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15 Jan
Valentine’s Day Tips for Texters: Five ways 2 txt
As Valentine’s Day approaches, is there any room for text messaging in relationships? Yes…but be careful. In some instances, texting can lead to confusion and misinterpretation. Here are five ways to communicate with clarity:
Be courteous. Give your date or companion your full attention. Texting during dinner or during a conversation is just as bad as talking on your cell phone during a date. If you must text, warn your date ahead of time and keep it brief.
Be discreet. It’s best not to share bad news or break up with someone via a text message. Enough said.
Be flirty. It’s perfectly acceptable to flirt with someone via text – as long as the other person is comfortable receiving these types of texts. In other words, know the difference between being flirty and being dirty. If you flirt with each other in person, then a flirty message can be fun.
Be quick. If you need to send a quick note to someone, texting is a wonderful way to communicate, however, be mindful that some people prefer not to receive text messages. In that case, call them instead.
Be visual. Sending a picture or a short video is a great way for couples to connect on Valentine’s Day or any other day of the year. How nice would it be to receive a photo showing your sweetie blowing you a kiss or a video telling you he or she loves you?
Business Cards Are Serious Business
How to Ask for Favors, Properly
I often receive emails from people who ask me for etiquette advice. Here is an actual email I received a few months ago.
I have an etiquette question. I dated someone who did not treat me well at all. If I run into him in the future, should I be polite and show good etiquette? In other words, should I say hello or is it okay if I ignore him since he mistreated me? Thank you in advance. ~ L. Ponnell
First I’d like to say that I try my best to respond to each and every email, especially those that come from my loyal Protocol Post e-newsletter subscribers. This email, however, could have been written more thoughtfully and properly. If you’re going to email me or someone else and ask for a favor, your message must contain the proper ingredients to warrant a response or it might get deleted.
Here are some tips to help make an email request stronger and more effective. Read more
Students Get Lessons in Etiquette
Photo by Cord Ivanyi
Cord Ivanyi is a hero in my book! He’s teaching more than just Latin at Gilbert Classical Academy in Gilbert, Arizona — he’s bringing civility, manners and good, old-fashioned etiquette back to the classroom.
It’s no surprise that this type of education is sorely needed as most parents don’t teach their kids manners at home like our parents and grandparents once did. Kids these days are more plugged into the Internet, iPods and Wii games instead of being plugged into the social skills necessary to build relationships with their peers. Read more
10 Tips to Better Business Card Savvy
The first graphic impression for most of us is our business card. Your business card and how your present it is a very personal part of executive communication. It’s like a handshake you leave behind. A handsome card, properly presented, makes a tremendous impression.
Here are 10 tips to help you present your card in the most professional manner.
- It’s more appropriate to wait until someone asks for your card before you give it to him or her. Or you can say, “May I give you my card?” Never force your card on anyone.
- Don’t offer your card early in conversation. Establish a rapport with the other person and offer the card just prior to concluding the conversation. Read more
No Wire Hangers, Ever!
Actress Joan Crawford might have been psychotic but her advice about wire hangers was right on! She most likely hated them because they are terrible for your clothes. Wire hangers ruin the shape of shoulders by stretching them into unsightly points that over time are very difficult to get rid of.
I recently cleaned and organized my closet and pondered the thought of what to do with all those nasty wire hangers that I got from my dry cleaner. Read more
Regifting Etiquette: 5 Top Tips To Regift Gracefully
With budgets being tight these days, more people are opting to dig deep inside their closets in search of that perfect gift. So if you’re contemplating what to do with those gifts you neither want nor will ever use, here’s some good news for you. It is perfectly appropriate to re-wrap an unwanted gift and give it to someone else as long as you adhere to the following five guidelines. Read more
Tasty and Tangy Green Bean Salad
Jacqueline's holiday green bean salad
Make someone smile by giving the gift of food. Today I made a green bean salad for my friend, Marilyn Murray Willison and her husband, Tony. The colors of this salad go extremely well with any holiday decor. This salad is healthy, crunchy and delicious and it makes the perfect dish to bring to your next holiday party or family get together. You can taste the love in every bite!
4 cups fresh, thin green beans, snapped into bite-size pieces.
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablesppons red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar (I used the red wine vinegar)
2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
pinch of salt
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
toasted pine nuts (optional for extra crunch)
In a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water, cook the green beans uncovered for 7 to 9 minutes or until tender. Drain and pour beans into a large pot of ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain again. Read more
President Obama’s bow to Japan’s emperor shows breach in protocol
Obama's bow causes breach in protocol.
Let’s set the record straight once and for all. Protocol dictates that a chief of state should not…I repeat, should not bow to another chief of state. President Obama did indeed commit a presidential gaffe when he bowed to Japan’s Emperor, Akihito during his visit to Japan last weekend.
Only Emperor Akihito’s subjects are required to bow to him. In contrast, when the President visited Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year, he did not bow to her. “The bow was a simple show of respect,” the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday in a response to critics (like me) who decried the move. Experts in Japanese etiquette have even praised it as an appropriate show of respect.
Most Americans don’t take the time or see the need to learn about cross-cultural issues. As a result, there is a lot of ignorance and confusion surrounding other cultures . We are the most culturally diverse national in the world, yet we are the most culturally unaware.
If I were to go to another country and meet a king, queen or emperor it would not be necessary for me to bow or curtsy because I’m not a subject in that country. In Japan, subjects bow as a sign of respect to the person who holds the higher rank and status. The deeper the bow indicates the deeper the respect a person holds for another person, especially one in power.
President Obama’s actions speak louder than words. He was not only showing respect, he was showing deference to Emperor Akihito. And again, that’s just something the leader of the free world is not required or expected to do with other world leaders.
Jacqueline Whitmore shares her views about incivility in America
Recently I was interviewed by Ben Becker at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach about incivility in America. Click on the video to hear what I had to say.