My Favourite Workshop :)

My favourite workshop was Building A Professional Presence. I personally liked that workshop as grooming to me, is the most basic yet a very important part of business etiquette. It also plays an important role in first impression.

I felt that the content of the topic on Building A Professional Presence was essential and sufficient for students to learn about the most professional and appropriate way to carry oneself in the Business world.

Some of the content in includes; appropriate dress code, dressing for special occasions, meeting & greetings, professional handshakes, small talks, body languages and last but not least telephone & email etiquette.

After going through the Building A Professional Presence workshop, I have used the various points suggested in the workshop during my Projects presentations. For example for presentations, I have known how to dress more smartly and professionally. Also, I have learnt the Dos and Don’ts of Business Etiquette and how to make good impression on others.

I am currently in PACEsetters, the official ambassador
of Temasek Polytechnic. It involves ushering VIPs that
come to Temasek Poly. Hence, from the knowledge I have gained through the Building A Professional Presence workshop, my small talks with VIPs improved, as I know what are the topics that are appropriate to discuss. The sub-topic on Body language was also very useful. Being able to read the body language of the VIPs certainly helped us to know the feelings of the VIPs.

"People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did."
~Howard Newton

Hence after the workshop, I generally became more conscious of my grooming, body language and the words used. I have also learnt that every little action contributes to the perceptions others formed on us. Moreover, after knowing the appropriate dressing for the ladies, I can help advice my female friends on business dress code.

However, I believe that the workshop could be further improve by having different mediums of teaching methods such as watching videos could be used to make learning more interesting.

"Beauty is ten, Nine of which is dressing.
~Proverb Quotes

Here's a interesting cartoon about dress code.