The Importance of Business Etiquette Week

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The Importance of Business Etiquette Week 8
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More on conversations

• Slang and foul language can turn off coworkers.
• Make sure the tone of your conversations is
  positive. The person who goes from cubicle to
  cubicle complaining and putting down others wont
  go far.
• When a colleague has had bad news, such as a sick
  child stopping by to show your concern is
  perfectly acceptable. By all means, express how
  sorry you are and offer your assistance.
• Dont repeat gossip.
• Never correct another persons vocabulary or
  grammar.
• Turn off your cellular phone before entering a
  restaurant and speak in low, intimate tones.
  Others in the restaurant will appreciate having
  their meal in peace.

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Handling Office Conversations

• If youre in a cubicle, keep social telephone
  calls and loud social visits to a minimum.
• When chatting with colleagues, be friendly but
  dont monopolize others time. Dont bother
  someone when theyre trying to make a deadline.
• Insulting someone with a racial or ethnic slur is
  one of the fastest ways to embarrass yourself or
  hurt others eliminate these terms from your
  vocabulary.
• Dont refer to others by race or ethnic identity.
  Always make a conscious effort to speak
  inclusively, without letting sexist or racist
  terms creep into your vocabulary.

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More dining tips

• You are at a dinner party in a restaurant. Midway
  through the meal you are called to the telephone.
  What do you do with your napkin? 
• Take it with you. 
• Always fold and place it to the left of the
  plate. 
• Loosely fold it and cover your plate with it. 
• Typically you should leave it on the seat of your
  chair.
• T F You are at a restaurant and you see the
  waiter coming toward you to serve wine. If you
  dont want any, you should turn your glass upside
  down.
• Which of the following is correct regarding salt
  and pepper shakers?
• If one of the shakers has more holes, it will
  typically be the pepper shaker.
• If one of the shakers has larger holes, it will
  typically be the salt shaker.
• If one of the shakers has larger holes, it will
  typically be the pepper shaker.
• Someone next to you asks you to please pass the
  salt. Which of the following should you do?
• Pass the salt and place it in front of her.
• Pass the salt and place it in her hand.
• Pass both the salt and the pepper and place them
  in front of her.
• Pass both the salt and the pepper and place them
  in her hands.

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More dining tips

• You are at a dinner party in a restaurant. Midway
  through the meal you are called to the telephone.
  What do you do with your napkin? 
• Take it with you. 
• Always fold and place it to the left of the
  plate. 
• Loosely fold it and cover your plate with it. 
• Typically you should leave it on the seat of your
  chair.
• T F You are at a restaurant and you see the
  waiter coming toward you to serve wine. If you
  dont want any, you should turn your glass upside
  down. (False When offered, you should just say,
  No thank you.)
• Which of the following is correct regarding salt
  and pepper shakers?
• If one of the shakers has more holes, it will
  typically be the pepper shaker.
• If one of the shakers has larger holes, it will
  typically be the salt shaker.
• If one of the shakers has larger holes, it will
  typically be the pepper shaker.
• Someone next to you asks you to please pass the
  salt. Which of the following should you do?
• Pass the salt and place it in front of her.
• Pass the salt and place it in her hand.
• Pass both the salt and the pepper and place them
  in front of her.
• Pass both the salt and the pepper and place them
  in her hands.