Ten-Step Guide to Social Etiquette
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Ten-Step Guide to Social Etiquette
Tara, Terry, Tanya, Yosonja, & Tericka
ENG/135
November 9, 2015
Maureen Chisholm
Ten-Step Guide to Social Etiquette
- Be Professional: Arrive on time and be well presented. Always wear your best attire. Being professional is the number one step to being etiquette social or either business wise.
- Be Yourself: Sometimes it is hard to be yourself around others because we sometimes worry about how others see us. Give them something to remember you by. Don’t put off a fake personality.
- Collaborate: To be social you have to collaborate. Don’t talk over others and don’t criticize others input. Support each other.
- Practice Courtesy: Don’t be rude with your mobile phone. When you text while having a conversation, you are being disrespectful and you are indirectly telling your company that they aren’t very important or you aren’t interested (Bovee and Thill, 2010).
- Be an Active Listener: Engage in the conversation. Leave out the biases, yours and theirs. Ask questions at appropriate times, and summarize what the person said at the end of every discussion or topic.
- Have Gratitude: Be grateful and show your appreciation. Get involved with what is important to you. Don’t criticize, unless it’s constructive, and don’t complain.
- Be Humble: Don’t be over confident when speaking with social groups. Humility goes a long way in conversation.
- A hand shake is still a professional standard: Sets the tone in a business meeting, showing that you are polite, confident, and prepared.
- Double check before you send: Ensue that you have checked for errors and grammar. Make sure that the message you send is what you wish to convey.
- When in doubt, introduce others: When you have a meeting or lunch, introducing others can reduce the stress of a situation – unless you know that they’re already acquainted. It makes people feel valued, regardless of their status or position.
References
Bovee, C. L., & Thill, J. V. (2010). Business Communication Essentials (4th ed.). :
Pearson Education.
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