Empower your team with business etiquette skills that increase your bottom line.
Jacqueline Whitmore will elevate your team’s professional presence, avoiding costly etiquette missteps and boosting your profits.
Worried your team lacks professionalism? You’re not alone.
Many companies face challenges with professionalism in their teams. Recent statistics highlight the severity of these issues:
- 53% of recent college graduates struggle with eye contact during interviews
- 50% asked for unreasonable compensation
- 47% dress inappropriately
- 27% use inappropriate language
- 19% brought a parent to their interview.
These behaviors not only affect first impressions but also lead to ongoing issues in the workplace, costing companies money and opportunities.
Imagine a team that exudes confidence and professionalism in every interaction.
With Jacqueline Whitmore’s guidance, your team will:
- Master essential business etiquette
- Present themselves with confidence and poise
- Build stronger business relationships
- Excel in introductions and communication
- Navigate business meals and events effortlessly
Investing in Jacqueline’s business etiquette seminars means you’re making an investment in your company’s success.
Client Results
Mary Jacobs, Associate Vice President for Development
Melissa Taylor, Director of Sales and Marketing
Nichole Engle, Marketing Manager
Melissa Taylor, Director of Sales and Marketing
Peter Brokaw, Senior Vice President of Education
Melissa Taylor, Director of Sales and Marketing
Shannon Hicks Bowsher, Education and Programs Specialist
Speaking Topics
Give your team the tools to excel in any business environment
Jacqueline Whitmore offers keynotes and seminars designed to transform your team’s professional presence, dining etiquette, and networking abilities.
Professional Presence & Influence
Manage your personal brand with poise, presence, and polish.
Competition in the business arena is fierce and companies are looking for men and women who can make a good impression at a cocktail party, a trade show, or at an important meeting.
You’ll learn practical ideas and strategies that will help you present a more professional image as well as enable you to move with ease and confidence on any level in the business arena.
Topics include:
Networking
- Introducing Yourself and Others
- Responding to Introductions
- Meetings and Greetings
Communication Skills
- Eye Contact and Body Language
- How to Remember Names
- How to Start and End a Conversation
Professional Protocol
- Business Card Protocol
- Cell Phone and Email Etiquette
- Virtual Meeting Etiquette
Become poised for success. Learn essential tips, tools and tactics for setting yourself apart from the competition.
Dining Etiquette for World-Class Professionals
Learn the art of hospitality and entertain with ease and elegance.
Business deals are oftentimes conducted outside the office, where people are more relaxed. To succeed in today’s competitive business environment, your dining and hospitality skills must be on par with your sales and negotiation skills.
This seminar will show you how to polish your dining skills so that you can focus on the business at hand instead of worrying about which fork to use.
Topics include:
Business Etiquette Essentials
- Effective Business Entertaining
- Host and Guest Duties
- Silverware Savvy
- Navigating the Place Setting
Table Manners and Protocol
- Body Language at the Table
- American and Continental Styles of Eating
- Handling Accidents
- Napkin and Seating Etiquette
Advanced Dining Skills
- Eating Various Foods
- Toasting and Wine Etiquette
- Tipping
- The Dos and Don’ts of Dining
Learn to converse with all kinds of people and have a good time at any event, regardless of how formal or informal.
Mastering Your Mingle-Ability
Learn to network effectively and make meaningful connections, one relationship at a time.
What distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships so that everyone feels valued and respected.
This seminar lays out the specific steps to help you connect with clients, colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
Topics include:
Event Preparation and Small Talk
- Preparing for an Event
- Small Talk Made Easy
- Art of Meeting and Greeting
- Remembering Names
Room Navigation and Introductions
- Introducing Yourself and Others
- The Dos and Don’ts of Working the Room
- Body Language Blunders
- What Areas of the Room to Avoid and Why
Food and Follow-Up
- What Foods to Avoid and Why
- Cocktail Party Conundrums
- Follow-up Tactics
- Thank-you Note Etiquette
Network your way to success and become more at ease around colleagues, clients, customers or a room-full of strangers.
What others are saying
Jennifer Seyler
Shannon Hicks Bowsher, Education and Programs Specialist
I am finding that our team is still discussing some of the tips you gave and incorporating them into their business skill set.
Patricia Thorp, President
Peter Brokaw, Senior Vice President of Education
Tim Dugan Birrittella, Lecturer
Shannon Hicks Bowsher, Education and Programs Specialist
Anna Hanratty, Executive Assistant
America’s foremost business etiquette speaker
Jacqueline Whitmore is an international business etiquette speaker, author, and certified speaking professional (CSP).
Armed with the highest caliber curriculum and more than two decades of experience, Jacqueline Whitmore is recognized as a thought leader in the business etiquette and protocol industry.
Her advice has been featured in renowned publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and O: The Oprah Magazine.
Jacqueline is a highly sought-after speaker whose keynotes and seminars have taken her all over the world including Europe, India, Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Canada and the Caribbean.
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Armed with the highest caliber curriculum and more than two decades of experience, Jacqueline Whitmore is recognized as an international leader in the etiquette and protocol industry.