(January 21, 2010) Jeffrey Jones, Human Factor International Managing Director, in partnership with Peter Post, Director at the Emily Post Institute, and Christina Ong, Founder of the Academy of Image Mastery, introduced the Emily Post Business Etiquette Train the Trainer Program in Singapore. A group of 17 people were trained and certified to teach the Business Etiquette program at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore on January 12-15, 2010.
According to the Emily Post website, "Consideration, respect and honesty are the foundation for business and personal success. That's what you need to be teaching your employees or clients. During a four-day intensive training, participants will learn how to teach a comprehensive business etiquette curriculum using our ten training modules and five-step problem-solving process. Attendees will receive facilitation training, critique on presentation, and information to build a successful business etiquette program. Graduates may market themselves as 'Trained by The Emily Post Institute.'" The program is recommended for, "Individuals who want to start their own business etiquette seminar business; Individuals who already teach business etiquette, but want to learn and use the Business Etiquette Program created and taught by The Emily Post Institute; Corporate trainers who want to include business etiquette training as part of their company's corporate training curriculum."
Peter Post is a Director of The Emily Post Institute and author of five etiquette books, including
The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success, a completely revised and updated look at the world of business etiquette. As the creator and primary presenter of Emily Post Business Etiquette programs, Peter leads business seminars for companies both in the United States and abroad. Since 2004, Peter has authored
The Boston Sunday Globe's weekly question and answer business etiquette advice column, "Etiquette at Work." The column is distributed by the New York Times Syndicate. One of Emily Post's four great-grandchildren, Peter owns a marketing and public relations agency. He has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, design and education. Peter holds a master's degree in fine art from Pratt Institute and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Christina Ong founded the Academy of Image Mastery in 2004. She is absolutely passionate about inspiring, equipping and empowering corporations and individuals to create an image that works for transformational results. Christina is frequently quoted by the press and media publications and her company, Imageworks Asia trains top corporate names such as Daimler Mercedes Benz, Development Bank of Singapore, Nanyang Business School, ST Aerospace Ltd and the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) has named Christina a "true leader of the image industry" upon her receiving the industry's highest recognition as "Certified Image Master (CIM)." She is the first Asian CIM and one of only eight image consultants in the world to earn this distinguished title.
Jeffrey Jones is an Executive and Transcultural Leadership Coach, with more than 20 years of experience in Executive Coaching, Human Resources, and Training & Development in multinational corporations. He is the faculty Business Coach at the Academy of Image Mastery. As an Executive Coach his client base includes executives on five continents and over 20 countries. Jeffrey's ideal clients are C-suite executives and high-potential managers who wish to develop or augment their international business approach. His career experience in the Asia Pacific region includes a Directorship for Millicom International Cellular where he served as Commercial Director as well as Director of Human Resources & Operations with responsibilities in 17 countries. Jeffrey is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Eight Lions Corporation in Vietnam which holds master licenses for 15 leading home, lifestyle & fashion brands, employs more than 200 people, and helps inform Jeffrey's pragmatic approach to executive leadership coaching. Jeffrey's clients appreciate his focus on innovation and creativity. His grounded sense of business acumen and global perspective enable his coaching clients to create breakthrough business results.
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