June 7-13th is National Business Etiquette Week ~ Here are some tips Success Magazine shared with their readers:
1. Remember that email is never private. It lives in cyberspace long after the conversation. Before responding make sure your “tone” is professional. Because you do not know who the sender had BCC’d play it safe. Don’t let your emotions show, be sure to use spell checker as well as the “right words.”2. Business meals can be a challenge for those who don’t know their bread plate from their water glass! Remember B – M – W (left to right) which stands for bread, meal, water and you should be okay.
3. Stay away from topics that could stir too much controversy (especially in business situations). Those topics include religion, money, sex and diets.
4. The sweetest sound to an individual is her name. If you use it at least 3 times during the course of your conversation (when being introduced, during the conversation and when saying goodbye) you will not only have an easier time remembering it, you will endear yourself to the other party.
5. Your business card represents you. Make sure you have them, they are professionally done (no phone numbers crossed out and handwritten) and that they are clean. If you do need to write on the card make it something the recipient will remember you by.
Good business etiquette is about projecting a professional image that builds your credibility. Want to learn how to develop and sharpen your verbal and written business communication skills, understand business meeting etiquette guidelines, and get tips for proper attire in all business situations, meal tips, and/or conflict resolutions? Check out Peter Posts podcasts at the Emily Post Institute. Each week Peter addresses a different topic in a brief and informative way.
This week is also
National Automotive Service Week
Professionals Week
June 7th in History:
In 1982 U.S.A. Graceland opened to the public for the first time (almost five years after the death of Elvis Presley, best selling recording artist)
Today is also Accordian Lovers Day ~ In 1829, two men patented similar portable instruments based on the same principle – free reeds activated by a keyboard and a set of bellows. Sir Charles Wheatstone of Middlesex, England patented the concertina and Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austria, patented his called instrument which he named the ACCORDIAN.
In 1955 “The $64,000 Question” (the popular US television game show) premiered.
In 1965 the US Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut law that banned contraception.
In 1975 Sony released the Betamax videocassette recorder (it sold for $995)
