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		<title>The Academy Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Protocol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academy Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black tie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elinor Burkett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabourey Sidibe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graciousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Travolta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar winner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Ross Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Worthington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I do every year, I watched the Academy Awards with a few friends. We meet at one friend’s house, enjoy a potluck dinner and gab about the dresses, the emcee(s), the Academy winners and losers. This year had its usual fill of beautiful and not so beautiful moments. We can learn many etiquette lessons by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you Polly Poise or Freak-Out Fred?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficult situations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meltdowns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puget Sound Community School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently taught a social skills etiquette class to some high school students from Puget Sound Community School. One of the topics I covered was poise. I asked my students what poise meant to them. They replied “good posture”, “being confident” and “grace”. While those are part of poise there is more to it.
I shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Speaking Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introducing a speaker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lectern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking protocol]]></category>

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I’ve been working with a client who is preparing for an important speech. One of the things we discussed is the protocol of introducing someone. Many speakers are unaware of proper speaking protocol, so I thought I’d share some tips.
When you introduce a speaker you want to give a good introduction with an opening, body and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Search Etiquette</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dining etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interview etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business meals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handling the check]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job search etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thank you notes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliseetiquette.com/?p=335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I asked my Facebook fans for ideas for a blog post and got some really good questions. They were focused on job search etiquette.
Q. When meeting a potential employer for coffee or a meal to discuss the possibility of working together who picks up the tab? And how do you handle the awkwardness when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Nosy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad manners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kid's etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nosy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rude]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliseetiquette.com/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I stopped in the grocery store the other day, looking for a special item in addition to the ginger snap cookies my husband had requested. I didn’t find what I wanted but in addition to the ginger snaps I grabbed a bag of potato chips that were calling to me and some jelly beans for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trouble with “You Guys”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Professional image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public speaking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[English language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proper English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vocabulary]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliseetiquette.com/?p=310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a problem. It’s something I’ve struggled with for a long time and until recently didn’t realize how serious the problem was. I’m working on changing, but it hasn’t been easy, especially since most people have the same problem. It’s a “you guys” problem. As in, “Have you guys seen the movie Avatar?” Those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Special Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afternoon tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cucumber mint sandwiches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[petit fours]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[serving tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea party]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliseetiquette.com/?p=302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A second cousin of mine, who I have been corresponding with via email and through letters, mentioned she was coming to Seattle for her grandnephew’s baptism. I was excited to see her as it had been probably 30 years since I’d seen her last. I invited her over for afternoon tea.
I have a cute yellow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Kindness Your New Year’s Resolution</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CliseEtiquette/~3/ydxwzbSCXRE/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cliseetiquette.com/2009/12/30/make-kindness-your-new-year%e2%80%99s-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Smallman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kindness class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's resolutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puget Sound Community School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrapped up my 14 week kindness “class”. This class was offered to the general public by the Puget Sound Community School, a private school in Seattle for 11 to 18 year olds. The school founder, Andy Smallman, created the class “to start ripples of kindness that will be felt in far away places, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Chivalry Still Appropriate Today?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.cliseetiquette.com/2009/12/23/is-chivalry-still-appropriate-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[courtesy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chilvarous acts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chivalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genteel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gentlemen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ladies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cliseetiquette.com/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been asked to teach a kid’s etiquette class to both boys and girls. As I’ve been putting together the curriculum, I had to pause when it came to teaching appropriate behavior for boys for treating girls and women in this modern day. I wondered should men still be expected to open the door for a woman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etiquette Questions and Faux Pas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arden Clise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dining etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gift giving etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client meals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etiquette consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etiquette faux pas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[host gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you are an etiquette consultant people love to either share with you their etiquette horror stories or ask for etiquette advice. I love that my friends and business associates want to tell me their stories and trust me for advice.
I thought it would be fun to feature some of the etiquette faux pas and questions [...]]]></description>
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