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Business/Professional Tips

Unlocking Success in Image Consulting: Key Business Know-How

When most think of image consulting, they naturally think of color and body analysis, hair and make-up tips, and professional presence advice. These are all key tools of the trade but there’s more! Like any entrepreneurial endeavor, you need a foundation of business skills too. What sets the most successful image consultants apart is the ability to think like a business-owner and entrepreneur. Before embarking on an image consulting career, it pays to develop a

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Business Casual

Men’s Guide to Business Casual in the Summer

This summer, temperatures have broken all-time records in many countries, and where the population is totally unused to the searing heat, with no air conditioning in sight. The worst part is that most people are now traveling into the office for work and have to peel on professional dress. In particular, men’s business casual attire suddenly seems hot and heavy; even normal weight sportscoats and trousers can feel too much. Knowing how to build a

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Beauty/Health Tips

Ladies, What Do You Wear for a Presentation?

When it comes time to decide what to wear for a presentation, there are a number of questions that need to be answered. Whether the speech is being given virtually or in person, choosing the right conference attire is of the utmost importance. Those who take the time to choose the right presentation outfit will remove one of their main worries from the equation and be able to concentrate on their material and delivery. Once

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Business/Professional Tips

What is Now Considered Professional Business Attire?

Before the pandemic and working from home confined everyone to the house, businesspeople wore Business Casual dress or Elegant Casual dress. Then “Zoom dressing” from the waist up happened and the suit, jacket and tie or trouser suit for women disappeared overnight.  Now most of us are back in the office in a professional environment and wondering what to wear to work. Your workplace may have a dress code, but managers tell me that in

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Business/Professional Tips

Doing Business in U.K.

Contributions by Rosemarie Williams, Managing Director of Paragon Image Consulting, Etiquette Specialist and Master Trainer for London Image Institute’s Train the Trainer courses. Anyone working in the international business arena knows that preparing for cultural differences is the norm when working in another country, and even the United Kingdom with an English-speaking population is no exception. Just like anywhere else, the U.K. has its own expectations, etiquette and quirks about how people are expected to

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