Fare Bella Figura - Make A Good Impression, Be A Sharp Dressed Man, Episode #114

Fare Bella Figura - Make A Good Impression, Be A Sharp Dressed Man, Episode #114 (Video here:https://bit.ly/40oFrmO )

In business today, people judge us immediately based on how we are dressed, before we even get to say one word. Unfair? Yep! I run my own soft skills corporate training business in Tokyo. Every day I carefully choose my clothes to determine that so important first impression. How do you handle it?

This day I had an online Executive Coaching session with a multinational client's Head Legal Counsel. Later I was delivering sales training for an APAC Team for another multinational client in Otemachi.

In the evening I was attending the Tokyo Rotary Club 104th Anniversary dinner at the Imperial Hotel in Hibiya. These Tokyo Rotary anniversary functions are always a big affair and gather the Captains of Industry here in Tokyo. The entertainment is always top notch and was provided by Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma, performing Federic Chopin's Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53 "Heroique", Mischa Levitzki's "The Enchanted Nymph" and Bedrich Smetana's "The Moldau".

I was also interested in what he was wearing - white tie, white shirt, with white vest and black tails. It was like time had stood still because this type of formal dress is what we would have been wearing 100 years ago, with the split in the back to allow us to ride our horse more easily.

In 1865, Prince Edward 7th asked his tailor Henry Poole & Co to cut the tails off and make it a shorter jacket which was much more comfortable to wear as formal evening dress. This is what we all wear today for our Black Tie events.

I needed to look professional and a little conservative for teaching, because I don't want what I am wearing to distract from the content of my instruction. I chose my single breasted navy suit from Tincati Milano. Surprisingly, for the first time ever with a suit, on the way home I later discovered I had a problem with the zipper in the trousers and will need to get it replaced. The suit had a blue window pane pattern, notch lapels, side vents, flap pockets, double cuffs with navy over the calf socks.

Because I was teaching, I had to wear a white shirt because I heat up so much from all the energy I pour into the class. The participants have around 20%-30% energy levels at the start of the training and to get them up to 100% energy, I have to be pumping out 150% energy, which means I really heat up. The room was hot too, so no removing the jacket because I am soaked underneath and no using pastel shirt shades which will become two tone very quickly and look ridiculous once you heat up.

I chose my custom shirt with French Cuffs. The tie from Kirby Allison was tied with a Four-In-Hand knot with a blue and white basket weave pattern, the cufflinks from Barney's New York matched the tie perfectly being blue and white, the pocket square done in a puff formation was a polka dot with a white and blue circles pattern from Amanda Christensen Sweden to contrast with the small squares pattern in the tie.

The silver corporate badge from Dale Carnegie, the gold badge is my Tokyo Rotary Club badge, the pen was my black and gold Mont Blanc, the business card holder from Lanvin, the watch my vintage gold 24m Cartier Tank Francaise with a black nubuck alligator strap.

The high shine black shoes are wingtip Derbys from Fratelli Rossetti (Rossetti Brothers) who started their dress shoe business in Parabiago, 20 kilometers from Milano, in the 1950s.

The Mochizuki Room in our HQ was being used by a multinational client for training this day, so the shot is taken outside my office in Akasaka.

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About The Author

Dr. Greg Story, President Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training

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Bestselling author of “Japan Sales Mastery” (the Japanese translation is "The Eigyo" (The営業), “Japan Business Mastery” and "Japan Presentations Mastery".? He has also written "How To Stop Wasting Money On Training" and the translation "Toreningu De Okane Wo Muda Ni Suru No Wa Yamemashoo" (トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのは止めましょう) and his brand new book is “Japan Leadership Mastery”.

Dr. Greg Story is an international keynote speaker, an executive coach, and a thought leader in the four critical areas for business people: leadership, communication, sales and presentations.?He leads the Dale Carnegie Franchise in Tokyo which traces its roots straight back to the very establishment of Dale Carnegie in Japan in 1963 by Mr. Frank Mochizuki.

He publishes daily blogs on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter

Has 6 weekly podcasts:

1.?????Mondays -??The Leadership Japan Series,

2.????Tuesdays – The Presentations Japan Series

Every second Tuesday - ビジネス達人の教え

3.????Wednesdays - The Sales Japan Series

4.????Thursdays – The Leadership Japan Series

Also every second Thursday - ビジネスプロポッドキャスト

5.????Fridays - The Japan Business Mastery Show

6.????Saturdays – Japan’s Top Business Interviews

Has 3 weekly TV shows on YouTube:

1.?????Mondays - The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show

Also every Second Thursday - ビジネスプロTV

2.????Fridays – Japan Business Mastery

3.????Saturdays – Japan Top Business Interviews

In the course of his career Dr. Greg Story has moved from the academic world, to consulting, investments, trade representation, international diplomacy, retail banking and people development.

Growing up in Brisbane, Australia he never imagined he would have a Ph.D. in Japanese decision-making, become a 39 year veteran of Japan and run his own company in Tokyo.

Since 1971, he has been a disciple of traditional Shitoryu Karate (糸東流) and is currently a 6th Dan.

Bunbu Ryodo (文武両道-both pen & sword) is his mantra and he applies martial art philosophies and strategies to business.

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