Business Card Etiquette - By Nicholas Boothman
December 15 2009 - (1) Comments - posted in inspirational speakers It’s staggering how many people attend business parties at this time of year and forget to take their business cards.I attended a launch for a book on leadership last week. Eighteen people asked me for my card. When I asked for their card in return seventeen shrugged and made excuses and went off to borrow scraps of paper from the waiter to write down their own information. Only one managed to find a card.
Treat It with Respect
We can learn a lot from Japanese business card rituals. The first thing that Japanese business men and women do is exchange cards, and the key to what follows can be summed up in one word: respect. Accept the card as if it were a gift—which it is. Hold it with both hands and…