COURSE OFFERINGS
Courses are custom designed to serve specific outcomes and are tailored to the needs of the participants. If you would like a little help determining which courses would be best for you, please contact us directly by phone or email.
INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOL:
CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INTERCULTURAL TRAINING
This four hour seminar addresses etiquette and protocol intelligence, pre-meeting action planning, diplomatic negotiating, importance of first impressions, rank and status awareness, business card protocol, business customs and terminology, business introductions, forms of address, world-class greetings, global communication styles, conversation skills, how to project cultural awareness, and gift giving protocol.
COMPREHENSIVE
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
A three hour seminar with focus on the ultimate business tool, Etiquette and Protocol Intelligence. Learn how to distinguish yourself from others, make a confident entrance, master the ideal greeting and introduction, reading and using eye signals, improve mingling proficiency, body language and more.
EIGHT BUSINESS ETIQUETTE ESSENTIALS
FOR EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS
A one hour overview to learn the importance of how business etiquette, emotional intelligence and how traits of likability are crucial to one’s business success.
NINE NATURAL NETWORKING ESSENTIALS
Designed for anyone who has received sparse results from a networking event or has felt uncomfortable trying to connect. This two hour course will have you looking forward to your next business event.
This two hour course prepares one for when business is conducted in a social setting over a meal. Learn effective business meal tactics, host and guest responsibilities, silverware savviness, styles of dining, silent service codes, and many more dining dos and don’ts.
OUTSHINE THE COMPETITION: BUSINESS DINING SKILLS
DINE LIKE A DIPLOMAT*: COMPREHENSIVE
DINING TUTORIAL
This three hour dining experience starts with receiving lines and finishes with finger bowls. Included are important elements of business entertaining, host and guest duties, toasting, domestic and international styles of dining, eating various foods, tipping, and world class dos and don’ts.
PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL POLISH:
ONE-TO-ONE GUIDANCE
All individual sessions are tailored to the client’s needs, after an initial assessment is completed. Classes are designed to reveal and give instruction on the nuances that distinguish one from all others, enabling them to present at an unrivaled, exceptional level. Sessions may include some or all of the above course work and may also weave in additional expertise unique for that individual.
* 'Dine Like A Diplomat' is a trademark of the Protocol School of Washington. All rights reserved.