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Meeting New People

Meeting New People. Creating Positive Impressions: Common & Business Etiquette. Leadership Revision Committee May 2007. Objectives. What are the benefits of meeting new people? What skills are beneficial when meeting new people?. What are benefits of meeting new people?.

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Meeting New People

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  1. Meeting New People Creating Positive Impressions: Common & Business Etiquette Leadership Revision Committee May 2007

  2. Objectives • What are the benefits of meeting new people? • What skills are beneficial when meeting new people?

  3. What are benefits of meeting new people? • Makes you feel at eased and welcomed • Allows you to introduce yourself and others • Allows you to learn about people • Names • Interests

  4. What are benefits of meeting new people? • Enables you to discover what you have in common • Changes how others perceive you • Enables you to make new friends

  5. What are benefits of meeting new people? • Makes others feel valued and worthy • Is the right thing to do

  6. What skills are beneficial when meeting new people? • Eye contact • Signals interest • Look people in the eye • Don’t look around the person or at something specific such as clothes, hair, etc. • Hold eye contact for 2-3 seconds before you look away

  7. What skills are beneficial when meeting new people? • Handshake • Should be firm, but not too strong • Stand up to shake hands • don’t hold on too long or too little

  8. What skills are beneficial when meeting new people? • Etiquette • Have clean hands for handshake • Stand up when you meet someone • Avoid slang, vulgarity, rude comments or bias • Don’t interrupt a conversation just to meet someone • Smile • Be sincere • Don’t gossip

  9. What skills are beneficial when meeting new people? • Appearance • Make an effort to look nice when you will be meeting people • Repeat names • To make sure you heard it correctly • To help you remember

  10. What skills are beneficial when meeting new people? • Self-introduction • Include your name • Where you’re from • Why your there • Listen

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