I was reading through posts on steemit and i came across a post about business etiquettes some days ago and I realized that there are certain etiquettes easily ignored in business and they are very important to follow, I found out that a simple gesture of handshake has proper guidelines that must be followed and surprisingly, it is a great aspect of business etiquette.
Before covid-19, handshake was a form of gesture practised by every organization and business partners, of course no one will want to have a handshake with anyone this period for the fear of being infected. However, I think it is good for us to learn simple gestures so when the virus totally disappears, we will be able to follow simple gestures. Introduction in business is based on age and rank in authority and it should never have anything to do with gender.
Sometimes we are given an assignment of introducing a guest or a new staff to other members of staff, the right way to carry out the introduction process is to: Mention the name of the individuals you want to introduce according to the hierarchy. For instance, you could say James, meet our C.E.O Mr Raymond, and our sales manager Mr Fred.
If it involves introducing a client to members of staff, it is correct to mention the name of the client first. For instance Miss Cherie please meet Mr Fred our sales manager, he will be in charge of providing you with the goods required.
Let’s say you want to introduce a colleague who is in the same position with you but from another company, the name of the person from the other company must be mentioned first before you mention your colleague from your own company. For instance: Mr James, our honourable colleague from our sister company, please meet with our executive director here in person of Mr Judge.
An older person’s name has to be mentioned first if the introduction is done between an older and a younger person. For instance: it is an honour to meet you Papa Mike, my name is John, and I am the new instructor here.
Foe every of this organization greeting and introduction habit, there should be a good response that backs up proper introduction. The generally acceptable way to respond to introduction is: I am pleased to meet you or how do you do, there are people who use the phrase I am pleased to know you, this is a wrong reply because the person is being introduced to you newly and it is not possible for you to know someone you just meet.
Another reply code is that: when someone is been introduced to you, you need to show some respect by standing up. It is not proper to sit while someone is being introduced to you, those who are physically challenged and weak are however exempted.
This post was coined from a book from University of Houston with the title Business Etiquette, have a safe Easter celebration.