Business Etiquette Secrets

The Fast Track to Professional Authority

By: Isabelle Vladoiu

Narrated by: Susan McGurl

Business etiquette has, for ages, helped people crack lucrative deals or get that dream job. The lack of knowledge of business etiquette, however, has led to people losing many game-changing career and business growth opportunities.

If you want to get noticed in a conference or a networking event, if you want people to walk up to you and say "hello", if you want to be surrounded by people when you talk, if you want to leave a lasting impression on influential people, if you want to learn how to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing), then you need to become a master of business etiquette.

Some people think that business etiquette is equivalent to the knowledge of table manners and which fork to use when, but fortunately, that is not the case. Business etiquette is about standing out in the crowd, knowing exactly how to blow people’s minds, knowing exactly how to stamp yourself in people’s minds so that they remember you for a long time to come. Business etiquette is about presenting yourself in such a way that people can’t take their eyes off you. Business etiquette is about ruling the party, being the hero, being the one everyone wants to talk to, mesmerizing everyone with your mannerisms, style, language, and approach. Strong knowledge about business etiquette can lead you to become the star of the show.

Unfortunately, many think that only some have this "God-given" talent. What they don’t know is that business etiquette is a skill that can be developed. All you need to have are the right tools to build this muscle of business etiquette, and you can become unstoppable.

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