Executive Coaching: Want to Increase Your Personal Presence?
Be present. That is, when you talk to people, show up. Put down the cell phone, the BlackBerry, or the iPad. Look at them. Listen to them. Call them. Meet with them face to face. You may be surprised how much you’ll increase your influence with someone when you’re fully present and engaged.
Why?
We’ve gotten used to such rudeness in the workplace: People who text others while trying to talk to you. People who answer their phone in the middle of a face-to-face conversation with you. People who check their email in the middle of a heated hallway discussion.
Remember what you used to think of people who shook your hand at a cocktail party while glancing over your shoulder to see if someone more important had come in the door? That’s the feeling they get if you’re glancing at your gadgets while they’re trying to gain your attention about an upcoming gambit for a new project or proposal.
Often all it takes in the midst of this rudeness is to decide to be present when colleagues and clients open their mouth or ears. Engage with them.
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