Course Overview
Did you know that approximately 85% of job success is based on“soft skills”while only 15% is based on technical knowledge? Whether you are interacting in the boardroom, online or abroad, effective soft skills will make the biggest impact in successfully building relationships.
Course Objective
- Gain advanced skills for gaining social, business and international exposure
 - Learn principles of international business protocol and professional etiquette
 - Understand how to behave correctly in both business and social situations including formal dinners, networking and online webinars, and social media.
 - Learn how to establish an effective communication with different types of guests, from different counties and levels of management
 - Demonstrate appropriate personal and professional conduct and follow both social and business rules
 - Understand how to apply proper communication and professional etiquette at all levels and at all times
 - Implement different variations in protocol and professional etiquette from different cultures, nations and regions
 
Who Should Attend??
- Business leaders, senior executives and those involved in international affairs
 - Departmental supervisors, internal consultants and human resources staff
 - Project managers and technical professionals and engineers
 
Course Outline
- Introduction to Social Etiquette, Everyday Manners and Business Protocol
 - Formal Events and Professional Conduct
 - Behaviours, rules and etiquette for formal occasions and encounters
 - International Etiquette
 - Communication Etiquette and Work Ethics
 - Guidelines for receptionists, security and service staff
 - Making introductions, greeting people, shaking hands and other protocols
 - Dealing with difficult people and situations and how to say no nicely
 - Telephone communication best practice and etiquette
 - Politeness in written communication and email etiquette
 - How to handle customer service and supplier communication etiquette and common protocols
 - Understanding the role of ethics in the workplace
 
Training Methodology
- Presentation & Slides
 - Audio Visual Aids
 - Interactive Discussion
 - Participatory Exercise
 - Action Learning
 - Class Activities
 - Case Studies
 - Workshops
 - Simulation
 
