I met President Clinton twice during the time I worked for the City and County of San Francisco. He was more charming than I could have imagined. Upon our first meeting, I had to remind myself that I was about to shake hands with the leader of the free world. If you have the…
Holiday Card Etiquette
- Correspondence
- Nov 12, 2012
E-cards are a growing presence on the Internet, but according to statistics they still generate only a fraction of the traffic of paper cards. E-cards are easy to send, they are often well designed, and many of them are free. The downsides of e-cards? They raise electronic security questions, they can take a frustratingly long…
20 Gift ideas for All Seasons
- Gifting & Giving
- Oct 30, 2012
Time and time again I get emails asking for gift ideas. Why, I ask myself, when there are a zillion giftie items on the market? To make things easier on both sexes this (and every) holiday season, here’s a list of my favorites. Some are generic, some might seem downright odd, but they’re creative and…
1. Are elbows ever allowed on the table? Yes. In between courses or when no food is on the table. This holds true for everyone at the table. 2. When eating soup, should you spoon the soup away from you? Yes. Soup is always spooned away from, not toward you. This prevents spills and eliminates…
“Hello, My Name Is…”
- Correspondence
- Sep 11, 2012
Name Tag Etiquette If you attend cocktail parties or other events where networking is the name of the game, name tags or badge holders can be lifesavers. Providing well-printed name tags is one of the most effective investments you can make if you’re holding a networking event, and they’re just as important as a business…
Because they are hands-free, speaker phones allow more than two people to take part in a call at the same time, even though this can result in a “tunnel effect”—a kind of echo that distorts the sound of the speakers’ voices. Speakerphones in offices, which can be activated by the push of a button,…
Digital Invitations and Cards
- Correspondence
- Aug 20, 2012
Today the world is divided into two groups of people: those born in the paper age, and those born in the digital one. I am in the former group. Some of us might not be comfortable sending invitations online, but whether we like it or not, welcome to the new world, the digital world, where…
Does anyone use the telephone anymore? Apparently not, if you’re between the age of 15 and 29. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve tried to leave a message for my 17-year-old niece, only to find her voice mailbox full. When I ask her about it, she says she never checks messages….
After waiting nine long months for a baby to arrive, most parents are excited to share their news with family and friends. Birth announcements make the event official. Here are some tips on how/and what to share in one. Birth announcements and personal notations? It’s not necessary to write a personal note with each birth…
Pregnant women are beautiful, but pregnancy is also very personal. No one can help but be amazed by the miracle of a pregnant woman’s body, and in our society today, women often seem to want to show off am expanding belly (a far cry from the old days, when women tried to hide the…
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