      When we meet a person for the first time, we judge him or her on the basis of his or her overall appearance. Does he project friendliness or show signs of being a threat? Is he our intellectual and social equal? Is it worthwhile to invest valuable time in him? This information is registered in the brain, and the brain processes the data and produces evaluations and conclusions about the person’s character, temperament, and professionalism. Because first impressions are hasty and seal a person’s fate, we must ensure that our outward appearance transmits the messages we want to be transferred.

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      The first impression is formed within four minutes and plays a decisive determining role.

      Outer Appearance as a Professional Message

      Style must often be formal, that is, tailored and meticulous and at times less formal. Generally, it is set by the nature of the workplace. Bank employees, for instance, will dress in plain, conservative clothes to transmit a message of credibility and stability to their clients. On the other hand, there is definite room in an advertising office for an original, startling, and creative dress style. Decisions made by certain brands are also likely to influence appearance. At Google, for instance, they chose to allow employees to be given a sense of freedom to act which, as a management concept, is unusual for a high tech company. There, you will not find the customary dress style observed in other big high tech companies in the Silicon Valley. Apart from the employment sector, the workplace and matters of brand, the businessperson per se seeks to create a positive professional and personal image. He will want to transmit the message of a person who is:

      1. Authentic

      2. Efficient

      3. Responsible

      4. Pleasant

      To create such an image successfully, several matters of appearance have to be carefully observed:

      1. It must also be aesthetic, in good taste, and cultivated.

      2. It must be sufficiently impressive to arouse attention.

      3. It must be authentic, that is, consistent in style and adapted to the lifestyle and personality of the business person.

      4. It must reflect the male or female side of you.

      5. It must convey professionalism; namely, to be updated and to suit the situation.

      An impressive appearance and personal style do not depend on personal attractiveness. This derives from the inner self, from self-confidence and calmness reflected in the behavior and manner, by the communicative attributes, the smile, and the energy projected. A cultivated appearance broadcasts the IBL Code approach, that is to say, it demonstrates thoughtfulness and respect for those present and for the situation, as well as a proper attitude the person has toward himself or herself.

      Attractive Appearance and Personal Presence

      A businessperson’s appearance, communication and behavior in the modern era are based to a large extent on rules agreed upon around the world. Businesspeople around the world build up their wardrobes and design their offices in much the same way and update themselves from the same newspapers about what’s in and what’s out.

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      However, adopting a certain style does not assure you of the right image. The fact that the latest fashionable pen peeks out of a person’s pocket does not guarantee success. The manner a person behaves and speaks and the atmosphere his presence creates among people he’s with all play a decisive role in establishing his image. However, personal charm or a charismatic presence is not necessarily innate. One can definitely learn how to build an image that arouses empathy and esteem.

      As mentioned before, appearance in all its different aspects is an important, if not essential, starting point, though it is not sufficient. One has to walk upright, focus on the passers-by, smile and respond to them with a hello or some other comment. Being miserly in paying people a compliment can be interpreted not only as a sign of bashfulness and lack of self-confidence but also as an aloof and arrogant attitude which is liable to create distance and hostility.

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      Dressing style in the business community is not merely incidental but is usually dictated by the management as part of its policy.

      Building an image begins, as with everything, at the beginning, even before you have come up close and before you have introduced yourself, and before you have given the other person the opportunity to assess your character. The way in which one conducts oneself at business centers, a cocktail party, or a restaurant crowded with people during lunch hour, greatly projects one’s personality. Some people advance across a room and some make a grand entrance. A person who moves and wanders around a place is unlikely to be noticed. To be attractive to our colleagues and pull business opportunities our way, we must attract their attention. People will be assessing us. Those who find us interesting are likely to contact us later to make our acquaintance. Others will ignore us or wipe us from their memory. These appraisals are based entirely on external impressions; they take place in a split second and it is almost impossible to change them later. If we created a bad or neutral impression, we lost their interest. However, if we presented ourselves impressively, the ball is in our hands. We can choose to be victims of a social-business dynamic or take responsibility for our future. We have the capacity to control the impression we make on others, to adapt it to every situation and come out on top.

      Self-Image and One’s Social Image

      Self-image is the cognitive construct by which a person sees himself or herself. Self-awareness is influenced by verbal and nonverbal messages that have been conveyed to us regarding our aptitude, our innate potential, and the learning ability to realize it. This varies in relation to inner changes and the messages we absorb from our surroundings. Our self-image influences everything we do, say, and think, but it is also mutually influenced by everything we do, say and think. That is to say, we

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