Professional Image Analysis
The Guide to Professional Image
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Kimberly Anderson
BUSI 472 B03 200930
Professor David Calland
June 7, 2009
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The Guide to Professional Image
It is expected that those persons whom work in the corporate world should uphold to the use of professional business etiquette. Professional business etiquette could apply to the way we look and speak publicly. Webster defines the term professional as" exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace". However, this definition implies a very generic perspective of the terms relevance as it applies to how we dress and how we speak. It is important in the corporate world, we maintain a professional image and that we speak professionally whether it …show more content…
The professional image is derived from a combination of presentation, manners, dialect, and capabilities. Not often do we correlate our look to the way we speak. As well, how we speak does not always translate well on paper. The world we live in now is forever changing, and we may have to adjust ourselves as the world changes, however, "the basic courtesies have not gone out of style" (Sabath, 1993, pg. 8). Bottom line is there are some basic guidelines to developing the professional you. When we begin to master the basics, we can improve our overall image, develop higher self confidence, and enhance our etiquettes, therefore defining a more professional you.
Reference Page
Chaney, Lillian H. & Martin, Jeanette S. (2007). Essential Guide to Business Etiquette. Westport: Conn Greenwood Publishing
Langford, Beverly Y. (2005). The Etiquette Edge: The Unspoken Rule for Business Success. New York: AMACOM Books
Posser, Doris. (2005). A Woman's Guide to Success: Perfecting Your Professional Image. Boston: MA Course PTR
Repinski, Karyn. (1999). Complete Idiots Guide to Successful Dressing. New York: N.Y. ALPHA Boooks
Casperson, Dana May. (1999). Power Etiquette: What You Don't Know Can Kill Your Career. New York: AMACOM Books
Sabath, Ann Marie. (1993). Business Etiquette in Brief: The Competitive Edge For Todays Professional. Avon: MA Adams
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Kimberly Anderson
BUSI 472 B03 200930
Professor David Calland
June 7, 2009
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The Guide to Professional Image
It is expected that those persons whom work in the corporate world should uphold to the use of professional business etiquette. Professional business etiquette could apply to the way we look and speak publicly. Webster defines the term professional as" exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace". However, this definition implies a very generic perspective of the terms relevance as it applies to how we dress and how we speak. It is important in the corporate world, we maintain a professional image and that we speak professionally whether it …show more content…
The professional image is derived from a combination of presentation, manners, dialect, and capabilities. Not often do we correlate our look to the way we speak. As well, how we speak does not always translate well on paper. The world we live in now is forever changing, and we may have to adjust ourselves as the world changes, however, "the basic courtesies have not gone out of style" (Sabath, 1993, pg. 8). Bottom line is there are some basic guidelines to developing the professional you. When we begin to master the basics, we can improve our overall image, develop higher self confidence, and enhance our etiquettes, therefore defining a more professional you.
Reference Page
Chaney, Lillian H. & Martin, Jeanette S. (2007). Essential Guide to Business Etiquette. Westport: Conn Greenwood Publishing
Langford, Beverly Y. (2005). The Etiquette Edge: The Unspoken Rule for Business Success. New York: AMACOM Books
Posser, Doris. (2005). A Woman's Guide to Success: Perfecting Your Professional Image. Boston: MA Course PTR
Repinski, Karyn. (1999). Complete Idiots Guide to Successful Dressing. New York: N.Y. ALPHA Boooks
Casperson, Dana May. (1999). Power Etiquette: What You Don't Know Can Kill Your Career. New York: AMACOM Books
Sabath, Ann Marie. (1993). Business Etiquette in Brief: The Competitive Edge For Todays Professional. Avon: MA Adams