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posted May 10, 2012 in Etiquette & Manners / Networking / by Joanne Blake / 2 comments

Image Breakers - Ignore RSVP Etiquette at Your Peril

Warning - How you mishandle an RSVP can tarnish your professional image

RSVP etiquette epidemic

Does this drive you crazy? You're trying to organize an event but when you send out the invites with an RSVP request, no one gets back to you. Okay, not no one, it just feels that way, but very few people get back to you.

What's up?

Don't people in business understand what RSVP means? Wikipedia describes an RSVP as an abbreviation for Répondez s'il vous plaît, or please reply (used at the...

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posted Apr 16, 2012 in Etiquette & Manners / Current Affairs / Networking / by Terry Pithers / 2 comments

Couples who work together…  how do they do it?

It can be done and it can be fun and profitable.. and your marriage can survive.

We do it

More and more couples are working together or thinking of working together. Joanne and I have been married for more than 20 years (actual number censored by Joanne). We have been working together as a couple in our speaking and image consultants business for more than 10 years.

Me too, me too

You don't know how many times we have heard people say – “I would love to do what the two of you do...

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posted Apr 02, 2012 in Etiquette & Manners / Networking / by Terry Pithers / 6 comments

How to Make Sure People Get Your Name Right When Making Introductions

A wicked networking tip that also builds rapport

Here's a neat piece of etiquette advice that ensures people get your name right

A young woman who attended one of our savvy networking seminars told me that her boyfriend always had people getting his name wrong. His name was Matt but people would call him Pat or Mark, either because they misheard him or because they forgot.

But you can call me...

This happened so often that he decided to come up with something to fix it. He started to...

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