tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post7487781362539358616..comments2023-04-07T06:12:48.701-05:00Comments on Visual, Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Dress To Impress?!Theresa Zagnolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466867159582750151noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-53617834066971787902008-07-27T23:45:00.000-05:002008-07-27T23:45:00.000-05:00I had a friend (quite a beautiful woman)who was a ...I had a friend (quite a beautiful woman)who was a server in a high end restaurant. Although she didn't go so far as to wear men's clothing, she wore pants, tailored shirt, vest, man's tie and hair pulled back. She really believed that she got better tips and people took her as more professional when she did this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-33714165537815748012008-06-23T13:36:00.000-05:002008-06-23T13:36:00.000-05:00I think it's a risky proposition as many professio...I think it's a risky proposition as many professions have their expected attire. Not conforming could impact effective communication. So what do you do if you are a woman in banking, corporate management, real estate and law and have to wear heels. That's what I was reading about on the WSJ blog where I found your invitation to your blog. Theresa, I would like to invite you and your readers to help me test a new product that makes heels comfortable. I am actually looking for 1,000 women in heels all day to help me test. They can sign up at http://www.highheelshurt.com/testersignup.html.<BR/>Thank you for approving my message.<BR/>Sincerely, MeLady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-56379691676169329852008-06-17T09:17:00.000-05:002008-06-17T09:17:00.000-05:00While your question is a good one Theresa, I see a...While your question is a good one Theresa, I see absolutely no reason to do it. Distracts from the message, sets her apart from others (not in a good way) and could make some conservative jurors completely uncomfortable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-20860254345679627032008-06-12T00:08:00.000-05:002008-06-12T00:08:00.000-05:00Was she with other male lawyers that she was 'matc...Was she with other male lawyers that she was 'matching'? Does seem a little odd...but it would have been a lot odder if it was a male lawyer wearing a dress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-14634126772618027822008-06-11T18:54:00.000-05:002008-06-11T18:54:00.000-05:00Risky gamble at best. So my questions still stands...Risky gamble at best. So my questions still stands. Why do it?Theresa Zagnolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466867159582750151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-86290837754876999592008-06-11T15:59:00.000-05:002008-06-11T15:59:00.000-05:00Agree with the first comment. Unusual, out-of-the...Agree with the first comment. Unusual, out-of-the norm dress draws attention to itself. That much is obvious. But what happens after the first look? The burden of proof is on the weird dresser -- he/she will have to prove competence. Dressing oddly raises a communications barrier everyone will have to get past, and to do that the odd dresser will have to be better than everyone else. It's a very risky gamble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4993316463446404460.post-68351607571755472102008-06-10T20:44:00.000-05:002008-06-10T20:44:00.000-05:00Never seen it before and can't for the life of me ...Never seen it before and can't for the life of me figure out why someone would choose to stray so far from the norm. I think this is very risky maneuver and if I were the client would worry that her appearance would take away from my case. Wouldn't the jurors spend the whole time looking at her rather than listening to her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com