Business appearance & etiquette- How to introduce yourself

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BASIC GUIDES ON INTRODUCING YOURSELF

By Zaini Abdul Wahab 2014

Professional Business Appearance &

Etiquette Information Sharing Series

BASIC PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE How to be a polished professional that stands out among the rest with a good introduction of ourselves?

The Basic Strategy…

1. Making proper introductions, handshakes & an “entrance”

2. Follow the business card protocol

3. Manage your business voice

Handshake

Business Card

How to pass it? Passing your

business card with two hands is significant

Basic rules in distributing business card Keep your business

card to yourself

Pass out business cards freely, but not excessively

Give your business card to someone when they ask for it

Don’t waste contact information

 Who you should give your business card to

Places to leave business cards/pass out business cards

Managing your professional voice

When we speak, our listeners get an impression of how we feel from our tone of voice

We can sound pleasant & friendly, angry & upset, or irritated & frustrated. 

It is not enough to just say the right words, we also need to be cautious about the tone we use, so that we convey our message effectively

How do you want to be perceived?  

Do you let your underlying emotions interfere in your daily conversations with others?  

If you do, then you may be sending the wrong messages!

Firm or harsher voice

Our melody is more controlled, so that when we stress important words with less up & down pitch changes

Our speaking volume may be louder

Facial expressions are more controlled & the person may be frowning, with no smile 

Friendly tone of voice Our up &down pitch when

stressing words is more extreme - we tend to make higher pitch changes

Speaking volume may be softer, but not necessarily-generally a quieter voice will signal a less aggressive tone

When we are happy, we generally smile when we speak - people can hear it! Use your smile as much as you

can to help your speech sound more pleasing to others!

Make the first impression that will last in a very

positive way.

THANK YOU!zainiabdulwahab@yahoo.com

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