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Kay Denney
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France
Local time: 04:51
French to English
. Feb 11, 2022

expressisverbis wrote:

And is it also necessary to wear a tie to coordinate a team of translators?
In my humble opinion, the best way to create a good impression is by being your authentic self, because it will make you feel more confident, helps you to build trust, and earn respect and integrity from the people you meet.
Of course, in business and social meetings, appropriate dress also varies between countries and cultures, so it's something that one should pay particular attention to, and so Mihai.
I don't like ties and I don't like to form first impressions of a person based on his/her looks. What matters to me is individuals who have brains.

As I said in the message previous to the one where I specifically answered you, no a tie is not necessary. A clean, well-ironed shirt or a polo shirt can work fine.
I don't like the fact that people are judged by what they wear. I got into trouble way back in my 20s for wearing a Greenpeace T-shirt as a teacher at a company that supplies military aircraft to the French government LOL.

It's not just a matter of first impressions either, actually. When I'm interacting with people, I find it helps to be well-dressed. I've noticed that I walk tall and brisk when wearing my cashmere coat and smart boots, and I slouch when wearing a shapeless hoodie and ancient jeans. It definitely has an effect on my attitude and efficiency.

Although for translation at least, efficiency can also mean wearing clothes that can withstand a visit to the muddy dog park, i.e. the good old hoodie and jeans, and I don't want to be changing in and out of clothes all day.

@Baran, I love that you photoshopped yourself into a suit and tie, if that's enough to make a good impression, well done!

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Tom in London
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P.L.F. Persio wrote:

Tom, you can sport your new gentleman attire, next time I'll come to London. I'll be wearing something smart myself, in order to try and match your predominantly male handsomeness with my feminine guile, and I'm sure we'll smash it out of the park.

London won't know what hit it: I'm going to paint the town all shades of magnolia beige. Watch this space.


I do own a sharp lightweight Italian suit. It's in a plastic protective cover, somewhere at the back of my wardrobe. And I have a selection of interesting ties. So I'm ready when you are. I'll get a few receptions lined up. You know - book presentations at the Foreign Office, that sort of thing.

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William Yang
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Dressing code Mar 10, 2022

To start, you look professional because of the dressing code, which itself manifests in different ways so what's the proportion we attribute to seeming reasons. We need to dig deep.
Written works don't need to talk much or a video but nowadays it seems a video introduction will be becoming more and more dominant.

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