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The Easy and Smart Way to Mind Your Manners in the Boardroom and BeyondDiane Gottsman is here to make minding your manners more practical, relatable and modern. In today's busy world, there are too many instances when proper social behavior can go awry, holding us back or making us nervous. Knowing what to say, wear and how to conduct ourselves not only opens many doors, but also puts us at ease and brings out the best in us. Without being rigid or stuffy, Diane's simple and easy tips show readers how to feel comfortable in any situation and how to elegantly become their best, most confident selves. Readers will no longer worry about what to wear to work; how to shake hands with a higher-level executive; how to travel with the boss and deal with office cliques; how to conduct oneself on social media and the do's and don'ts of everything in between, from table manners to baby showers.



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Diane Gottsman

Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert, sought out industry leader, accomplished speaker, television personality, author and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in executive leadership and business etiquette training.

Her clients range from university students to Fortune 500 companies, and her seminars cover topics ranging from tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner table and the proper use of social media. She has 16 years of corporate experience and holds a Master's Degree in Sociology with an emphasis on adult behavior.

Diane's engaging disposition and her straightforward approach to daily etiquette dilemmas are current, informative, stylish and fun.

Diane is the resident etiquette expert for Good Day Austin, a Fox News affiliate. She has been featured nationally on The TODAY Show, HLN, The Hallmark Channel, Fox & Friends and CBS Sunday Morning.

She is an Inc. and Huffington Post contributor and is routinely quoted in media such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Kiplinger's, CNN, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune to name only a few. Her own popular blog consistently garners international attention.



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