Jim Harvey

Posts By Jim Harvey

• Social Skills

  10 things to build your personal impact- Part 1

  In earlier posts we said that personal impact, simply, is about getting people to like you.  We then promised you some simple...

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  Likeability

  Get more Personal Impact- Think Oprah

  People with great personal impact have better than average knowledge, skills and habits 3 in areas- They understand the effect that their...

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  Confidence

  10 things to make a great first impression

  In a previous post here I talked about the importance of making great first impressions when you’re the ‘newbie’ at work.  It’s a...

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  First Impressions

  The New Kid on the Block- make a great first impressions as an intern, grad or new starter

  In your early career, whether as an intern, apprentice, Graduate entrant or just as a new starter, you’ll be building a reputation,...

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  Personal Branding

  Your Personal Brand

  A ‘brand’ is a set of promises that a Company or product makes about itself in the minds of a potential buyer. ...

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  Conversational Skills

  Cocktail party conversation- an art in itself

  Here’s a lovely, practical  ‘how to’ list of things to do to network effectively at those sometime tricky social & professional occasions, from...

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  Keeping in Touch

  The holy trinity of good listening

  In previous posts (here and here), I suggested that your network will save your business, given the chance and cared for. And...

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  Keeping in Touch

  Be likeable

  When I’m doing my thing with clients, I’m often asked what the single most important element to networking is.  I often answer...

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  Creating your visual aids

  Presentation Design Tip: Fonts

  Here’s the point, right up front- Choose your font carefully. On your presentation slides, as with your business card or logo, your...