The Image Counsellor

Archive for January 2009

Standing and walking

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 31, 2009

A great walk commands attention from the audience. It shows your confidence level and your mental state. A friend commented that I walked like an Amazon women going into a battle. After joining the image managment company, we were taught how to walk the proper way. It felt weird initially with practise, you will master [...]

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Dining etiquette

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 21, 2009

A great clip for those learning the basics of Western and Continental dining.

Business Etiquette 101

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 20, 2009

Do you know… there are plenty of business etiquette with regards to meetings, phone-calls and emails? If you are able to watch all these “workplace manners”, you can earn the respect from colleagues and clients. Even at a Toastmasters meeting, we constantly change our meeting etiquette in order to maximise time and effort.
In a meeting… [...]

Small Talk

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 19, 2009

Being in Toastmasters allows me to network with people from various backgrounds. Not only do we learn about public speaking it also allows us to train on our social skills such as coming up with making simple conversation. It does get akward when 2 strangers meet and has “nothing” to talk about. So  here are some ways [...]

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Pearly whites

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 15, 2009

Went for my over-due dental appointment today. 10min of Scaling and polishing cost me S$55 and it’s worth it because it keeps my gum and teeth healthy and clean. It’s like removing pimples from the face. Getting an X-ray before putting on my braces which will cost me S$140. The price range for braces in Singapore [...]

Interviews

Posted by: gwengoh on: January 5, 2009

One of friends is asking me to conduct a workshop for a group of undergraduates.  So I thought of offering my 2 cents worth of thought. Are you a graduate going for an interview for the every first time? How should you dress and behave?
A young executive…
- No need a suit unless you are sure to [...]