Don’t Spam Your Boss…or Your Professor

Don’t SPAM your boss…or annoy your professor or teammates! Learn the basics of team and workplace etiquette from communications to networking to general professionalism.

In this innovative one-day workshop, engage in…

  • Powerful and structured discussion and brainstorming with peer coaching and personal action planning.
  • An examination of team and workplace etiquette including communication and networking etiquette.
  • An interactive discussion about time management and professionalism in teams and the workplace.
  • An exploration of today’s team and workplace etiquette challenges as they relates to your career strategy.
This workshop is also available in half-day and one hour condensed versions.

Workshop Takeaways

  • An enhanced understanding of how team and workplace etiquette enhances your college and career satisfaction, planning and success.
  • An understanding of how to navigate team and workplace communications and what it takes to be seen as a professional.
  • Tips and tricks for managing team and work time and networking in college and the workplace.
  • A personal action plan for enhancing your team and workplace etiquette.

Is this Workshop for You? It is if…

This workshop is geared for students interested in developing strategies and gaining knowledge to propel them into their first positions and to help them excel in teams and in the workplace. It’s great for student organization leaders, students engaged in teams, and students heading into the workplace for internships, co-ops or full-time jobs.

“Fine manners need the support of fine manners in others.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Please do not tell others how hard you work and how much you have to do. It is a waste the time for those who are truly working.

– Anonymous Reader on Business Week.com

Workshop Overview

Throughout the workshop, students will explore the following team and workplace etiquette topics through interactive discussion, engaging activities, brainstorming and peer coaching.

  • Explore effective communications including the five rules for business email and the four key components to a voice message.
  • From social networking to business networking, explore do’s and don’ts in teams and the workplace setting.
  • Discuss workplace attire and define the range from casual Friday to business casual to business attire.
  • From vacation time to managing your own time to being on time for meetings, learn about time in teams and in the workplace.
  • Brainstorm office space issues with student groups and in the workplace; define your personal brand through your office space characteristics.
  • Are you viewed as a professional? Learn seven tips to ensure you are viewed as a professional in college and in the workplace.
  • Write it all down. Discover the power of personal action planning and the 5 steps for action planning success.