Jonna Martin brings to your group or audience insights, information and interactivity that ties your professional image to the bottom line. People listen to, work with and buy from people with whom they can identify and feel confident in and your image tells them more non-verbally than you do verbally. Crafting and managing your image equals dollars earned or dollars lost.


Upcoming Seminars
   
August 20, 2008
- The Bonadio Group, CPAs, Consultants and More - Pittsford, NY
& - Professional Image & Business Etiquette for the New Professional
August 21, 2008
- www.bonadio.com
   
August 22, 2008
- Hillside Work - Scholarship Partnerships - Rochester, NY
  - Dress for Success
   
September 18, 2008
- PA Institute of CPAs, ABCs (Attorneys, Bankers & CPAs) Group -
    Harrisburg, PA
  - The Power of First Impression
  - www.picpa.com
 
September 25, 2008
- HDH Group - Pittsburgh, PA
  - Business Etiquette for the Professional
   
October 20, 21, 22, 2008

- Unilever - Trumbull CT
- Professional Image & Business Etiquette for the Professional

   
October 23, 2008
- Unilever - Westbrook, CT
  - Dining Etiquette for the New Professional
   

 



Recent Seminars
July 24, 2008
- Xerox Corporation - Rochester, NY
 
   
July 18, 2008
- The Bonadio Group, CPAs, Consultants and More - Buffalo, NY
 
July 16, 2008
- Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA
 
   
July 15, 2008
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Harrisburg, PA
 
   
June 24, 2008

- The Bonadio Group, CPAs, Consultants and More - Pittsford, NY

 
 
   
June 25, 2008
- The Bonadio Group, CPAs, Consultants and More - Syracuse, NY
 
 
   
June 19, 2008
- New Jersey Society of CPAs: The Scholar's Institute
 
 
   
June 12, 2008
- NAWBO Education and Resource Series - Pittsford, NY
 
- Power Up Your Professional Image
   
May 30, 2008
- Beau Monde Spa and Salon Networking Event - Victor, NY
 
- Dress for Success without Breaking the Bank
   
April 21, 2008
- H.J. Heinz - Pittsburgh, PA
 
- Professional Business Image Workshop

 

April 22, 2008
- H.J. Heinz - Pittsburgh, PA
 
- Professional Business Image Workshop

 

April 23, 2008
- Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants -
    Philadelphia
 
 
April 8, 2008
- Unilever - Westbrook, CT
 

March 6, 2008
- Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants -
   
Pittsburgh Chapter
 
 
February 25, 2008
- University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
 


Business Etiquette for the Professional
1.5 hours

Designed to provide the participant with information about how best to manage professional behavior, demeanor and presence in a work environment.

Topics covered include the following:

  • Office protocol
  • Netiquette
  • Voice mail etiquette
  • Cell Phone etiquette
  • PDA/laptop etiquette
  • Meeting protocol
  • Client lunches (this session does not include a full dining etiquette presentation)
  • Client events


Business Etiquette for the New Professional
2 hours
Structured to meet the unique needs of individuals who are entering a professional environment for the first time. The topics covered are similar to those offered in the Business Etiquette for the Professional course; however, the approach is more comprehensive. There is a section which focuses on the issue of generational diversity. The goal is to assist the audience with an understanding of protocol issues which may be different for someone who has been in a corporate environment for many years as compared with someone who is entering that culture for the first time.

Dining Etiquette for the Professional
2.5 hours

An entire seminar devoted to the nuances of dining. This session is designed to provide the participant with a sense of ease and comfort in most dining situations. Highly interactive and reality driven, this course provides the attendees with the etiquette book rules from several sources as well as a check in with practical etiquette in a professional setting.

 

 Topics covered include the following:

  • Table Manners
  • Table settings for a formal meal
  • Table settings for a business lunch
  • Best foods to order
  • Best foods to avoid
  • Ordering
  • Seating protocol
  • Handling of table mishaps
  • How to do business over lunch or dinner
  • Dining in private clubs
  • Tipping
  • Serving as the host
  • Excellent guest behavior
  • Drinks with dinner?
  • Choosing a wine
  • Cocktail Parties
  • Banquets
  • Dinner Parties

 

 



The ABCs of Professional Image
3 hours

This is a comprehensive seminar focused on professional image in the workplace. The session is built around the ABCs (Appearance, Behavior and Communication) of Image. The topics covered include: dressing for a corporate environment, business casual to maximize your image, attitude of professionalism and basic guide to dressing for a variety of situations in business. In addition, the Behavior portion of the session covers business etiquette, social etiquette (for networking situations) as well as dining etiquette. In the Communication section, there is a review of verbal and non-verbal interaction in the workplace. The participants will learn how to draw people out in a conversation, how to be a positive presence in any meeting and how to interact with peers and managers as well as employees and clients.

This seminar may also be structured as a one hour overview program and introduction to the other more comprehensive sessions.



Power Networking
2 hours

How to make an impact from the moment you walk into a room. This is a great program for people who are responsible for cultivating contacts and reinforcing business relationships.

Topics covered include the following:

  • Be masters at small talk
  • Meet the maximum number of people in a room
  • Meet the VIPs in a room
  • How to project confidence and grace (even if you are shaking in your shoes!)
  • How long to stay at an event
  • How to start a conversation
  • How long to engage in a conversation
  • How to gracefully exit from a conversation
  • The art of juggling food, drink, handshakes
  • When to give a business card
  • The art of exchanging business cards
  • Speaking volumes without saying a word
  • Entering a group
  • What to do if you don’t know anyone
  • Making introductions like a pro
  • Remembering names



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