Hyatt Place Thinks You Need Etiquette Lessons

August 22, 2008 at 1:28 PM | by Jenna | Comments (0)

We are too busy trying to keep Cheeto dust from falling into our keyboard to worry about silly things like etiquette and manners (ha, kidding about the Cheetos), but we recall our mothers telling us to remove our elbows from the table one time. And, of course, we've learned a few social etiquette rules after getting yelled at for double-dipping a chip during our latest soiree featuring margaritas and guacamole.

But when it comes to business etiquette, we don't know so much. Like, is it rude to leave your cell phone on during a meeting? How does one go about mingling with people at a big conference without coming off like a Michael Scott-type?

Hyatt Place -- a chain that's primarily been marketing itself toward business travelers -- thinks you might be like us and may be in dire need of etiquette lessons. But, like, not because you seem ill-equipped to handle real-life social situations -- but because knowing proper etiquette can give you a competitive edge in the business world.

So they called upon Emily Post's great-great-granddaughter (seriously) to help launch an online guide called The Etiquette Effect to help us out.

The new site -- which features tips, columns and columns focused on modern business etiquette and how it can help you get ahead -- is based on the principle that following the right kind of protocol in business settings can give you an advantage because "manners are there to show us all what to do and to know what is expected of us."

The "Tips" and "Best Practices" sections of the site give useful tips on how to excuse yourself from a too-long, too-boring conversation at a company outing, how to keep your cool on frustrating business trips, and how to start conversations with new fellow conference attendees.

We're not going to lie, we're really into this thing. We spent about 20 minutes roaming around the site trying to find something we disliked (like we always do), and there was only one thing: we saw nothing about tipping. Granted, this isn't necessarily a business-specific element within the wide world of etiquette, but we are still waiting on an answer to the additional gratuity on room service question we posed yesterday.

We could probably write into The Etiquette Effect and put a business spin on it, like: "hypothetically, if we were having a business meeting in our hotel room and we ordered room service..."

Meanwhile, you should weigh in.

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