Are you Polly Poise or Freak-Out Fred?
Thursday, 4. March 2010 15:34
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.
Category:Business etiquette, Children's etiquette, Professional image, Social etiquette, courtesy | Comment (0) | Author: Arden Clise

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