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Lasting
Impressions
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satisfied with the
first impressions seminar. The presenter was fully qualified,
enthusiastic, and knowledgeable about the subject matter."
Participants from
(Richmond) City University
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Inc. It is geared for those who want to enhance their
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Deference
as described by Webster’s New World Dictionary is "respectful
submission; acting out of regard or respect for; honor”. When you show deference to someone you are
yielding to that person out of respect for his or her position, role or age.
It is an unspoken act of graciousness towards another.
In business you should show deference by:
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Letting your boss and other senior management walk through a door first or
enter a room first.
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Allowing senior ranking executives to sit first.
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Holding the door for guests and allowing them to enter first.
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Standing to say hello and shake someone’s hand.
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Acknowledging someone as you pass by or as they enter the room.
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Giving up your seat for a senior executive. |
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Making sure you say someone’s name correctly, using their proper title.
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Upon
entering a room, you shake hands with the senior most person first. |
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Waiting
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Deference is
the protocol of correctly recognizing people who have earned respect; an
appreciated recognition seldom verbalized, but silently acknowledged and
remembered.
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Quote for the Month
"To have
a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others
governs our manners."
~ Laurence
Sterne
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Make Note of It
"Small
Talk Skills" workshops coming this October and November!
Registration begins in August.
For more information or to register, visit the Chesterfield Adult
Education website or call 804-768-6140.
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1st Impressions, Inc. offers a variety
of customized
workshops
and private consultations for businessowners, employees, and
individuals on professional presence,
business protocol, effective communication, interviewing skills and
dining etiquette. A unique program designed especially for
teens, Skills 4 Success, is
also highly recommended.
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