The answer, says personal presence and corporate communications expert is an emphatic ‘No!’
In
Executive Presence for Women: How to Polish Your Visual Presence and Look the Part, I explore the pressures that women face when it comes to looking ‘right’ in order to be taken seriously for the top jobs in large companies.
Drawing on my own experiences of working with successful businesswomen in Fortune 500 companies, my book gives you proven solutions to others who want to break through the glass ceiling and get the job their talents truly deserve.
Shoes matter!
Whether it’s choosing the right shoes for an important presentation or using appearance to convey gravitas in a critical meeting, the book covers an area of ‘executive presence’ that many women find hard to address.
“The surfaces we choose to project ourselves to the world serve as a reflection of our emotions, and as a symbol of our belonging. This is not a superficial conversation; it is the beacon that we send out to tell people who we are, what we believe and what we want.”
Executive Presence for Women: How to Polish Your Visual Presence and Look the Part
is the second in a series of six ebooks in which I explore the five ‘facets’ of executive presence for women:
- Visual
- Verbal
- Kinesthetic
- Sociability
- Presence
Together, the ebooks will offer the total guide to developing ‘gravitas’ in the corporate workplace. Watch for more titles this summer!
Know a woman who needs to pay attention to her visual facet to improve her executive presence?
Read my free download! It will help give you the words to say to raise the topic and help other women succeed.