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This week I was at my local Chamber of Commerce breakfast where Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk spoke. She engaged the audience with her succinct speech, spoke from the heart and injected some light humour into the presentation. As a leader it is her job to be engaging and connect with audiences. Connecting through public speaking is one aspect of her role as Premier that has been honed well over the years. Are you connecting emotionally through your presentation style? ..

Qantas was in the news recently for not allowing Australian singer, Kate Ceberano into their business lounge because she didn’t adhere to the dress code rules. According to their guidelines the wearing of thongs, gym wear, boardshorts, Ugg boots, revealing, unclean and torn clothing are not permitted. The introduction of the dress code last year was so doubt because they airline didn’t want people in their lounges to look like they were in their own lounge room at home or at the beach or local pub. ..

A highlight for me this week was speaking at a leading Brisbane law firm on creating a personal and professional brand. The firm in engaging me to present to their 180 team members realise the importance of everyone reflecting the firm’s values and brand through appearance and presence. I shared with the team – and here in this blog – the importance of looking like a leader. ..