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get them talking
the two things that Penny needed most: a computer she
was getting rid of and a teenage daughter who could teach
one of Penny’s clients how to use it. Now Penny had a big
idea—to run an intergenerational experience exchange.
The elderly get computer lessons, the teenagers get
school credit for community service experience.
Within a few weeks, the recipient of that computer,
I’ve attended more corporate functions and
more business conferences than I can remember.
And over and over again, I see men and women
taking someone’s business card, flipping it
over with barely a glance at what it says, and
begin taking notes on the back. Never write
on someone’s business card in front of them.
If you feel you absolutely have to note something
from your conversation and you don’t have a pad,
ask them if they mind. It’s good manners, and
they’ll appreciate the gesture.
When all this ceremony is done, put the card
away in a top pocket, your purse, or your wallet—
somewhere that shows respect. Never put the
card in your back pocket, where it will get sat on.
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