Social Etiquette-02 (Professional, dinner etiquette)

Hi guys,

After a long time we meet again. Few weeks went by super fast. Here we are again on another post. From the way you guys are checking, I realised that many are interested in knowing about social etiquette. So I thought of doing the next part on the issue.

When talking about social and professional etiquette, there are many topics to cover.

01. Way to behave properly in a meeting
02. Manners to follow in a formal dinner
03. Meeting up new people
04. Face interviews
05. Proper clothes to wear for the occasion, etc.

01. Way to behave properly in a meeting 

when you are meeting someone for the first time, the initial impression is most important. This is applied for any professional or personal meeting. We need to tell the person we meet what we expect them to feel at the first sight. So your clothes is important. 

• Wear suitable for the occasion. If its business meeting, you can wear business tailored suits or business casual. It's not advisable to be extra casual in business.

Business - Tailored suits

Business Casual

Business Casual

Dont be extra casual. Because your dress will speak before you. (this is true in business). Dont wear too short skirts or dresses for ladies. Dont use jewelry too much. Men have neat hair and shave properly. (First impression matters guys, trust me on this)

• Have a firm hand shake. But dont squeeze hand. Dont let your hand go numb or show you're nervous. A firm handshake shows your confidence. 
• If you are going to meet a group of people, introduce yourself to the most senior first. And if someone is coming to meet you and if you are senior to them, its good to let them offer hand first. Maintain authority.
• Always keep good eye contact. When you speak to someone, look at their eyes. Dont look above the shoulder or here and there. That shows you are nervous. 
• Speak Loud, Clear and Slow. The other person needs to understand you properly. Convey your ideas well.
• Always get to know people by NAME. If you address someone with their name, they always make a positive feeling about you. Try to remember everybody's name you meet. If you forget, dont be shy to ask again. It's better than forgetting.

02. Manners to follow in a formal dinner

We already discussed about this. Please check this link.

When you attend a formal dinner party, it usually contains three main courses.

1. A starter - Soup,a small portion of appetizer or a light salad. 
2. A main course - this is a large portion of meet, fish or poultry or a vegetarian option, usually served with vegetables
3. A dessert - this may be some cheese, ice cream or some fruit but it is usually a sweet dish.

03. Face Job interviews

• Golden rule: Speak LOUD, CLEAR and SLOW.
• Arrive on time. It's better to be 10 minutes early than 2 minutes late.
• Be ready with what you are going to present. You have to show them why they must hire you. 
• Before you go to the interview, go through company web page over and over and have a clear understanding what they are dealing with.
• Keep a pen and paper ready with you all times.
• Answer in proper and complete sentences. This is a formal event. You must act accordingly.
• Your dress must be appropriate. Always dress for the job you want, even if its not the job you have.
• Never discuss personal issues with the interviewer.
• Do remember to send a thank-you note same day. 

There are many other things to discuss about Professional Etiquette. I hope at-least you got the general idea from this post. Keep tuned. We will hear about this topic more in the future. 

See you again.

The Super Stars (The real reality of reality TV)

Hi dear friends,

After a long time. My work is keeping me busy these days. But I updated my fb page time to time.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Life-Is-Beautiful/332131870206184

So here I am today with a free verse I created some time back.

An aesthetic creation, may it be in the form of a song, poetry, free verse, drawing, drama, etc., need one thing common to be a success. The creator should be able to give his mind set to the reader. If the audience can live inside the imaginary world of the creation while he is enjoying it, then it would be a success.

We are all different people, and we experience different things. And a single person will not be able to experience all those things by himself. Literature plays a major role here. It allows us to experience things that we might not see by ourselves. When we see a film, when we listen to a song, when read a story, we live in that world. We create it; as the writer intends or as the reader wishes. (This also important. The audience does not supposed to to see exactly what the writer needs. Writer sees it in one way. Audience may see it some other way. It is writers ability to make the audience see what he wants)

Check this and enjoy.

The Super Stars

(Real reality of reality TV)  

                   Smiling ear to ear

                   Hugging & wishing my fellow

                Telling you they are the friends

                          But beneath...

It’s again a Colosseum

 Fight you do,but show you not.

 Hate you do,but spill you not.

 Counting their every move

Fear bubbling  inside

See the cheering crowds

They grade you & may fail you

Go now show your lie

A life of lies

Reality?....Not shown

                          It’s just a play.....

WWE : Tattoo showcase II

Today looks like a tattoo day for me. ;) So there is the next post of tattoos i saw in wrestling. Many wrestlers use tattoos as a garment to intimidate their opponent and make a better image for themselves. If we  check in the history, the purpose of having tattoos is similar. Let us talk about that another time.

Lets check some rocking tattoo designs accompanying to wrestling ring.

London Olympics 2012 : Tattoos Showcase

Hi guys and Girls,

London Olympics also finished. See how fast time flies. Anyway it was an event with many colors. British wanted to make 2012 Olympics a remarkable occasion in the history. And they are successful in my opinion.
But today I thought of showing something more colorful happened at Olympics. This is for the tattoo lovers and for those who are wishing to get a tattoo.......

Here are some of the snaps captured of sportsmen and women with their tattoo display.

Enjoyed the show? Tell us what you feel. This is just the beginning of tattoo series. ;) I'm a bit of tattoo freak myself. (Still waiting to get my first tattoo).

See you with another post guys............... Ciaoooooooo.....

Guide Your Life : 10 things to know

There again we meet to discuss about how to design your life in a better way. To initiate having a better life, you have to know that you, and you only, have the ability and authority to control and alter your life. :) Isn't it true? simple. We all know it. But then why most of us blame other people for our misery? Why we blame our fate, our destiny, our society for our troubles? for our difficulties? Why we stress out even without knowing what stress is? Why we make our life complicated when there are so many simple and obvious  other ways? We, as humans, do not really understand what we do. That's why each and every day we should take a little time guide our life.

This is something I received from a mail last week. Some interesting facts. Maybe it's good to share it with  somebody. Because some great man once said, sharing will only increase what you already have. :)