Insights About Personality Development Seminar

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It’s all about personality!Personality development or personal development is the enhancement of some definite life skills which are essential for happiness and success in one’s life.

Personality Development Seminar is a requirement for our subject course: IT413 Advance Seminar
Professor Aivie Alfeche of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Program Chairperson is the Guest Speaker of the event and was held last September 4, 2019; Wednesday at the ITL4 Room.

The Seminar was focused on Corporate Etiquette and Personality Development
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The Aim of the Seminar is to build self-confidence, enhance self-esteem and improve overall personality of the participants. It also aims grooming the participants through sensitivity.

The Program Themes and Coverage were as follows:

1.       Corporate Etiquette

-          Making a great first impression
-          Greetings: Introductions, the art of small talk and conversations
-          Polishing Business Manners: handshake, humor, office behavior, etc.

2.       Personality Development

-          Power Dressing: Wardrobe Etiquette
-          Grooming for Success
-          Body Language Posture and Eye Contact
-          Assertive Behaviour

Corporate Etiquette – First Impression Insights

  • To be able to project a very good first impression, you must be on time.
    Be on time whenever you present yourself on a business interview or in any meetings. Being on time can create an excellent first impression to your boss or to your co-office mates. Of course, being on time always matters.
  • Present yourself appropriately
    Being presentable to others can also make a good impression.
  • Be yourself
    Being yourself can also add a spice to present yourself, being true to yourself is a better kick off to present who you truly are.
  • Have a winning smile
    People say that wearing a smile is the best outfit that never gets out of style. It can also make others impression comfortable with you.
  • Be open and Confident
    Being yourself is not really enough to create a good impression to others, you have to be also open and confident whenever you talk to create an opening to yourself for them to understand you.
  • Use small talk
    Sometimes to be able to create a very good impression to others, small talks can be done.
  •  Be positiveWhenever failure comes or unexpected events happen before your first day interview, being positive can also makes a very good first impression to others.
  • Be courteous
    Of course being courteous makes you respectable to others. Whenever you face anyone in your way, saying hello or goodbye, good morning or good evening, makes others be comfortable replying the same way to you.

Corporate Etiquette – Greetings: Introductions, the art of small talk and conversations Insights

  • Before talking to someone, it is very a plus point if you start the conversations a simple greeting like, “Hello Sir, Good morning!”, or a “Good Morning Madame/ Sir, how are you?”, or a “A pleasant day to you Sir/ Madame!”.
  • There are also times when you really needed to ride an elevator for you not to be late with your interview. Elevators are sometimes crowded and you must not ignore other people in the elevator, so we must greet them like saying, “Hello?”, “Hi?”, “Good morning!”.
  • Sometimes, there are explanations that we really never get everything at once. So it would be better to say “Excuse me?”, “Pardon?”, “I’m sorry?” etc.
  • There are also times when you really need to digest every information to your mind and you don’t want to interrupt the person you are listening to. So whenever it happens, it is better to just listen to him or her and wait for the right moment to ask or to talk.
  • Whenever we wanted to create good impressions and reflect good greetings, it is better to turn off your cellular phones for you not to be interrupted whenever you talk. And or for you not to interrupt the speaker you are listening to.
  • And of course, complaining is not a good idea whenever you’re not in favor with the ideas fed to you with your boss. Learn to accept things and better to set those as challenges to your life.

Corporate Etiquette – Polishing Business manners: handshake, humor and office behavior Insights

  • Polishing Business Manners can be easily done by simply learning basic techniques in handshake, your sense of humor, and of course your office behavior.
  • A firm handshake with a smile, direct eye contact and the correct greeting depending on what part of the day it is should always be used.
  • Sometimes cracking jokes inside the office can be an ice breaker to the stress or tension between you and your office-mates. Just be careful in constructing your jokes, sometimes there are jokes inappropriate to your environment.
  • Typically, being a junior in your workplace takes a big patience handling with your seniors. Having a good office behavior can reflect a good performance and may lead to probation then to promotion. Just be yourself and be positive, be patient things will flow smoothly if you just be calm and act accordingly to your environment.

Personality Development - Power Dressing: Wardrobe Etiquette Insights

  • Dress like you care and Suitably
    Choosing what to wear may take time to choose. Of course, you must choose appropriately on what event you are going to.
  • Know what your clothes are meant for
    There are times that you want to choose the kind of clothes depending on what you are feeling or your mood of the day. Sometimes, we tend to know what was the meaning of our clothes and why did we choose it, what is the reason? Being able to know what its meant may lead to a perfect power dressing or OOTD of the day.
  • Avoid showing too much skin
    Of course, being able to identify whats appropriate or not to wear, showing too much skins can create bad impressions to others specially when you are meeting with your boss or your seniors.
  • Understand the importance of fit
    Sometimes wearing fit clothes can result to inappropriate or unsuitable to your body shape. You must choose properly or seemly suitable to your body shape on what to wear.
  • Maintain your style
    You must be consistent on what style of clothing you wanted to choose. Being able to know what your body fit to any style can result to a very good power dressing.

Personality Development - Grooming for Success Insights

  • Your clothes should complement check
  • Keep your emotions in check
  • Your clothes should fit well
  • Keep your energy sustained
  • Know what image you want to project
  • Your clothes should be appropriate
  • Look up to date
  • Be well accessorized
  • Be well groomed

Personality Development - Body Language, Posture and Eye Contact Insights

  • Sometimes, we are unconscious on what our bodies does or moves. Maintaining a good body language or posture can reflect a very good self presentation.
  •  Eye contact may differ from what type of mood whenever you talk to someone.

Personality Development - Assertive Behavior Insights

  • Aggressive Behavior
  • Passive Behavior
  • Passive-Aggressive Behavior
  • Assertive Behavior

Learning Outcomes and Overall Insights

  • Projecting the right impression
  • Polishing manners to behave appropriately in social and professional circles
  • Enhancing the ability to handle casual and formal situations in terms of personal grooming and
  • Developing and maintaining a positive attitude and being assertive
  • Personality Development is a tool through which you bring out your capabilities and your strengths making yourself aware of your inner self and become more confident to face the outside world. 
  • It is never too late to change. No matter how young or old you are, whatever level you may be in your career, you can still do something to achieve a better, more desirable personality.

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