| Knowing what to do when meeting a
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| | your first impression, so make itgood.
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| prospective client forlunch, or going to
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| | Always use the guest's first name either
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| lunch with the boss or colleague can
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| | at thebeginning or at the end of the
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| beconfusing at times. Here is a quick
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| | statement. For example,"Thank you for
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| list of items toremember:
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| | taking the time to get together
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| 1. Be in the present moment with whoever
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| | today,Catherine." When needing to
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| you are with.Limit glancing around the
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| | complete a group ofintroductions, highest
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| room. It's a sign that you arelooking for
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| | rank rules over gender.
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| something better. There is nothing worse
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| | 7. Small talk is important--don't leave
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| thanhaving a conversation with someone
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| | it out. The lengthof time for small talk
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| who is half there.
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| | depends on many factors. If you arein the
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| 2. Being on time. This sounds so
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| | presence of famous or very rich people
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| commonsensical. Thepercentage of people
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| | and not in asocial setting, then the
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| being late is over 65 percent. Don'tpush
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| | small talk, if any, is going to bequick
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| your time to the last minute before
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| | and short. It could be as short as one or
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| leaving the officeso you will be late.
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| | twosentences. People who know how much
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| Take some reading or work with you,arrive
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| | their time is worth, orwho are doing you
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| early, sit in the lobby, and work. Or
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| | a favor by being there, also fall
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| give yourselfsome space to think over how
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| | intothis category.
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| you want to approach the timetogether.
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| | 8. Aha, who picks up the tab? If you did
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| Your introduction, tone, style, or even
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| | the inviting, youare responsible for the
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| plan aquick get away if the union isn't
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| | check. No matter how more well-offthey
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| working. The memoryimplant of your
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| | are. If at a joint meeting, ask at the
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| lateness will always override any
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| | beginning or whenscheduling the lunch on
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| requestfor forgiveness.
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| | check splitting. Waiting until thecheck
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| 3. Turn off your cell phone before
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| | arrives to state the check splitting is a
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| entering the restaurant.No one around you
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| | sign ofprofessional weakness. If you are
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| wants to hear your conversation. Even
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| | meeting with someone whois giving you
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| ifyou let it ring, pick it up and then
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| | valuable advice, you must pick up the
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| take it outside. Didyou leave your lunch
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| | tab. Apersonal handwritten follow-up note
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| companion alone? This is just plainrude.
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| | is also appropriate. Ifthey have saved or
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| If you have an "I don't care attitude"
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| | helped you make more money, send them
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| about this,I'll tell you a story about a
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| | agift or gift certificate. If you don't
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| lunch guest of mine who didthis and the
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| | you will never getany more of their time
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| three prospects she was meeting didn't
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| | again. This has occurred to me, andthe
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| even sitdown. They saw her talk, she
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| | person never gets any time again.
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| waved a 1-minute finger singleto them,
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| | 9. Where does the napkin go? Immediately
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| and they turned around and walked out.
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| | after sitting,place the napkin in your
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| Theywouldn't even answer her phone calls
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| | lap. If you notice the napkin is inthe
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| or emails afterwards.
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| | goblet, this is usually a signal from the
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| 4. If you are a woman and this is
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| | restaurantthat the server will place the
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| business, it's appropriatenow to stand up
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| | napkin into your lap. If youexcuse
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| and shake the hand of a male.
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| | yourself during the meal, place the
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| Thisoverridesthe old rule of staying
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| | napkin on theleft hand side of your plate
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| seated. If the meeting is for
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| | or on the chair. This signalsthe server
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| yourspouse's business and you are coming
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| | that you aren't done. When done, place
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| along because otherspouses are coming,
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| | napkin onthe right of the plate and your
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| then you stay seated as your spousestands
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| | fork and knife horizontallyacross the
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| up. This rules applies for either gender.
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| | plate to signal the server.
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| 5. Offer your hand and give a firm
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| | 10. What to eat and use first? Which
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| handshake. Sometimes,people who don't
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| | glass or which forkcan be confusing.
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| like to shake hands will not meet
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| | Bread and salad plates always to theleft,
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| yours.Don't think anything of it if they
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| | drinking glasses to the right. Utensils
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| don't, this is just theirpreference. And
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| | start fromthe outside in and the dessert
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| particularly don't say something cute
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| | fork is by the dessert plate.Lay your
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| orfunny.
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| | fork and knife across your plate to
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| 6. Think of an opening statement to make
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| | signal theserver that you're finished.
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| as you are shakinghands. This is part of
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