Meeting Manner #3

Be prepared- there is a reason for your participation in the meeting or you would not have been invited. Know the agenda and come ready to contribute to the discussion. Be an enthusiastic team player; listen to others and share information.

When attending a meeting what type of situations bother you?

Meeting Manners the Count #2

Introductions – if there is administrative staff always greet them, people don’t like to be ignored; be friendly and respectful. The same is true for each participant who is attending the meeting, greet the ones you know and be sure to introduce yourself and shake hands with those you do not know.

Meeting Manners that Count

It's easy to think we just have to show up at the weekly meeting to make an impression - think again. There are frequently made mistakes that should be avoided and they do have an impact on the impression you leave with others attending the meeting.

Arrive on time, sounds like common sense, think of how many meetings you have attended where the group had to wait for someone or worse yet stop the meeting in progress and have to recap for the late comer. I don't know about you but that never makes me happy! It is rude and disrespectful to the other participants to arrive late and disrupt the meeting.

What are your thoughts on "late arrivals"?

I will write more on meeting manners throughout the week because I think it is such an important aspect of business etiquette.

Email Etiquette

RU, LOL,TTYL ... looks like a foreign language or secret code, but is now a new way to write the written word. Today our need for speed - fast internet, fast downloads, fast phone connections - has given way to a fast way to write or text a person. This may be acceptable on a social level. It is, however, not acceptable in the business world. I have my list of do's and don'ts .....

What tips do you have for email etiquette?