●GeneralBusinessCardEtiquette
Businesscardsareiionallysideredasameansofintrodudinformatioinmaheyarealsardedasarepresentationoftheindividual。Thebasicetiquetteruleistopresentyourannerinwhichyouwouldpresentyourself。
&igbusinesscardsisofretiryandistsoftheearlierturiesusedvisitingcardswhientedaheuampofthearistocrat。Astheentrepreneurialeradawned,morearadersusedtradecardstogiveaddressesandmapstoguidetheerstotheirshopsbealstreetnumberingdidhebusinesscardbecameapraalleoprovideformation。
Businesscardsserveseveralusefulpurposes。Itcreatesaprofessioinginwhiessbediscussed。Itisatangibleremiheiionwiththeperson。Bygivingaccuratedetailsaboutthename,address,emailandtelephoservesastheorefereact。Itisapracticaltfeingdissandonopportuprovidesanindiabouttheprofessionalismayofthebusinessman。Althoughtoday’ssocietydoesnotsubscribetothesoalitiesofthebygoherestillaresomerulesofetiquettewhileusingbusinesscards。
■WhataBusinessCardShouldLookLike
Aproperbusinesscardshouldbeprofessional,deasytoread。Itshoulderedandshouldhavethestandardfontsusedinallbusinessuni。
Youritle,yourpanyaagliyourpanydoesshouldbeishouldsayyourpost,oratleasttheservicethatyoucouldbetactedfor。Anoffiberandemailaddressarebasits。Youmayalsoinpanymobilephoneorfaxnumberaeaddressifnecessary。Yourbusinesscardshouldreflepanyaswell。
■UsingBusinessCards
Atwork,atmeetings,travelingforwork,alwayscarrybusinesscardswithyouandensureyouhaveaesupply。
Doheminyouruttheminabusinesscardholder。Thisisbeyingbusinesscards,itisunsightlytobepullingoutyoururse(especiallyifitisathie),diggingforbusinesscard。Itisotprofessionaltodoso。
&eratabusiihereareexgesofbusinesscards,emptyyourcollectedholdera’sbettertouseananizedbusinessgsystemtostoreyourdinfilesoruseaserorbusinesscardroller。
Itisimportantthatyouputawaybusinesscardswithrespectbeightousethemiure。Yourbuesmayaskyouforthemaswell。
■AskingforBusinessCards
Requirebusinesslyifitisrelatedtobusiness。Youaskpolitely,forexample,“DoyoumindifIhaveyourbusinesscard?”“Doyouhaveabusinesscard?”“Shallwetradebusinessdgettogethertodiscussthisfurthersometime?”
Pleasedonotaskforbusinesscardsbefroupofpeople。Askprivatelyandone-on-one。Ifyousimplywaouchwiththeotherpersonforotherreasonsbesidesbusiness,pleasesimplyaskfortheirpersonalphonenumber。Youmayavoidunprofessionalismiftheyailyouatwork。
■GivingBusinessCards
Businesscardsshouldoabusioapotentialbusiact。Itisbetterfivewithbothhandsandproperly,payiothepersitto。Donothanditwithonehand,orfromyoursideprofile,asifthepersonisaogivethecardproperly。Dobusinesscardsatasoorbeseentradingbusinesscardsataso。Ifyoureallyhaveto,dosoprivately。
■RegBusinessCards
&ionedabove,givewithbothhahbothhands。Whe,pauseamomentandlookatitbeforeyoustoreit。Donotputtheyourpurse。Itshouldbeputproperlyinyourbusinesscardholderorbusinessa’snotagoodpracticetowriteonthebusinesscard。
Asyoureceiveitandputitawaygeforotherpeople’sbusinessotchuthetable,orintoavisiblepileonyourdesk,oryourbackpocket。