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JANET L. PARNES
ETIQUETTE FOR TODAY
BUILDING RAPPORT TO BOOST BUSINESSES & CAREERS
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Below are descriptions of talks Janet has given to a variety of organizations.

Easy Steps to Creating Conversations that Bring in Clients and Expand Your Network

People want to know about the product or service they buy. In addition, they must know, like and trust the employee/s they deal with when making that buying decision. The convenience of communicating electronically is chiseling away at our ability to create the connections that generate likeability and trust.

In her talk, Janet addresses the following out-of-the-ordinary, easy-to-implement conversation techniques

In a 20-40 minute talk participants learn some or all of the following:

  • Words and phrases that make a client feel the employee has their best interest at heart
  • Using body language to show a prospect undivided attention
  • Networking strategies that ease employees into building rapport and connections
  • How to navigate a common conversation conundrum with polish

Expect a talk that is rich with tales and trivia. Janet is also a professional storyteller.

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Business Dining: How to Keep Your Opportunities from Going Up in Flames!

It can feel unnecessary to know the most regarding table manners—and humiliating to know the least!.

Knowing proper dining protocols relieves nervousness, prevents embarrassment and frees you to focus on the people and conversation at hand. In a 20-30 minute talk participants learn some or all of the following:

  • Table-setting trip-ups
  • When to take the lead as the host
  • When to look to the host for cues
  • How to offer a tribute with a toast
  • How to navigate through common dining dilemmas

Expect a talk that is rich with tales and trivia. Janet is also a professional storyteller.

See Janet in Action

For a complimentary call to talk about your situation      

Contact Janet

 

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Creating a Respectful, Co-operative Workplace Environment

Small gestures of respect make co-workers feel valued and included. This helps create an environment of trust and co-operation in the office.   In a 20-40 minute talk participants learn some or all of the following:

  • The professional introduction
  • Co-worker courtesies
  • Cubicle/office conduct
  • Gender considerations
  • Common dilemmas
  • Smartphone, text and email  practices and pitfalls

Expect a talk that is rich with tales and trivia. Janet is also a professional storyteller.

 

 

 

 

For a complimentary call to talk about your situation      

        Contact Janet

See more about how to ramp up revenues with information on full programs for professionals.

See Janet in Action

Where has Janet spoken?

Janet Parnes has spoken at a number of venues, here is a list of just a few of them—

  • Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.
  • CBT Architects
  • Women in Technology International  (WITI)
  • Women in the Enterprise of Science and Technology (WEST)
  • Association of Women in Science (AWIS)
  • (Engineering)
  • Dain Torpy (Law)
  • Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Global Leadership
  • Bentley University, Center for International Students & Scholars
  • Chambers of Commerce —
    • Newton-Needham Regional
    • Middlesex West
    • West Suburban
    • Assabet Valley
    • Marlborough
    • Tri-Town
    • Nashoba Valley
  • Taiwanese American Professionals / Taiwan Youth Chamber of Commerce of New England
  • John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
  • Innovation Women
  • MetroWest Business Partners
  • Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Page Realty
  • Women’s Council of Realtors, South Shore
  • JobSeekers Worcester
  • Notre Dame Academy Alumni Group

Well Worth the Investment of Time

As the students in our Leadership Fellows program are busy, we had to offer a seminar that would be well worth their time. Janet’s presentation about small talk and business dining more than fulfilled this requirement. Her presentation was entertaining and contained practical skills that are fundamental for building professional relationships. I knew the presentation hit home when students started practicing the conversation techniques as they left the hall. I would be happy to bring Janet back to offer this program to a wider student audience.
Jennifer Cerny, Interim Executive Director of Student Affairs and Assistant Dean of Students
UConn Law School

Essential Information, Entertaining and Memorable

Janet’s business-dining workshop was informative and enjoyable! Our members are young professionals and college students, some of whom grew up in Taiwan, others in the United States. They were raised in traditional Asian homes and, thus, have had limited exposure to American dining etiquette. Janet presented essential information, taking the mystery out of proper business dining. In addition, her stories made the workshop entertaining and memorable!
Bryan Lin, Professional Development
Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP), Boston

Business Dining Lunch & Learn a Hit!

The [business dining] Lunch & Learn was so much fun today! I could tell you were a hit, because people continued to talk about the luncheon in the halls afterward. Thank you for joining us, again!
Daniel P. Dain, a founder, chairman, and president
Dain, Torpy, LeRay, Wiest, & Garner, P.C. Boston