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What to wear when making presentations. There is a school of thought that says the better
you look the more impressed audiences will be with you. The better your jewelry, the
more successful you will look, the more credible you will therefore be. I think in sales situations
that might be the case. The problem with that is what are you looking at right now? Are
you looking at me or are you looking at my jewelry? Are you listening to my message,
or are you wondering if these are fakes? They are. They're also big and heavy and I'm about
to take them off. This is not about jewelry, necessarily, but about what to wear during
presentations. The guideline is you want to look a notch dressier than your audience.
You want to look like your audience, but like, you care enough about your presentation to
make sure you're especially spit and polish relative to them. I've seen people in extremely
expensive suits and had a very hard time taking my eyes off of those perfectly fitted silk
suits, bright red suits, starched collars. All of those clothes ended up, as lovely as
they were, being a detraction as opposed to enhancement to the presentation. The other
side of the question what to wear is, it's got to be comfortable. I honestly don't love
the shoes that I'm wearing today, but they could not be more comfortable and they look
just fine for the purpose of this presentation. So, question what to wear? Whatever makes
you feel comfortable, doesn't distract the audience away from your message, and is about
a half a notch dressier than what your audience would wear.