Sandy Dumont, an image consultant, explores the impact of clothing, particularly ties and attire, on perceptions of power and authority in her presentation, 'If Your Tie Could Talk.' The document includes various quizzes to assess one's image quotient, highlighting how colors, styles, and grooming can influence professional credibility. Dumont emphasizes the importance of appropriate fashion choices in conveying leadership and authority in different settings.

1. Image Consultant
Sandy Dumont
Presents
If Your Tie Could Talk
Norfolk, VA • Washington, DC • Brussels,
Belgium

2. If Your Tie CouldTalk
What would it say?

3. If Your Tie CouldTalk
I’m Powerful and scary
I’m powerful and dynamic
I’m going to Las Vegas
I’m a friendly guy
I’m a pushover
I’m boring
My wife painted it

4. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

5. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

6. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

7. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

8. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

9. Boring - Las Vegas - Powerful – Pushover – Wife Painted It

10. Is My Tie Too Long?

11. Do you think my
tie is Too Short?

12. A man’s tie must end
at the top, bottom or
middle of his belt buckle

13. Test Your I.Q.
Image Quotient

14. Is this woman a
leader in her
field, as she
asserts?

15. Bad colors, line, makeup, hair, shoes Yes, this is the same woman

16. Test Your I.Q.
Guess the profession of the
men on the next screen

17. Politician
Used Car Salesman
Sales Manager
Funeral Director

18. Yes, I’m the
Surprise! under taker.

19. Sales Manager Politician

20. Test Your I.Q.
Image Quotient

21. Which woman has the most powerful position?
Which has the least powerful job?

22. Test Your I.Q.
Things that decrease authority:
Pastels, floral prints and teenage hair
Things that increase authority:
Precision haircut, bold colors, earrings

23. Test Your I.Q.
Image Quotient

24. What is this man’s profession?
• Shoe Salesman
• Project Manager
• CEO
• MacDonald’s Manager

25. In Corporate workshops, this man is judged This man is thought to be a CEO.
to be a McDonald’s manager.

26. Fashion Looks vs. Business Looks

27. Dark Shirts
Are Not
Business Shirts

28. Test Your I.Q.
In the following slide, which woman is
the boss and which is the trainee?

30. Test Your I.Q.
The woman on the left is the boss.
Long skirts make you look dated and
lower your credibility.

31. Test Your I.Q.
In the next slide, which woman has a
higher position?

33. Skirts are more formal, so they These things lower credibility:
convey more authority than pants. teenage hair, shirt tail hanging out.

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