This book serves as a guide of how to make a good first impression. This "professional presence" is how people stand out, fit in and move ahead. D. A. Benton is the woman who has made self-presentation an art and a science. In any corporate culture, the goal is paradoxical: you want to fit in and stand out, at the same time. Based on her experience in working with business leaders as a coach, trainer, …showed first 75 words of 1016 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1016 total…other body language designed to develop "professional presence," the author stresses the need to establish good personal relations. The book is loaded with advice and philosophy of CEOs and lists of do's and don'ts (when not to smile, etc.), skills and attitudes needed to emulate leaders. Benton even offers suggestions on how to behave while being fired. An appendix serves as a convenient capsule of all preceding advice. BOMC, QPB and Fortune Book Club alternates.