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May 16, 2012
What Would You Wear to an Image Consultants Conference?
Dress for success and to stand out at the conference...
May 10, 2012
Image Breakers - Ignore RSVP Etiquette at Your Peril
RSVP tips and advice to protect your professional Image...
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By Terry Pithers on May 17, 2012
Don’t you wish you could just tune them up and give them apiece of...
By Brenda on May 17, 2012
What do I do when people don’t reply? Assume they are not coming? And...
By LBH on May 06, 2012
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this article. Unruly eyebrows on...
posted Apr 13, 2012 in Dress & Image / Current Affairs / by Joanne Blake / 4 comments
The Alberta Leaders Debate - Who had the Winning Image?
Election Dress For Success – Who Looks Like a Premier?
This Alberta election is sparking a lot of attention. The National Post interviewed me yesterday (click here to see their photos and commentary) and today CBC asked me to critique the leaders debate as a corporate image consultant.
Here are my answers to Edmonton AM Radio host Lydia Neufeld's questions. (Listen to live interview at the end of this post)
The female Leaders
Q: Joanne, let's start with the leaders of the two front...
posted Apr 06, 2012 in Dress & Image / Current Affairs / by Joanne Blake / 2 comments
Can Your Clothing Choices Help You Win… an Election?
Alberta female party leaders illustrate dress for success do's and don'ts
Are their fashion choices subconsciously hurting them in the voters’ eyes?
Recently I was interviewed by CBC radio as a corporate image consultant to critique the image of the two female candidates for the leadership of Alberta.
Similar but different
Alison Redford and Danielle Smith are two women not much different in age or in political leanings but very different in their image. Has either of them got it...
posted Apr 02, 2012 in Etiquette & Manners / Networking / by Terry Pithers / 6 comments
How to Make Sure People Get Your Name Right When Making Introductions
A wicked networking tip that also builds rapport
Here's a neat piece of etiquette advice that ensures people get your name right
A young woman who attended one of our savvy networking seminars told me that her boyfriend always had people getting his name wrong. His name was Matt but people would call him Pat or Mark, either because they misheard him or because they forgot.
But you can call me...
This happened so often that he decided to come up with something to fix it. He started to...