Professional Presence Training

Professional Presence Training

For Professionals Of All Ages

Investing in your professional presence is not just a superficial endeavor. It is a strategic choice made to present the right image to the people around you, harness your confidence, and inspire trust. In our very casual world, enhancing your professional presence instantly sets you apart from the crowd.

Professional presence influences how others perceive your competence, confidence, and credibility, which in turn affects career advancement, opportunities, and relationships

First impressions are largely visual and often made within milliseconds.

Professional presence training helps individuals develop the confidence, communication skills, and visual credibility to make a strong, positive impression and influence others in personal and professional settings.

At Nora Fink Personal Styling, we begin by honing our client’s visual credibility with clothing, appearance, and grooming. We then discuss verbal and non-verbal communication, personal branding, and gravitas; preparing young professionals for the work force and tenured professionals for leadership roles.

Professional Presence Training: What to expect

What NFPD Professional Presence Training Covers:

We begin by understanding the messages personal appearance sends and the key components of visual credibility.

Visual credibility is a person’s ability to project competence, confidence, and trustworthiness through their appearance, mannerisms, and other visual cues. These nonverbal signals, whether perceived consciously or unconsciously, significantly influence how others perceive and judge a person’s character, skills, and honesty.

Key components of a person’s visual credibility:

  • Professional attire: Dressing professionally and in accordance with the situation signals respect, competence, and attention to detail. Conversely, disheveled clothing can suggest carelessness.

    Selecting appropriate professional attire based on one’s body type and coloring is imperative to creating visual credibility.
  • Grooming and hygiene: A well-groomed appearance contributes to the perception that a person is put-together and capable of handling their responsibilities. We will discuss hair styles, makeup and glasses.
  • Facial expressions: An individual’s face is a major source of visual cues. Warm, friendly facial expressions can foster a sense of approachability and safety, while microexpressions of negative emotions like aloofness can undermine trust.
  • Eye contact: Maintaining appropriate eye contact signals honesty, engagement, and confidence. Avoiding eye contact can be interpreted as nervousness or deceptiveness.
  • Posture: Standing or sitting with open, confident posture, such as standing tall, communicates self-assurance. Slouching or crossing arms can signal defensiveness, disinterest, or a lack of confidence.
  • Gestures: Consistent and open gestures during communication reinforce a message and can promote trust. Inconsistent or nervous gestures, like fidgeting, can erode believability.

Who Can Benefit

  • Recent graduates entering the workforce
  • Professionals & entrepreneurs who want to advance their careers.
  • Aspiring leaders who want to enhance their visual credibility.
  • Anyone looking to build credibility, trust, and strong professional relationships
Professional Presence Training Rates

Individual:

8 hour program (4 | 2 hour sessions) $1,200.00

Session 1: Introductory Meeting | Goal Setting (at NFPS showroom)

Session 2: Wardrobe Review* (at client’s home)

*personal shopping available at additional rate of $75 per hour plus budgeted cost of clothing

Session 3: Communication, Personal Branding, Networking & Social Graces lessons (at NFPS showroom)

Session 4: Hair, Makeup, Grooming and Seasonal Color Analysis lesson (at NFPS showroom)

Group:

Please email or call Nora for inquiries regarding group pricing and professional presence presentations.

Fun, Professional Styling

Ready to create a look that communicates competence, confidence, and credibility in the workplace?