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Someone said it takes 15 seconds to make a first impression and
the rest of your life to undo it. Puts the pressure on doesn't
it? Sure there's a courtesy crisis. The Kansas City Business Journal offers the "Rule
of 12"
for projecting a positive first impression: the first 12 words you
speak, the first 12 steps you take, and more valuable pointers.
People tend to equate a lack of etiquette with a lack of care and
self-control necessary to be good at what you do. Etiquette is
about presenting yourself with the kind of polish that shows you can
be taken seriously. So here's an insightful,
comprehensive business
etiquette plan that's must reading for giving yourself the etiquette advantage.
According to the Albuquerque Tribune, as the economy
tightens, good manners might make the difference in a job interview
or business encounter. Better not miss this round of etiquette
advice.
A firm handshake helps make a good first impression, and strength,
duration, eye contact and the quality of your
handshake can tell others a lot about you.
In the business world, knowing how to shake hands and handle
introductions can set you apart from the competition and help convey
confidence. Here are some tips
on projecting a professional image.
It is generally considered rude to reject a handshake, regardless
of culture. Here are a few simple tips should help you avoid "handshake
hell."
Mastering
social skills paves the way for positive results in business
and social situations. And since, according to this web site,
"Dale Carnegie stated that '85% of our success comes from possessing people
skills'", seems there's a lot a stake for brushing up on your
manners.
More on the gentle art of handling an introduction -- after all,
if you're confident in your people skills and the proper way to
demonstrate respect when you introduce someone, you'll establish a positive
presence and leave
a memorable impression.
It didn't come from stone tablets, but these Ten Commandments for Good
Manners should be written in stone...rules to live by include
"Thou Shalt Not Be Arrogant and Loud" and "Thou Shalt Not Embarrass
Others." This etiquette primer includes being true to yourself, and being a calming, happy influence
in stressful situations.
Good Housekeeping’s Peggy Post accepts etiquette questions online and selected questions may be answered
in her Etiquette for Today column. "Rude" is a four-letter
word and here
are some effective comebacks for the ill-mannered.
Got Questions?
Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee have answers -- etiquette for interoffice phone
calls, introducing your spouse to a co-worker, eating pasta, bridal
lunches, taking home leftovers in a restaurant, adopted baby
showers, protocol of toasting speeches, what to say at funerals, sending
back wine, age of bridesmaids, lipstick should be applied in the
restroom, trail bike etiquette, and much more. Thank you!
Good table manners can make a favorable
impression in business situations and are key to professional success.
Everything counts: napkin use, ordering, use of silverware, the way you
chew, even what you do when you're finished eating. Some great
tips, plus job interview advice from the Career Center at Ball State
University.
Nervous about being
at a dinner table and trying to impress the boss, a new romance,
or your significant other's family? You can be able to get through
it with poise and grace if you know the secrets and pitfalls of American
table manners.
Put your best fork forward. A quick primer on dining
utensils, and before, during and after meal do's and don'ts.
What can you eat with your fingers besides cookies and
corn-on-the-cob? CuisineNet has the answers.
What's the proper way to eat cherries, bananas, berries? Finger
food, maybe yes, maybe no...this site covers the potentially
embarrassing and doing the right thing with finger food.
Burping and slurping, touching your hair and cleaning your teeth
at the table -- just 4 of the 20 etiquette situations offered for
international students in table
manners at a typical evening meal. Actually, we could all use a
little brushing up on the basics.
When
do you serve from the left, and when do you serve from the
right? And what's the rule of thumb for serving order? A few
pointers on serving etiquette to help you become an instant whiz.
How do you deal with the etiquette of intercultural menu planning?
Check these help tips and taboo table offerings when culturally
diverse dietary restrictions apply when serving Jews, Muslims,
Hindus and others.
Got grizzle? Or
what
do you do with that fish bone in your mouth? Or that olive pit? And how do we please pass the
salt? Oh, the pitfalls...Once again, it's CuisineNet to the
rescue.
How do you propose a toast at a formal dinner? It is appropriate
to cut your salad? Is there a difference between the American
knife and fork grip and the way Europeans hold their
utensils? Some protocol tips.
The art of toasting is a rare one, indeed. But, if you're
scheduled to be on the spot and make a toast, here's a list of top
eight tips for making a
memorable toast from the student newspaper of the Harvard
Business School.
Sure, toasts aren't part of our daily lives, but here are some more helpful
techniques for making toasts.
Making multi-cultural toasts? Here's some help with saying "cheers"
in different countries.
You, too, can be cool as a cucumber and handle
canapes and cocktails with panache
at any cocktail party. Just mastering a few simple
etiquette rules
assure you won't feel like a dork with the wrong fork.
No compilation of good table manners and dining etiquette would be
complete without a history
of eating utensils in the West -- a brief timeline from CuisineNet
Diner's Digest. May I have a split spoon please?
“Good manners
will get you where you want to go faster than a speeding BMW,”
says etiquette educator Dorothea Johnson. Etiquette books and seminars,
protocol consultants, educational institutions are beginning to
incorporate social
graces for students of all ages. Be sure to take the
"regal or rude" test, too.
Job interviews by phone can be terrifying to some job seekers, so
it's important to prepare for a successful phone contact. Here are some phone
interview etiquette tips that can help when you're applying for
a job..
To gift or not to gife -- the office gift-giving dilemna. What are the rules for gifting your colleagues -- and bosses? An expert at Ladies Home Journal
shares her secrets
for navigating this tricky exchange.
At the gym, much like any other venue -- highways, movies, stores,
workplaces --
you're bound to bump into the etiquette-challenged.
There are grunters, slammers, equipment hogs, cellphone abusers, and other
offenders. The
Washington Running Report has come up with some gym etiquette
for those working out in a shared space.
More gym etiquette discussing sweat, B.O., mirrors, music, cardio
times, grunting (our personal favorite), dropping weights (another
favorite), and more right
here.
Holy treadmills, here's more on how to behave
well at the gym and get along with fellow exercisers.
Regardless of the size of the fitness facility, these rules
of etiquette will help you enjoy your workouts!
Are you a frequent traveler? Make your reservation for
The Etiquette
of Seat Backs and Elbow Room.
Here are more essentials of airport etiquette for those who
are tired of flying
the unfriendly skies.
Airlines, airports, airplanes can be a horrendous experience.
But The
Motley Fool says some common courtesy and air travel
etiquette to change our attitudes could make being at high altitudes
more enjoyable.
If you plan
to travel for business (or pleasure), Executive Planet offers a
wealth of verbal and non-verbal travel etiquette tips to help
you get through your visit to any one of over 40 countries, and
that includes respectful forms of address, business
attire, and tuning in to cultural psyches and nuances.
While traveling, it's often more important than ever to tip people who
provide services for you. So what is proper etiquette when you tip
while on the road? This
tipping
etiquette guide for travelers offers
guidelines for bellhops, taxi drivers, waiters, hairstylists, and others
around the world.
Do you know the ten
commandments for gender-neutral etiquette? It couldn't
hurt to know what to avoid.
In order to enhance opportunities for
persons with disabilities, the City of San Antonio, Texas Planning
Department and the Disability Advisory Committee prepared a Disability
Etiquette Handbook that has earned very high praise.
The State
of Utah also offers an utterly adaptable etiquette guide for
interaction with people who have disabilities -- more than 49
million Americans have disabilities. The guide stresses to
"emphasize the person, not the disability", and includes sound disability etiquette advice.
Disability
etiquette
means not using words with negative connotations. As our society is learning to welcome people with disabilities into mainstream as productive
individuals, you can be a part of that process and that includes using more affirmative, more positive words with dignity.
Respect for and friendly knowledge about your neighbor's faith
expressions and beliefs help prevent tension and boost harmonious
community life: this interfaith
etiquette guide covers religious dietary laws, holidays,
services, rites of passage, and more to promote interfaith courtesy.
If you are planning or attending a wake or funeral service for
different religions, here is a funeral etiquette
guide that can
be helpful when comforting the bereaved with guidelines
for Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or Hindu funerals and
traditional rituals.
When mourning the
death of someone and wishing to honor their memory, the wake, funeral or other mourning ritual may be
unfamiliar, but involves certain rules of funeral etiquette.
From sending condolences and what to say, to allowing children to
express their grief at a funeral, these suggestions may be of
some help to you.
The Emily Post Institute offers answers to
bereavement questions for times of loss and grieving.
These funeral etiquette guidelines also cover Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu funerals and traditions
to help you know what to expect and what to do.
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