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Slide 1: Office Etiquette
Slide 2: Program Objectives  (1 of 3) Understand why office etiquette is important.  How you should use your cell phone, telephone, e-mail and twitter at work.  How to behave at office parties and business meals.  Learn important eating and bathroom etiquette. www.readysetpresent.com Page 2
Slide 3: Program Objectives  (2 of 3) Explore the different office attire standards.  Learn what is important when working in open and partitioned workplaces/offices.  Identify the challenges when you bring your dog into the office or you become a mom. www.readysetpresent.com Page 3
Slide 4: Program Objectives  (3 of 3) Follow gift-giving guidelines for the office and sending business greeting cards.  Explore important teleclass etiquette. www.readysetpresent.com Page 4
Slide 5: Definition  Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. www.readysetpresent.com Page 5
Slide 6: Why Office Etiquette?  (1 of 5) Etiquette refers to the conventional requirements of social behavior.  More simply, it means knowing how to act.  Different situations require different types of etiquette.  Office behavior is important if you want to set a good example. www.readysetpresent.com Page 6
Slide 7: Why Office Etiquette?  (2 of 5) Those who follow good office etiquette are promoted and given choice assignments.  Those who are seen as crass or unkempt are passed over or have their employment terminated. www.readysetpresent.com Page 7
Slide 8: Why Office Etiquette?  (3 of 5) A recent office etiquette survey among $100k+ jobs shows that: – cursing in the workplace is the number one breach of office etiquette that can get you fired. www.readysetpresent.com Page 8
Slide 9: Why Office Etiquette?  (4 of 5) Top five reasons given by surveyed managers, for firing employees: – – – – – Bad language. Excessive workplace gossip. Drinking on the job. Leaving without telling anyone. Too many personal calls. www.readysetpresent.com Page 9
Slide 10: Why Office Etiquette?  (5 of 5) Five worst breaches of office etiquette: – Eating someone else’s food from the fridge. – Bad hygiene. – Bad habits. – Drinking on the job. – Wastefulness with paper. www.readysetpresent.com Page 10
Slide 11: Top Rules for Using Cell Phones at Work www.readysetpresent.com Page 11
Slide 12: Top Rules for Using Cell Phones at Work Having your cell phone at work can be useful and also be very disruptive.  When it comes to using your cell phone at work, you have to be mindful of your co-workers and your boss, not to mention your own ability to get your job done.  www.readysetpresent.com Page 12
Slide 13: Keep it Silent If you have your cell phone at work, it should not ring.  If you don't want to turn off your cell phone completely, at least set it to vibrate.  The sounds of different ring tones going off all the time can be very annoying to others.  www.readysetpresent.com Page 13
Slide 14: Download “Office Etiquette” PowerPoint Presentation at ReadySetPresent.com 204 slides include: 6 rules for using your cell phone at work, 8 rules for e-mail etiquette, 8 slides on how to behave at office parties, 7 tips about eating etiquette, guidelines for using the office bathroom, 15 slides on office attire, important things for working in open and partitioned workplaces/offices, guidelines for bringing your dog into the office, 3 things you should know when you become a new mom, tips and guidelines about gift-giving in the office, 8 slides on telephone etiquette, 9 tips about twitter etiquette, 7 guidelines for sending business greeting cards, 9 slides on how to take teleclasses, 9 tips for business meals, and office etiquette for recent graduates. www.readysetpresent.com Page 14