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What is Personal Branding?. An Expression of Professional and Personal Identity Reflects Value and Reputation Denotes Uniqueness Clarifies what you are and what you want to be. Sample Attributes of a Personal Brand (Fill in your own). Leadership Reliability Knowledge
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What is Personal Branding? • An Expression of Professional and Personal Identity • Reflects Value and Reputation • Denotes Uniqueness • Clarifies what you are and what you want to be
Sample Attributes of a Personal Brand(Fill in your own) • Leadership • Reliability • Knowledge • Entrepreneurial Outlook • Empathy • Communication Skills • Sales and Marketing Experience • Solutions-Oriented • Process Focus • Planning/Organizational Proficiency • Analytical Ability
Why Is Personal Branding of Value? • Creates differentiation and separation • Implies a sense of purpose • Flexible evolution • Builds confidence • Reflects a consistent theme (narrative) • Attracts attention!
How Is A Personal Brand Developed? • What do you want to achieve? • What constitutes happiness? • Define your identity • Review your accomplishments and future goals • Experiment to test/grow your brand!
When Do You Use Personal Branding? • Improve Communication Skills • Introductions • Presentations • Coworker/Customer Relationships • Content Creation • Articles • Collateral Materials • Career/Work Applications • Create your own Job Description • Resume/LinkedIn profile • Interview Q&A
Personal Branding “Homework” • Dorie Clark’s Reinventing You • McRaven’s Commencement Speech • 10 Life Lessons • Use a Brand Mentor (s) • Relate your general reading to your brand story/identity