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A motley mix of mainly first and
second year business and life sciences students self-consciously mill
around the William Doo Auditorium. They
have been told by Leanne Pepper, Certified Etiquette & Protocol
Consultant and host of the annual New Links Etiquette dinner, to mix
with everyone and abide by the proper introductory etiquette she has
just outlined. Many people fumble, awkwardly saying their name the
very moment the other does, and forgetting to study the imaginary
business card they were just handed before putting it in their pocket.
Leanne reassures the crowd of students, dressed in everything from
jeans to semi-formal evening gowns, that 75% of people have social
anxiety. Nevertheless, social skills are the first thing that
employers look for when hiring a new employee.
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