Business greeting etiquette

As young children, my siblings and I were regularly trained by an graceful, elderly woman in the art of etiquette. As a young adolescent, I frequented our city library, checking out books by Emily Post and her contemporaries.

I still find matters of etiquette interesting, and challenging, in an increasingly technological, removed and globalized world. Basic codes of human kindness and morals will never change. How we function in our communication and interaction does evolve, however, as our surroundings evolve.

This article speaks to the issue of greeting someone in business gathering setting. The principles may be expanded to any social gathering, I believe. Some good insights to keep in mind when approaching semi-/strangers.

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