Common E-Mail Mistakes
Business Introduction
Faux Pas
Mixing and Mingling
Business Conversation
Table Manners
100
Not labeling this to reflect the message content.
What is the subject line?
100
Doing this rather than standing when someone approaches you.
What is remain seated?
100
Use this with whom you are interacting with a few times during a conversation to establish rapport.
What is the person's name?
100
When establishing rapport with someone, you should begin with this.
What is small talk?
100
Leave this on your lap until everyone at the table is done eating.
What is your napkin?
200
Not doing this with the same attention that you give to a document in hard copy form.
What is proofing?
200
Wearing your name tag on this side of your chest.
What is your left side?
200
Do this more than you speak.
What is listen?
200
By knowing how to use this you can still particpate in a conversation without saying a word.
What is your body language?
200
These should be eaten with soup rather than crumbling them into the the soup.
What are crackers?
300
Labeling a message this so that the receiver will give it priority unnecessarily.
What is "Urgent?"
300
For men meeting women: shaking these rather than her hand.
What are her "fingers?"
300
Keep this distance between individuals whom you have just met.
What is armslength?
300
Deals with very specific information, that is conversation that is understood by a limited number of people.
What is large talk?
300
Your bread plate and pre-set salad plate will always be found on this side of your place setting.
What is your left side?
400
Using this in your messages when it could be misinterpreted as sarcasm.
What is humor?
400
For women: giving this type of handshake rather than one that is confident.
What is "dead fish?"
400
Do this in order to not be perceived as a bore when you see that the other person(s) attention is beginning to waver.
What is politely excuse yourself?
400
This geture shows you are actively listening.
What is nodding?
400
This should be buttered in bite-size pieces rather than all at once.
What is your bread?
500
Sending out these, which are unsolicited and could be considered junk mail by recipients.
What are mass-mailings?
500
For women: not doing this when seeing business associates outside of a business setting such as at a mall, or a grocery store.
What is shaking hands?
500
When talking with others whom you have just met, use these to position your questions?
What are interrogatives?
500
You should never chew these while dining.
What are ice cubes?
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