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Apprentice to Business ACE
Your inside-out guide to personal branding
More than ever before, business success today is about personal public relations, image and the power of the individual. Human beings are by nature discerning, perceptive and heavily reliant on the face value of what they see, Apprentice to Business Ace will not only show how this applies to both business entrepreneurs and employees in multi-national companies, but how to generate successful business communication tailored to your individual needs and lifestyle.

Apprentice to Business Ace is a guide to business success through self-branding, image and personal public relations. Looking good is important for you and your business and this stand-out communication and presentation guide by experts and leaders in their fields, will help you to present a confident, trustworthy, consistent and professional personal brand.
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Book Contents
Section One: Creating Dynamic Change - Your Secrets to Success
Carmen Parnos

  • What is Success?
  • Don't accept mediocrity
  • Focus on excellence not perfection
  • Be the person your want to be... NOW
  • Characteristics and behaviours of the person you want to be
  • Successful characteristics and behaviours that you already have
  • Successful characteristics and behaviours that you need to adopt
  • Damaging and unhelpful behaviours that you need to let go
  • The importance of acknowledgement
  • Using silence as a key to power
  • Tailoring your approach to different personalities
  • Take action 'walk the talk'
  • Key behaviours that will unlock the door to success

    Section Two: Communicating Your Visual Presence
    Helen Robinett

  • What is Personal Image?
  • Managing perceptions
  • Facing the facts about focal points
  • Colour makes the greatest visual impact
  • Styling to communicate who you are
  • Mananging change and learning some new tricks
  • The fine detail that shows you are a leader
  • Reinvesting - you're in control now
  • A final word

    Section Three: The Power of Personal Public Relations
    Sue Currie

  • What is PR?
  • Your claim to fame with personal PR
  • Develop your brand and star quality
  • The star within
  • Creating your professional image
  • Who is your audience?
  • Your unique shining point
  • Stand out from the crowd
  • Lights, camera, action
  • The commitment to keep on keeping on

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  • About the Authors of Apprentice to Business ACE
    L to R Sue, Carmen, Helen

    Sue Currie
    Sue Currie is a personal branding expert and the director of Shine Communications Consultancy an executive development company providing speaking, seminars and consulting in image and media communication. Sue helps YOU to stand out by defining your personal brand, packaging to impress and promoting your uniqueness.

    Helen Robinett
    Helen Robinett is passionate about helping people feel fantastic about themselves. The director of Image Quest, Helen works with clients to develop a comprehensive image-management strategy to ensure staff reflect the image and branding of the company.

    Carmen Parnos
    Carmen Parnos is the CEO of The Australian Coaching Academy that focuses on leadership development and workplace coaching. Carmen sees herself as a "change agent" and has a genuine desire and passion to bring out the underlying power and confidence in individuals and teams who demand nothing less than a level of excellence.
    We support the Look Good Feel Better charity helping women deal with the effects of cancer. The launch of Apprentice to Business ACE was held as a fundraiser for the charity and we had amazing support from sponsors and supporters who helped us to donate all proceeds of books sold on the night to the charity. 5% of all profits from future sales of Apprentice to Business Ace will be donated to this very worthwhile organisation.
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