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●General Business Card Etiquette（第1页）

●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。