Module 1: Personal and Professional Branding 

How do you make the impact you choose? Stay in charge of your communications and the impressions you create - and remind yourself of how its done.

According to social psychologist, Amy Cuddy, not only does our body language affect how others see us, it may also change how we see ourselves.

She argues that adopting a confident stance or 'Power Posing', even when we don't feel confident, can affect our testosterone and cortisol levels - which may then affect our chances of success. 

To find out what may drive your behaviours, have a go at our personal impact questionnaire and we'll send you the results...

To remind yourself of some of the network nudges we shared, ask yourself: 

What do you have in common?

Which personal qualities could you turn up?

Is there something useful you can offer them?

What feeling do you want to feed?

What is your call to action?

Knowing what you can do to establish rapport is another way to build your confidence at the same time...

If you would like to read more about successful networking skills or or see how yours measure up, click here.

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