What is a Work Game-face - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

What is a Work Game-face - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career You don’t need a wide smile, a snapshot pose, a big ‘ole rubber beam, or a wolfish grin. Rather, you need just a slightly open mouth with a friendly upturn of the lipsâ€"a small smile. The demeanor I’m promoting is an undaunted, comfortable-in-your-skin, shiny business game face. Consider the following: A shiny face from your attitude, not from perspiration, transmits well across cultures. Smiling isn’t about happiness (although I hope you are). It’s about confidence and taking responsibility for the energy you bring to the place. Your small smile makes you look awake, alert, alive, implacable, and approachable. You can have a determined jaw but still have a small smileâ€" your expression will only enhance the keen intelligence in your eyes. If you smile, you can’t as easily chew gum, eat, or drink (which obviously needs to be nixed) because every saliva slap against your jaw is exaggerated in the person’s ear. Not smiling causes inaccurate responses to you. You’ll have an uphill battle without even realizing it.