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Personal Grooming
What is Personal Grooming?
How people learn?
2
Importance of Personal Grooming
Why personal grooming is important?
–For positive self-image, and
–to encourage and assist to maintain
• pleasing and attractive
appearance
3
Grooming Levels
• Personal Level
• Group Level
• Organization Level
4
Personal Grooming
• Clean hair and styled appropriately
• Clean nails, skin and teeth
• Dress, and
• Women wear make-up
(depends on field)
5
People Perceptions from Groomed Appearance
• Professionalism
• Level of sophistication
• Intelligence
• Credibility or Reliability, and
• Respect
6
Behavioral and Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal Communication
is an art rather than a science
Nine Behavioral Skills
1. Eye communication
2. Posture and movement
3. Gestures and facial expressions
4. Dress and appearance
5. Voice and vocal variety
6. Language and pauses
7. Listener involvement
8. Humor
9. Natural self
Eye Communication
Look sincerely with other person
• Intimacy, Intimidation and Involvement
• Five seconds for more effectiveness
• Beware of an eye dart
• Beware of slow-Blink, and
• Look on the nose bridge right in the middle of the eyes
Posture and Movement
• Stand tall
• Watch lower body
• Use the “Ready” position
• Move, and
• Use your own style
Gestures and Facial Expressions
Learn to be relaxed and natural when you speak
• Find out own habit
• Find out own nervous gestures
• Do not over-exaggerate
• Smile, and
• Remember personality factor
Dress and Appearance
• Be appropriate
• Dress at conscious level
• Dressing means a lot to audience
• Pick few people to know well
• Nobody will tell you, and
• Pick new outfit, try a new look
Voice and Vocal Varity
Use voice as effective tool, not a barrier
• Now it is time to change, and
• Record yourself
Voice and Vocal Varity
A single change in variation may change the meaning
Example:
I was born in Pakistan
You were born somewhere else
I was born in Pakistan
How dare you imply that I wasn’t?
I was born in Pakistan
I’m a native – not a newcomer
I was born in Pakistan
Not outside Pakistan
I was born in Pakistan
Not in New Zealand
Language and Pauses
Use appropriate and clear language with
planned pauses
• Use direct language
• Vocabulary increases with use
• Beware of Jargon, and
• Pause- an important tool
Listener Involvement
• Maintain active interest
• Involve each person
• Enhance your style
• Engage in interaction, and
• Plan contents ahead
Humor
• Create a bond with listeners
• Enable them to enjoy listening
• Don’t tell jokes
• Do tell stories, and
• Be aware of feedback
Natural Self
• Be authentic
• Understand your strength
• Convert your weaknesses into assets
• Learn like a juggler, and
• Communication is a lifelong process
Soft Skills
What are Soft Skills?
Wikipedia defines soft skill as
cluster of:
that characterize relationships with other people
• Personality traits
• Social graces
• Communication
• Language
• Personal habits
• Friendliness, and
• Optimism
What are Soft Skills?
MindTools defines soft skill as
• Work ethic
• Attitude
• Communication
• Emotional intelligence, and
• A whole host of other personal attributes
Wikipedia
MindTools
• Work ethic
• Attitude
• Communication
• Emotional intelligence, and
• A whole host of other personal attributes
• Personality traits
• Social graces
• Communication
• Language
• Personal habits
• Friendliness, and
• Optimism
Self Motivation Skills
1. Growth Mindset
2. Self-awareness
3. Emotion Regulation
4. Self-Confidence
5. Stress Management
6. Resilience
7. Skills to Forgive and Forget
8. Persistence and Preservance
9. Patience, and
10. Perception
Interaction Skills
11. Communication Skills
12. Teamwork Skills
13. Interpersonal Skills
14. Presentation Skills
15. Meeting Management Skills
16. Facilitating Skills
17. Selling Skills
18. Management Skills
19. Leadership Skills, and
20. Mentoring / Coaching Skills
Development of
Personal Traits
21. Managing Upwards
22. Self-promotion Skills
23. Skills in Dealing with Difficult Personalities
24. Skills in Dealing with Difficult/Unexpected
Situations
25. Ability to Handle Office Politics
26. Influence / Persuasion Skills
27. Negotiation Skills, and
28. Networking Skills
Take Home
 Soft Skills list is daunting one
 Don’t worry if you don’t have all of them
 Most of us don’t
 Important thing is to
 understand why soft skills are important to
 your career success
 ask yourself
 what soft skills do you already possess, and
 which ones do you want to develop next

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Soft-Skills-Usman- Ghani-Akbani-for-participants.pptx

  • 2. What is Personal Grooming? How people learn? 2
  • 3. Importance of Personal Grooming Why personal grooming is important? –For positive self-image, and –to encourage and assist to maintain • pleasing and attractive appearance 3
  • 4. Grooming Levels • Personal Level • Group Level • Organization Level 4
  • 5. Personal Grooming • Clean hair and styled appropriately • Clean nails, skin and teeth • Dress, and • Women wear make-up (depends on field) 5
  • 6. People Perceptions from Groomed Appearance • Professionalism • Level of sophistication • Intelligence • Credibility or Reliability, and • Respect 6
  • 8. Interpersonal Communication is an art rather than a science
  • 9. Nine Behavioral Skills 1. Eye communication 2. Posture and movement 3. Gestures and facial expressions 4. Dress and appearance 5. Voice and vocal variety 6. Language and pauses 7. Listener involvement 8. Humor 9. Natural self
  • 10. Eye Communication Look sincerely with other person • Intimacy, Intimidation and Involvement • Five seconds for more effectiveness • Beware of an eye dart • Beware of slow-Blink, and • Look on the nose bridge right in the middle of the eyes
  • 11. Posture and Movement • Stand tall • Watch lower body • Use the “Ready” position • Move, and • Use your own style
  • 12. Gestures and Facial Expressions Learn to be relaxed and natural when you speak • Find out own habit • Find out own nervous gestures • Do not over-exaggerate • Smile, and • Remember personality factor
  • 13. Dress and Appearance • Be appropriate • Dress at conscious level • Dressing means a lot to audience • Pick few people to know well • Nobody will tell you, and • Pick new outfit, try a new look
  • 14. Voice and Vocal Varity Use voice as effective tool, not a barrier • Now it is time to change, and • Record yourself
  • 15. Voice and Vocal Varity A single change in variation may change the meaning Example: I was born in Pakistan You were born somewhere else I was born in Pakistan How dare you imply that I wasn’t? I was born in Pakistan I’m a native – not a newcomer I was born in Pakistan Not outside Pakistan I was born in Pakistan Not in New Zealand
  • 16. Language and Pauses Use appropriate and clear language with planned pauses • Use direct language • Vocabulary increases with use • Beware of Jargon, and • Pause- an important tool
  • 17. Listener Involvement • Maintain active interest • Involve each person • Enhance your style • Engage in interaction, and • Plan contents ahead
  • 18. Humor • Create a bond with listeners • Enable them to enjoy listening • Don’t tell jokes • Do tell stories, and • Be aware of feedback
  • 19. Natural Self • Be authentic • Understand your strength • Convert your weaknesses into assets • Learn like a juggler, and • Communication is a lifelong process
  • 21. What are Soft Skills? Wikipedia defines soft skill as cluster of: that characterize relationships with other people • Personality traits • Social graces • Communication • Language • Personal habits • Friendliness, and • Optimism
  • 22. What are Soft Skills? MindTools defines soft skill as • Work ethic • Attitude • Communication • Emotional intelligence, and • A whole host of other personal attributes
  • 23. Wikipedia MindTools • Work ethic • Attitude • Communication • Emotional intelligence, and • A whole host of other personal attributes • Personality traits • Social graces • Communication • Language • Personal habits • Friendliness, and • Optimism
  • 25. 1. Growth Mindset 2. Self-awareness 3. Emotion Regulation 4. Self-Confidence 5. Stress Management 6. Resilience 7. Skills to Forgive and Forget 8. Persistence and Preservance 9. Patience, and 10. Perception
  • 27. 11. Communication Skills 12. Teamwork Skills 13. Interpersonal Skills 14. Presentation Skills 15. Meeting Management Skills 16. Facilitating Skills 17. Selling Skills 18. Management Skills 19. Leadership Skills, and 20. Mentoring / Coaching Skills
  • 29. 21. Managing Upwards 22. Self-promotion Skills 23. Skills in Dealing with Difficult Personalities 24. Skills in Dealing with Difficult/Unexpected Situations 25. Ability to Handle Office Politics 26. Influence / Persuasion Skills 27. Negotiation Skills, and 28. Networking Skills
  • 30. Take Home  Soft Skills list is daunting one  Don’t worry if you don’t have all of them  Most of us don’t  Important thing is to  understand why soft skills are important to  your career success  ask yourself  what soft skills do you already possess, and  which ones do you want to develop next