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CASUAL FRIDAYS 2.0: Job Seekers and Employees Guide to Minding Your Manners and Appearance (part I)

Susan Fitter Sloane,
07/16/2009

10 Recessionary Tips For Casual Fridays

Why should this recession make a difference in the way you dress on “Casual Fridays?”  In many work environments, times are tough and so is the competition for jobs and internships.

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Listening: The Ultimate Social Skill

Susan Fitter Sloane,
07/14/2009

“If I live to Christmas Day, I’ll be 80.” 

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White House Manners: "CBS' rude little liberal?"

Susan Fitter Sloane,
05/14/2009

Why does each generation decry the perceived decline of manners in subsequent generations?  As I mentioned in an interview on "techiquette" yesterday for the South China Morning Post, I don't believe that manners deteriorate with each generation,

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Handshake Diplomacy

Susan Fitter Sloane,
04/20/2009

Am I the lone ranger in being concerned that President Obama continues to mix up Business and Social Etiquette both domestically and abroad? Today, during my Morning Joe fix, I noted several references to our President's "handshake diplomacy,"

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Susan Boyle: A lesson in suspending judgement

Susan Fitter Sloane,
04/15/2009

Has everyone except me seen Susan Boyle's UTube video before today? Wow, her voice is outstanding and the video humbling. Why?

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