Business Etiquette


Available as a workshop, private consultations and coaching

“Studies indicate that more business is lost through a lack of manners than a lack of knowledge.”

Gracious manners expand your business and social pleasure and success because these skills allow you to feel more relaxed and confident. Refined behaviour is also a value by which we determine a person’s social and educational background.


Corporate benefits of a courteous staff:
Improved customer relations
Increased quality of life in the workplace
Enhanced team building and relationships
Reflection of high values and integrity
Boosted productivity and profitability
Better company morale


Etiquette skills:
Business introductions Hosting a business lunch
Business cards Breaking bread
Making/keeping appointments Eating difficult foods
Reception area etiquette Signaling your waiter
Civility – everyday courtesy Reading your place setting
Cell phones Formal dining etiquette
Elevator courtesy Giving/receiving toasts
Scents & sensitivity Eliminating common errors
Boardroom behaviour Tipping guidelines
Gender interactions Gifts - when/why
Receptions, networking Image related etiquette
 
 
Our formal
dining tutuorials
have been
very successful for
corporate teams,
in private schools,
as well as
attention-getting,
educational
fundraising
events!


“It is impossible to estimate how many good ideas are abandoned every day as a result of difficult-to-manage relationships”
John P. Kotter
Harvard Business School



 
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