“A person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”                                                                                         →

According to a study conducted by Pew and Public Agenda, just 23 percent of Americans found that most people they encounter have what they would describe as “very good” manners. If you’re someone who wants to win friends and move up at the office, it would behoove you to improve. “People like to be around →

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                   ”The world was my oyster, but I used the wrong fork.”                                                      -Oscar Wilde   Are you going to make a →

Polished and Proper for Fall 10 Tips to Help You Refine Your Social Graces Resolve to make this your best fall ever. Become your unique, personal best by refining your social graces. Impeccable manners and the ability to move with ease and grace in the social arena are key characteristics of powerful, successful people–in business →

HOW TO BE A CONSIDERATE GUEST AND THOUGHTFUL HOST  Expecting friends, family, or colleagues to visit this summer? Planning to be a weekend guest? Here is what you need to know to make it an enjoyable and memorable experience. How to Be a Considerate Guest Do be clear about when you are expected to arrive, →

    How to Be a Gentleman on Valentine’s Day “I love an old school gentleman. Picking me up for dates, sending flowers, holding the door open. I love it all.” –Mollie King   Nothing is more attractive to others than a gentleman or gentlemanly behavior. And nothing is more flattering to a date than →

The Top Dos and Don’ts for the Holiday Office Party DOS:   Dress appropriately. For social business functions with your business associates, it is always better to play it safe and wear a conservative outfit that is not too revealing. Eat a small amount of food for energy before the event Make an entrance. When →

How to Be a Perfect Host   Do invite guests whom you know fairly well and know will enjoy the kind of weekend that is enjoyable to you. Tell your guests when you would like for them to arrive and leave. Give your guests an idea about what you have planned for the weekend and →

Today, business is the largest social environment in the world. Our rapidly expanding global economy forces us to socialize and conduct business at the table more than ever before. It is in this setting that table manners play a major role as relationships are developed and strengthened. There is no better, or possibly worse, place →