Guide to Professional Practice

How You Address Others Matters: Personality Development for Professionals

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Address | Second Aspect of Personality Development for Professionals

In the previous article, we explored the significance of Dressing—the first aspect of personality development—and how it plays a powerful role in shaping first impressions and professional identity, particularly in architecture and related fields. Now, we move on to the second aspect of personality development: Address.

While the word “address” may commonly refer to location or speech, in the context of personality development, it refers to the way you approach, greet, and interact with others. It is about your tone, manner, and conduct when engaging with individuals across various social and professional hierarchies. How you address others is one of the most revealing aspects of your personality. It communicates your confidence, upbringing, social awareness, and respect for other people.

Before diving deep, let’s remind ourselves of the Seven Key Aspects of Personality Development for Professionals:

  1. Dress
  2. Address
  3. Good Language
  4. Punctuality
  5. Planning your work
  6. Habit to postpone the work
  7. Telephone conversation

What Do We Mean by ‘Address’ in Personality Development?

Address, in this context, is the manner in which you interact and express yourself when speaking to others. It includes:

  • The way you greet people

  • The words and tone you use when starting or joining a conversation

  • How you show respect for age, seniority, and context

  • Your etiquette in formal and informal situations

  • The ability to introduce yourself and others with clarity

  • The politeness and sensitivity with which you speak, especially in group or professional settings

In a professional environment—especially in fields like architecture, planning, and engineering—how you address others can influence your relationships, your reputation, and your growth. Whether you’re dealing with a senior partner, a new intern, a client, or a contractor, addressing others appropriately shows that you are mature, composed, and considerate.

Why Does It Matter?

You may have brilliant ideas and strong design skills, but if you cannot express them respectfully, or if you come across as dismissive or impolite, your message can be lost—or worse, you may damage professional relationships. Your manner of address can either open doors or shut them.

In multidisciplinary teams, your projects depend on collaboration. Addressing your colleagues and collaborators with care builds trust and rapport. On the other hand, poor manners—interrupting others, talking over people, ignoring introductions, or using the wrong tone—can create discomfort and even conflict.

In essence, your ability to address others properly is one of the strongest indicators of your emotional intelligence and professional readiness.

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Things to do before setting up Practice in Architecture

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Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice

In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “Through Chartered accountants and advocates“. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “Things to do before setting up Practice”.

Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:

  1. From Friends and relatives
  2. By your work
  3. By specialization
  4. By Luck
  5. By Winning architectural competition
  6. Through Chartered accountants and advocates
  7. Before setting up your practice
  8. Waiting period
  9. Setting up your office
  10. Telephone
  11. Computer Networking
  12. Regular attendance

Before setting up your practice | Guide to Professional Practice

I have already made a mention about increasing opportunities of jobs for a young architect in the government and other organizations. You shall make a self assessment or introspection and decide what are you cut for. If you are inclined towards the government service, better join the government service earlier. A private practice is a path full of uncertainty, rather slow and unsteady monetary progress, but gives the pleasure of creation. You shall choose this path with full devotion.

Some of you may be lucky to join a running concern and to be partner in the course of time. Your parents or close relations may have an established practice where you will be a partner in near future. Sometimes your boss may offer you associateship in his practice, if he is pleased with you. But most of you may have to make your own headway in establishing your own practice.

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Ways to obtain work in Architecture | By Specialization

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Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice

In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “By your work”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “By specialization”.

Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:

  1. From Friends and relatives
  2. By your work
  3. By specialization
  4. By Luck
  5. By Winning architectural competition
  6. Through Chartered accountants and advocates
  7. Before setting up your practice
  8. Waiting period
  9. Setting up your office
  10. Telephone
  11. Computer Networking
  12. Regular attendance

By specialization | Guide to Professional Practice

In fact there are no academic specializations for different types of buildings, such as theatre specialist or hotel specialist. We say an architect is trained to design all types of buildings. The pre-design study about a particular project and the analytical approach is all that important. However, often architects are labelled as specialists by the people.

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Importance of Telephone and Computer Networking in Architectural Practice

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Ways to obtain work in Architecture | Professional Practice

In my previous article, I discussed the method of obtaining work “By Establishing Direct Contacts and setting up Office”. Now we will move on with the discussion on the next method “Telephone and Computer Networking”.

Here is the list of different ways in which the work can be obtained:

  1. From Friends and relatives
  2. By your work
  3. By specialization
  4. By Luck
  5. By Winning architectural competition
  6. Through Chartered accountants and advocates
  7. Before setting up your practice
  8. Waiting period
  9. Setting up your office
  10. Telephone
  11. Computer Networking
  12. Regular attendance

 

Telephone

These days telephone has become a common thing. You shall arrange to have a separate number for office. Even in a small town, you shall have a separate telephone connection for your office. Through the telephone system, you are virtually well connected with the world. Even if you are working in a small town through telephone, fax, E-mail you can be in touch with consultants and clients world over.

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