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BUSINESS ETIQUETTE

• Corporate Etiquette : Key Aspects


• Difference between Social Etiquette &
Corporate Etiquette
• Important Business Etiquette
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIAL & CORPORATE
ETIQUETTE
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE CORPORATE ETIQUETTE
• Marked by courtesy • Marked by Hierarchy &
• Gender plays a role Power
• Gender has no role
What is Etiquette ?
• Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates
expectations for social behavior according to
contemporary conventional norms within a
society, social class or a group.
Why Business Etiquette ?

• Differentiates you from others in a competitive market


• Enables you to be confident in a variety of settings with
a variety of people
• Honors commitment to excellence and quality
• Modifies distracting behaviors and develops admired
conduct
• Exhibit professionalism and develop a polished image

“Be one step ahead, practice the social skills necessary to help you make a great first
impression and stand out in a competitive market”
BODY LANGUAGE
• The gestures, poses, movements and expressions
that a person uses to communicate.
• In today’s hard world you don’t just have to be
able to “talk the talk” you have to “walk the
talk”
• How to trigger positive emotions
• How to ensure you are not interrupted
• How to create instant rapport and trust
• How to know when somebody is lying
• How to deal with rude and aggressive people
BODY LANGUAGE

KINESICS

PROXEMICS

FIVE TYPES OF BODY LANGUAGE : HAPTICS


1. Eye Contact
2. Facial Expression
3. Gestures
4. Posture and stance
5. Space relationships
6. Body movements and gestures regarded as a form of non-verbal
communication.
7. The branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people
feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
Origin 1960s: from proximity, on the pattern of words such as phonemics .
8. Relating to the sense of touch, in particular relating to the perception and
manipulation of objects using the senses of touch
Telephone Courtesy

- A Comprehensive Study

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Objective of the course

• To improve your comfort and confidence on


the phone

• To enhance your professionalism and your


company’s image over the phone

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5 Dimensions of Service on the Telephone

• Professionalism
• Speedy Responses
• Accurate Information
• Genuine Concern
• Reliable Follow-Through
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Call Handling

• Opening the Call


• Managing the ‘Body’ of the call
• Closing the Call

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Opening the Call

• Prepare in advance
• Smile
• Answer promptly
• Greet the caller and identify
yourself
• Offer to help
• Avoid “blind” transfers

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Managing the body of the call

• Listen carefully and enthusiastically


• Use the caller’s name
• Respond to the caller’s need or request
• Ask the customer's permission to hold

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Closing the Call

• Repeat the action you agreed to take


• Close the call formally
• Hang up after your caller

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Managing the Customer Callback

• Briefly explain the need for the callback


• Ask for permission to make a callback
• Make a commitment to call at an agreed-upon
time
• Personalise your statement

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Tips on good telephone service
• Be an AMBASSADOR
• Speak CLEARLY
• Be COURTEOUS
• Be ALERT
• Be INTERESTED
• Be CONCISE
• Avoid JARGON
• Be DESCRIPTIVE
• Be a GOOD LISTENER
• BREATHE DEEPLY

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THANK YOU

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