Looking the Part
I attended an event today on minute taking. Our organization set it up for Admin Professionals' Week. Unfortunately, my first impression of the speaker was not very good because she was dressed down and looked rather frumpy. I don't believe in judging a book by its cover, but I was amazed at how easily my mind went there and how I equated how she looked to what she had to say. I was happy that my first impression had been wrong. The presentation had all the key aspects of basic minute taking, and because that was her audience, it was helpful and informative to the group. I appreciated the work the speaker had put into the presentation and the fact she made herself available to our group. She was however a paid speaker so I would have expected more. This incident today just reinforced to me again that whether we like it or not, how we present ourselves really does make a difference in how we are received. We only have a few seconds to make a good first impression and wh