Shannon Smith
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Business Etiquette Expert
Shannon Smith Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Personal Branding, Corporate Seminars, Individual Branding, Etiquette
- Best Sellers
- Power Manners - How to Use Your Personal Skills for Business and Social Successand Co-Author of Wake Up...Live The Life You Love
- Career Focus
- Author, Speaker, Training Programs
- Affiliation
- Burlington Chamber of Commerce, The Fashion Group International, Inc., Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists and The International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals
SHANNON SMITH is a leading image strategist and founder of Première Image International, the foremost provider of personal brand training. Since 1983, Shannon and her team of experts have taken companies and individuals from unnoticed to unforgettable, bringing about transformations that lead straight to success.
With training in medicine, emotional intelligence, cosmetics, fashion retail and modeling, Shannon’s expertise is informed, practical and highly motivating. As a result, her advanced knowledge of image, presentation, etiquette and protocol is in great demand both in North America and Internationally. Shannon attended Protocol School in Washington and travels extensively in Europe to maintain her expertise in international codes of behavior. Shannon is an energetic, captivating Speaker, seminar Leader, Columnist and TV Personality.
Shannon’s unique style has caught the attention of both local and international media, frequently appearing in newspaper and magazine articles. Prized for her expertise by the film and broadcast industry she has appeared as a guest on acclaimed TV shows such as Venture, The Dini Petty Show, and Morning Television. Shannon lives near Toronto, Canada, with offices in Toronto and New York. Over the years she has been associated with many charities and service clubs. Shannon is constantly increasing her knowledge of human behavior, psychology, acting, voice, marketing, and enjoys music, theatre, culture, and the arts. She meditates, practices yoga, swims and paints. Shannon is also the author of Power Manners: How to Use your Personal Skills for Business and Social Success and contributing author of Wake Up and Live the Life You Love along with Mark Victor Hansen and other noted authors. www.premiereimageintl.com
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***Meeting Mastery
If you conduct a number of meetings a week and they seem to get longer and longer, and accomplish less and less, here are some guidelines on how you can hold a meeting that is more productive and positive. We have all attended meetings that seem to go on and on and on… but it is only if you let ...
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***Gentlemanly Ways
In this hyped and frenzied world of impersonal communication, most people have forgotten the value of common courtesy, decent manners and correct social etiquette. “The world was my oyster until I used the wrong fork.”n-Oscar Wilde Today the rigid rules of “society” of years gone by have faded ...
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Find out how to make an entrance, kiss or shake hands, be the perfect host, pay the bill graciously in a restaurant, dress appropriately, or discover what you shouldn't be saying when you meet a new client. Power Manners offers valuable advice on how to walk on life's many stages with savoir faire and sophistication anywhere in the world you may be. Become more gracious, comfortable and at ease always presenting yourself in the best light regardless of the situation.
I present personal customized training and personal branding - Image - Business and Socitial Etiquette - Presentation Skills for individuals and companies in a wide range of industries and professions throughout North America. I am dedicated to helping individuals increase personal power through comprehensive personal brand development programs, using universally accepted code of conduct.
For more information on Power Manners please contact Shannon Smith at 416.324.8955 or www.powermanners.comm
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Sample of our Personal Programs Personal Branding:
- charismatic leadership skills
- personal style
- executive grooming
- casual, business & formal attire
- dressing for business around the world
- signs of status
- shopping
- future trends
Effective Business Presentations – Non Verbal and Verbal Presentation:i body language i physical presence & posture istage presence ispeech i vocabulary iconversation i voice Business & Social Skills: i contemporary business & social /etiquette i manners i business & social i entertaining i business protocol i hosting skills Executive Dining:i dining internationally i lunches i cocktail parties i tutorial dinners Corporate and International Protocol:i American business i entertaining International visitors i When East meets West – business in Asia & Europei South American business
"Monthly Manners" Tips for This Month from Shannon Smith!!
A few hot tips of “Mastering Small Talk”.
1. Prepare an interesting opening line to begin a conversation – be entertaining no educating. Keep the conversation light, airy and effervescent. If eye’s glaze over, switch the subject or throw the ball in their court.
2. Think before you speak. Don’t respond too quickly – commonly made mistakes in conversation are caused by people who don’t put their brain in gear before opening their mouth.