Etiquette Tip: Forks at Dinner
If you have a little bitty fork resting at a diagonal in the bowl of your soup spoon on the right side of your place setting, it is not for your baby carrots or your baby squash. It means the first...
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When traveling by airplane on business, you are representing your company. Dress professionally as you would for the business meeting to which you are traveling. Do not dress like you are on vacation....
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Etiquette Tip: Addressing Legislators
In anticipation of a visit from Paul Davis, a Kansas State Representative, you might be interested in how to address legislators. A U.S. Senator is addressed as “Senator.” (“How do you do, Senator...
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Tackling Table Manners
Call-back interviews happen in many different ways. They can take place at the interviewing law firm, here at the school, or over a meal. If your call-back interview takes place over a meal always...
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Handshakes Matter!!!
To make the best impression with your handshake, reach for the person’s palm, not the fingers. Use a firm grip, that shows you are confident. If you give a weak handshake where you don’t really grip...
View ArticleTip Your Hat to Etiquette!
While giving a talk to a mostly male audience of about 80 people over 80 years-old, I was surprised to find that their biggest etiquette pet peeve was not the rude use of cell phone and texting. They...
View ArticleShaking Hands
I am always surprised when I meet a college student or person in business who is the picture of confidence — smart business attire, great eye contact, smiling, perfect posture — but then when that...
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