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Correspondence In Business
Sending Out Business Cards And Notes
Learn why sending out business cards and handwritten notes is an important part of relationship building.
Greeting Card Tango: How to Impress, Not Stress, During the Holidays
Learn holiday greeting card etiquette in order to enhance your business relationships, attract new customers and to show appreciation for those clients who have faithfully supported you during the year.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - Your Client's Communications Preferences
Make your business communications all about your client and not about you.
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Etiquette In The Office
Working With The Disabled
Use these tips to enhance your relationship with your disabled colleagues and clients.
Business Manners Apply to Interviewers As Well As Applicants
Remember that common courtesy is applicable to both the interviewer and applicant so treat your prospective employers with care.
Making A Graceful Apology
Lydia shares the kindest and most appropriate way to make amends after making a mistake.
Keeping Your Cool When the Customer Gets Hot
Minimize your stress and make your customers happy with these tips.
Can You Afford What Rudeness Is Costing Your Business?
Take a quick etiquette quiz and learn how much rudeness may be affecting your bottom line.
Maximize Press Coverage With Media Manners
Capitalize on the opportunity for free publicity by using your business etiquette manners when interviewed for a television or radio show, blog, website or newspaper.
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Gift-Giving In Business
Guidelines for Professional Gift Giving
Smart gift giving will help your company to build and maintain relationships. When you do it right, it will keep you in the their minds throughout the year.
Showing Appreciation for Corporate Gifts
Valuable tips for showing appreciate the "write" way for gifts you receive from your business colleagues and clients.
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Travel Etiquette
Rules Of The Road
Traveling by car with business associates offers danger and opportunity. Turn these trips to your advantage with your thoughtfulness and courtesy.
Leaving On A Jet Plane? Business Etiquette To Go
Business etiquette tips for travelers who want to build relationships and positively impact the bottom line.
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Meeting Manners
Trade Show Etiquette - Free Mints and First Impressions
Trade shows are big business today and you probably already have a number of invitations from upcoming conferences. Let Lydia show you how to get more out of your investment.
Choosing The "Hot" Seat At A Meeting
Attending meetings is a lot like going to class. Where you sit in class can affect your grade, and where you sit in a meeting can affect your career.
Top 7 Etiquette Tips For Successful Meetings
Don't forget these essential top seven tips to make all your business meetings more productive and less boring.
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Dining
Let's Start With The Soup
Learn the fine art of eating soup in order to eliminate the inevitable mess.
Solving The Utensil Puzzle
Learn the basics of utensil use in order to make your business meals proceed more smoothly.
Managing Messy Food
Tips for managing messy foods at parties and meals.
The Napkin Dilemma
Lydia Ramsey solves the mystery of how to use your lunch or dinner napkin properly in a business meal setting.
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Overcoming Minglephobia
Five Stumbling Blocks To Successful Networking and How To Overcome Them
The ability to connect with people is essential to success in any business. Consider these five stumbling blocks and how to overcome them to help you get the most out of networking opportunities.
Nine Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Head To The Office Party
Office parties are riddled with opportunities to make or break your career. Ask these nine questions to prepare yourself to make the best of this office parties.
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Responding To Invitations
Wedding Invitations In A Business Setting
Etiquette tips for responding to a wedding invitation from a business associate whether you plan to attend or not.
RSVP: Failure To Reply Ranks Tops Among Business Etiquette Faux Pas
Don't make this etiquette faux pas by ignoring RSVP instructions until it is too late.
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The Etiquette Of Sympathy
Sending Your Condolences
How to express your condolences when a
colleague, an associate, or a member of a coworker's family dies.
The Etiquette Of Sympathy
Learn how to best help a co-worker or business associate when they experience a devastating loss.
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Doing Business Internationally
Shaking Hands Throughout History And Around The World
Learn the proper procedure for shaking hands at home and around the world.
Minding Your Global Manners
Guidelines to help you find your way through the maze of international etiquette rules.
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Career Advice
Be On Time For Your Job Interview
Reasons why being on time for your job interview is critical to the first impression you make.
Stand Out At The Job Fair
Advice for preparing and attending a job fair that will help you land the perfect job!
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Sales
How To Seal The Deal In Seven Seconds
Ten savvy tips to help you close a sale in seven seconds. Whether you are face-to-face, over the phone or via the Internet these tips will help you make a terrific first impression.
Lydia Ramsey's Six Secret Sales Weapons
Learn how business etiquette skills can open doors and build relationships that increase sales.
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