Protocol Consultants International

Whether entertaining foreign business guests at home or abroad, knowledge of international dining skills is critical to your business success. Companies base business decisions on your table manners or, lack thereof. This seminar will give you mastery of the art of international dining protocol. From utensils, to sitting and seating, and ordering... to table conversation, this program will prepare you to correctly handle all aspects of international dining and corporate entertaining in situations where business relationships are developed and strengthened or, shattered. Includes a multi-course international luncheon at Providence's famous Gracie's Restaurant.

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I am pleased to be a announce that I will present a session on "How to Stand Apart - Projecting a Professional Image" at the Massachusetts Conference for Women annual event on December 9, 2010 at the Boston Convention Center. Use discount code MATBD3.

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Networking is the single most important activity anyone in business or, specifically sales, should engage in.  Consider going to any event or, visiting any social media site online not looking for "what's in it for me" however, positioning yourself as a resource.  Suddenly, YOU are connected.

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Even world leaders can be reminded! A recent dinner with President Obama, President Medvedev of Russia and President Klaus and the Czech Republic provides the perfect example. Proper protocol suggests that stemmed glasses should be held by the stem, with the first three fingers, a simple nuance, easily forgotten. So remember!    ... hold a stemmed glass by the stem - with your first three fingers, and have the style of a world leader.

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Sit:  focused forward; remember the British Invisible -V- between you and the back of the chair.

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Hands:  belong on the boardroom table, not on your lap. This is much more authoritative, and others will not think something suspicious is going on underneath the table.

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The host is always seated first, ideally, participants will gather around the table, wait for host to arrive, shake hands, exchange business cards and greetings, and let the host be seated, first. 

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1.     The second most important person sits to the left of the host or, if there is a co-host is seated to the right of the co-host.

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Boardroom Etiquette Tip #3. The person of honour sits to the right of the host, whether at a boardroom or dining table; co-presenters sit opposite one another, in order to make eye contact, connect via gesturing, and together, control the meeting.

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Regarding toasting: when the toast is being proposed to you, in your honour: never drink to ones self. Interestingly, the origin: during the days of kings and castles, one would crash stein to stein.  The host was trying to spill his beverage into his guests stein. Guest would wait, for his host to drink first, in the event that the beverage was tainted or, poisoned. The host, then would presumably fall ill or die, first. Thus, the reason for the rule. Today, the reasons have changed however, the rule remains the same. Once again, whenever the toast is being proposed in YOUR HONOUR: RULE:  Never drink to yourself.

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Knowing how to set yourself apart at an interview will land you that dream job. Check out our free introductory video entitled "How to Stand Apart..Interviewing!" Enjoy our Online Protocol Training series. You can't afford to miss even one!

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