Tag Archives: business etiquette

Building Instant Rapport

The foundation for building rapport is based on the exchange of a few basic communication signals. Here are 4 key ways to build instant rapport. This is based on the book, Get Along With Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere by Arnold Sanow and Sandra Strauss. 1. Smile. A smile is the connecting point of a relationship, whether personal [...]

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Stuart Bradford

Is Asking For Common Courtesy An Extreme Response To Incivility?

We can’t seem to expect courtesy as a normal part of living, and so we resort to creating special areas in which people agree, by entering the roped-off space, to temporarily forgo barbarity. But it is a sad substitute for basic manners. It is an admission that we’ve abandoned any hope of encouraging thoughtful regard for others outside these narrow zones. And it doesn’t produce courtesy, just a stern vigilantism of inflexible rules.

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2012 Schedule for Public-Registration Business Etiquette Seminars

May 17 is our next Public Registration Boardroom Polish at the Doubletree Hotel & Meeting Center in Bethesda, Maryland Professionals at all levels of the corporate ladder who wish to learn the basics and a few advanced concepts about how to feel comfortable in any business or social situation will benefit from this dynamic and [...]

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If they don’t like you, you will be on the pink list for sure.

If they don’t like you, you will be on the pink list for sure.

the decision regarding who is asked to leave and who may be fought for to stay may depend upon your soft skills.

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