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Dress for Success
Kelli Koehler

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“You cannot climb the ladder of
success dressed in the costume of
failure”
-Zig Ziglar

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What is the first
impression you get from
the following people?

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Which would you hire?
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Which would you promote?

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Researchers from NYU found that
we make 11 major decisions about
someone in the first 7 seconds of
meeting

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We have the ability to control
certain aspects of our first
impression…

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Body Language

9.
We DO judge books by the cover

10.
Appropriate & Professional:
What Not to Do

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It doesn’t have to be hard or expensive.
Get inspiration from Pinterest.

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Dressing for success goes beyond
first impressions.
Over time, what you wear
becomes a part of your identity.

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You = Brand

14.
You are what you wear

15.
Dress for the task at hand

16.
Define
your

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What you wear actually has a
profound effect on your
psychological state

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Look good  Feel good  Do good

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Embodied Cognition
Painter’s Coat Doctor’s Coat
Same white coat - study participants were told they were wearing either a painter’s
coat or a doctor’s coat. Which group performed better on attention-focused tasks?

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Embodied Cognition
Painter’s Coat Doctor’s Coat

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Dress for Success
• First Impressions
• Personal Brand
• Psychological Effect

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“Control your wardrobe and you
can control your destiny”
-Kelli Koehler