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Casual Power: How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication & Dress Down for Success
Instantly command respect, inspire trust, and project personal power ─ whether you are dressing up or down, for business or social occasions . "First Impressions are critical and made in a few seconds" The 21st Century 'Dress for Success' style guide for men and women. Truly empower yourself and your career. Explore the silent, but potent, nonverbal aspects of clothing, demeanor, and body language. An internationally acknowledged expert in nonverbal communication, Sherry has made multiple appearances on NBC's Today, ABC, Fox, and NPR. She has been featured in USA Today, Financial Times , Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, InStyle, and BusinessWeek. Whether you want look cool or chic, or, to have a curated closet or a capsule wardrobe, Casual Power reveals the clothing and communications secrets that you need to know. Over 200 photographs, plus case studies, to help you curate your closet and dress easily, every day. "Sherry knows what she is talking about and she has the power to bring out the best in you." ─ Robert Kiyosaki, author Rich Dad, Poor Dad , NYT, BusinessWeek, WSJ, and USA Today Best-Selling Business Book. Do you Truly empower yourself and your career. In this enlightening guidebook, nonverbal communication expert , Sherry Maysonave, shows you precisely how to command respect, inspire trust, and project personal power─ whether you are dressing up or down, for business or social occasions. She explores the silent, but potent , nonverbal aspects of clothing, demeanor, and body language. Sherry reveals how nonverbal factors determine the response you receive from others─ factors that impact job interviews, your career, and your ability to maximize success. She puts an end to the confusion that surrounds casual, traditional, and formal attire in the workplace and for social invitations.
Using fascinating case studies and real-life situations , Sherry shows you exactly what apparel and what nonverbal communications can either sabotage or empower you and your career goals. Casual Power reveals the clothing and communications secrets that you need to know. Sherry gives you key strategies for powering up your nonverbal communication and for taking control of your image . Using her expert tips, you can dress up or down with flair and confidence. Sherry's painless shopping strategies show you how to quickly examine clothing store inventories to find those garments that are empowering to you. Her secrets on creating wardrobe miracles are refreshing and exciting.
Sherry Maysonave brings needed clarity, sophistication, and wit to all dress-down issues in today's workplace. This inspiring, humorous, visually-rich book is the 21st Century's "How-To-Dress-Down-For-Success" bible. Visit the Casual Power website and discover how to enhance your personal power even more!
Using fascinating case studies and real-life situations , Sherry shows you exactly what apparel and what nonverbal communications can either sabotage or empower you and your career goals. Casual Power reveals the clothing and communications secrets that you need to know. Sherry gives you key strategies for powering up your nonverbal communication and for taking control of your image . Using her expert tips, you can dress up or down with flair and confidence. Sherry's painless shopping strategies show you how to quickly examine clothing store inventories to find those garments that are empowering to you. Her secrets on creating wardrobe miracles are refreshing and exciting.
Sherry Maysonave brings needed clarity, sophistication, and wit to all dress-down issues in today's workplace. This inspiring, humorous, visually-rich book is the 21st Century's "How-To-Dress-Down-For-Success" bible. Visit the Casual Power website and discover how to enhance your personal power even more!
229 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1999
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About the author
Sherry Maysonave
3 books10 followersAn accomplished author and motivational speaker, Sherry Maysonave has been interviewed by over 200 TV, Radio, and print publications across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This includes multiple appearances on NBC's Today, ABC, CBS, Fox, and NPR radio. Sherry has been featured in USA Today, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, InStyle, and BusinessWeek.
Passionate about helping others achieve success, Sherry is the founder and president of Empowerment Enterprises and Empowerment Productions. Her clients include business professionals as well as nationally known political figures and entertainers. Her corporate clients are wide-ranging, including US and international companies in technology, finance, fashion, law, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and professional-services companies.
Most recently, Sherry’s first historical-fiction book, "Tatae’s Promise: You will live… you will tell," co-authored with Moises J. Goldman, was published in September 2023. It is based upon a true, never-before-told story of a young Jewish woman, Hinda Mondlak, and her daring escape from Auschwitz.
In 1999, Sherry’s very first book, Casual Power (nonfiction), quickly became an Amazon category best-seller. She is also the author and producer of the DVD series, Brand a Positive Business Image.
After retiring from the corporate circuit in 2013, Sherry felt a clarion call to express her creativity and write outside the nonfiction genre. Her first children’s book, an Apple i-book, —EggMania: Where’s the Egg in Exactly?— won five awards. Sherry’s debut novel, The Girl Who Could Read Hearts, has garnered fifteen awards, including Gold Medal in the 2017 Readers’ Favorite International Awards.
Sherry has a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from East Texas State University, now known as Texas A&M University—Commerce. She has studied psychology at the graduate level, and she has multiple credentials in image, communication, and personal development.
Sherry and her husband, Stephen, live on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. They both enjoy spending time with their seven grandchildren, traveling, and participating in angel investments that support social-impact companies.
For more information, go to sherrymaysonave.com
Passionate about helping others achieve success, Sherry is the founder and president of Empowerment Enterprises and Empowerment Productions. Her clients include business professionals as well as nationally known political figures and entertainers. Her corporate clients are wide-ranging, including US and international companies in technology, finance, fashion, law, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, and professional-services companies.
Most recently, Sherry’s first historical-fiction book, "Tatae’s Promise: You will live… you will tell," co-authored with Moises J. Goldman, was published in September 2023. It is based upon a true, never-before-told story of a young Jewish woman, Hinda Mondlak, and her daring escape from Auschwitz.
In 1999, Sherry’s very first book, Casual Power (nonfiction), quickly became an Amazon category best-seller. She is also the author and producer of the DVD series, Brand a Positive Business Image.
After retiring from the corporate circuit in 2013, Sherry felt a clarion call to express her creativity and write outside the nonfiction genre. Her first children’s book, an Apple i-book, —EggMania: Where’s the Egg in Exactly?— won five awards. Sherry’s debut novel, The Girl Who Could Read Hearts, has garnered fifteen awards, including Gold Medal in the 2017 Readers’ Favorite International Awards.
Sherry has a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from East Texas State University, now known as Texas A&M University—Commerce. She has studied psychology at the graduate level, and she has multiple credentials in image, communication, and personal development.
Sherry and her husband, Stephen, live on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas. They both enjoy spending time with their seven grandchildren, traveling, and participating in angel investments that support social-impact companies.
For more information, go to sherrymaysonave.com
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July 31, 2008
This book helped me learn better career dressing techniques (coworkers stop snickering now... just because I've learned them doesn't mean I ALWAYS follow them!). While she can get a little aggressive on her rules (if it has belt loops it MUST have a belt) she does provide tips on how to efficiently (and economically) put a core business wardrobe in your closet. And she definitely understands the "more business than casual" concept. HR managers of the world rejoice!
January 9, 2011
Best book I ever read on how to dress appropriately for work. This opened my eyes to many things I had done wrong. I recommend this to all women in the business world. If you want to be taken seriously, follow these rules.
January 26, 2009
I loved the information in this book. The styles are timeless and classic and it even includes a section on men's fashion. Great buy.
July 19, 2013
Essential if you are a working professional and you want to make sure you don't personally sabotage yourself unknowingly. The rat race and navigating office politics is already hard enough!
November 11, 2013
In the mold of Dress for Success - but dealing with the perils of Business Casual Dress. A good reminder: the principles seem sound though examples are somewhat dated at this point.
September 2, 2016
Business and corporate workplaces.
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