Presentation of Self

What is the importance of how we 'present' ourselves?

Well unfortunately, we live in a world where your success in both your professional and personal life depends on how you 'present' yourself. 

Are you a nice person? A positive person? Well put-together? The way that you present yourself will attract people of similar interest to form relationships with you (again both professionally and personally). Going through the handbook I have decided to reflect upon my own 'presentation' and create a summative blog post about it.  

1. Ethical explorations in presenting BAPP blog: 

• Being sensitive, respectful and fair when speaking about someone/ something else 
• To reference/cite anyone else's articles or ideas when posting about it 
• To use platform responsibly in a fair and unbiased way 

2.  How we present ourselves online: 

• Professionally - no abbreviated text or slang (unless quoting) 
• Positive and neutral - putting 'best foot forward' 
• Don't let any self-doubts come in - unless it is a post about doubt and how it affects people 

3. How much of ourselves should be presented online: 

• Its always best for personal political or religious views to not be posted online as situations always seem to turn nasty (as people's opinions are different)
• Ethical debate of people feeling 'powerful' behind a computer screen with an anonymous name so don't care whom they hurt or what they say 
• When discussing something it is always important to back it up with fact 
• It is important to be willing to see things from other people's opinions and to respect their argument - otherwise don't get involved

4. How much of you is your practice (an auditioning performer) 

• In an audition room it is important to still be yourself whilst still being professional because directors want people they will get on with to work with and not robots
• The performing world is very small and so it is important to stay kind and nice to everyone because you never know who is around and who they know
• "Save it for the car". After seeing a show that you did not particularly enjoy or have a strong opinion about, it is always best to express once you are in private because again; you never know who is around you! 

There were, of course, other avenues that I explored but decided this post would just be a summary of the most important aspects of my professional practice. 

What are some of your thoughts on how we 'present' ourselves to the world?