Have you been wondering how to be more professional in the workplace? Well,
in this video, I'm going to give you some quick tips on professionalism so that you
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that's going to help with your professionalism. Something that's also going to show people around
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Mind your Ps and Qs, AKA, mind your manners. All right. You really need to be aware of the
sensitivity of people around you. And the goal here is from a professional standpoint, is to be
respectful of your colleagues and the people that you're working with. So you really want to mind
your manners. Now, what are some of those things that you can consider when you're thinking about
minding your manners? Well, inappropriate jokes, just don't do it. Now, I'm not saying don't joke,
but there's clean jokes. There's fun jokes. But just stay away from anything that's culture-based,
that is, you know, gender-based, things that start to alienate people. That's just a no-go.
It really is very disrespectful. And again, we're talking about professionalism, which is respect.
Swearing. Now I have to let you know, I do swear. And it's not intentionally. It just
kind of slips because something's happening, and I may say a swear word. So that all being said,
just be very much aware of it. If it does happen, you can just quickly apologize and even ask,
are you okay? Does it bother you? It just shows that you're being cognizant of people around you.
So when it comes to professionalism, it's about respect. Again, it's your choice but mind your
manners. It really shows the professionalism. It can distinguish you from other individuals.
Don't email when angry. Yes, I know. Extremely unprofessional when you send an email, and you're
angry because the content in that email is not good. So if you're going to want to increase
your professionalism, again, quick tip, don't email when you're angry. Now how can you go about
doing this? When you're in the moment, you want to say something. I get it. Here's a little tip,
go draft the email. Just don't put anyone in the to. And then wait 24 hours before you send it
because I want you to reread it. You'll be amazing what that 24-hour window will do. It gives you a
fresh perspective. You probably slept on it. It's going to give you a different way to look at the
content and even to look at your content, not from a perspective of you as a writer, but as
the receiver, which is really important because angry emails can really rub people the wrong way
and political issues can start from that, and your professionalism will go downhill quickly.
So people can misconstrue emails, let alone an angry email. So do not email when you're angry.
Before I jump into the next tips, don't forget to stick around to the end because
I'm going to show you how to get your hands on that amazing download for you.
So, now let's get back to our regular programming. Self-introductions. Now to be professional,
it's not just a simple hi, because that tends to be slightly on the more personal, casual side.
How are you going to introduce yourself on that professional setting so that people know
exactly who you are, what you do, and what is so unique about you? That becomes really important.
Those are memorable events that people really are going to connect you with and come to you from a
professional standpoint for things in the future. Now, the cool thing is I actually have a video on
how to introduce yourself, and I'm going to put that link underneath this YouTube video for you so
you can check it out. But don't worry, I have an example from that video to show you how you can do
a really great introduction. So let's watch it. This is what I do.
Hi, my name is Adriana Girdler. I'm a professional speaker and a business productivity consultant.
I help organizations, and people do what they do better. One thing that I love to share
with you is we just got this amazing puppy, her name is Yoko, and I love her to bits.
If you can do something like that, relatable, you'll be amazed at how many people will come
up to you afterwards, even just to talk about your new dog, but what a great way to connect.
Don't interrupt intentionally or unintentionally. So you're saying Adriana, really people interrupt
intentionally? Yeah, if you're angry, you purposely are going to interrupt people, right?
We're charged. But what I really want to bring your attention, as well, to is not only don't do
that, that's very unprofessional. It's rude. It's disrespectful. You can see this theme coming on
here. Remember the Ps and Qs of mind your manners. It's also the unintentional interruptions that we
do because we're excited about it. We want to share our story. We want to connect with
the individual. Just like the Ps and Qs and the swearing, for me, my kryptonite, too, is I do
unintentional interruption. I want to connect with the individual. Or we're talking about
project stuff. I'm like, oh yeah, wait, I also agree to that. What about this, blah, blah, blah.
It's not that I'm trying to purposely derail what the person is saying, but it really
is unprofessional because I'm not listening. And that's ultimately what's happening, is you're not
listening. So it's really important to take that time, again, shows a respect. Give the person
the time to finish speaking, don't formulate your thoughts or the retort or the response.
One of the really good tips you can do for when it comes to don't interrupt is just, listen,
have a piece of paper, maybe write down your points, give yourself a count of maybe three
seconds before you either raise your hand that you want to ask a question or you're going to
pipe up. That can really help you to take that step back, so you're not jumping in all the time.
Embrace C.I., AKA continuous improvement. To show your professionalism is to show that you're
constantly upgrading your skills. And with all the technology that is out there, now,
there's always something new happening. So showing and embracing continuous improvement by actually
taking up a new skill, understanding something that just got developed that could be used in your
organization or, better yet, your organization has actually produced it. Start using it. You'll be
amazed how that can just show your commitment, your professionalism, and it really is only
going to help you because your new skills that you're going to have, making you indispensable.
Okay? Now since we're still on the topic of continuous improvement. I have a shameless plug.
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Avoid gossip. Okay, this should be a no-brainer, but I do have to bring it up all the time.
We're humans. By nature, we love to hear tidbits of other people, but there really is a fine line.
Now, really be careful with this. I have something for you. I want
you to search in the YouTube search bar, Adriana Girdler, office gossip,
and I have a video that talks about all the details around this. So definitely check it out.
Okay, now that you have some quick tips on how to be professional in the workplace, I told you, I'm
going to teach you how to be even strategic, which is going to help you with your professionalism.
I have for you, hold on, this amazing download just for you. You can grab it in the link
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professionalism, please put it in the comments below. Until the next video, see you later.