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PRLog -- Dewitt, NY – December 20, 2010: As a part of its continued effort to provide professionals in the gases and welding with information and insight that will grow their professional career, Welding & Gases Today Online is currently featuring an article about proper holiday party etiquette. The article is called “Be On Your Best Holiday Behavior” and it is written by Colleen Rickenbacher, one of the country’s preeminent experts on etiquette, manners and culture, and the author of Be On Your Best Business Behavior: How to Avoid Social and Professional Faux Pas When Dining, Traveling, Conversing & Entertaining.
Holiday parties, while fun and exciting, can also be potential minefield, and Rickenbacher’
s article will teach you the keys to making it through unscathed. According to the article, the key to success when attending any office function, event or party is preparation and planning. This may be the ideal opportunity to meet someone who can influence your career, so take advantage. She then goes on to give several etiquette guidelines that will help you shine at the office party. Her tips include:
• Attend the party
• Don’t talk only about business
• Moderate your food and alcohol intake.
• Say “thank you with notes”
Each tip comes complete with detailed instructions for pulling it off. She also discusses gifting do’s and don’ts. It’s a thin line between life of the party and office pariah. To make sure that you stay on the right side, head over to www.weldingandgasestoday.org and check out Welding & Gases Today Online, the online resource for the gases and welding industries.
For more information, contact Dan Vest, editor of Welding & Gases Today at dan@datakey.org or 315-445-2347.
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