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Business Etiquette for the Professional

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
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

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

 

 

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The ABCs of Professional Image

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

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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