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Want a few quick tips?

• Tip #18: Saying "please" coupled with a smile gets you what you want faster than a stern request any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

  Tip #116: At a company cocktail, it is always better to be overdressed than underdressed, even if your boss tells you "relax, it's casual".

  Tip #232: Don't laugh - the gentleman who lets his female companion walk on the inside of the sidewalk is not old-fashioned. He is more likely to get a second date than you.

Check out these articles on confidence and etiquette:

• February 25, 2008 - "Confidence: An Inner Beauty that Leads
  to True Attraction...and to Success"
  by Sharon Capehart
• September 26, 2007 - "Women Prefer Good Manners to Good
  Looks in Men"
• June 23, 2000 - "Proper Etiquette Skills Lead to Better Business"
  by Kevin Dobbins
• 1997 - "Good Manners & Etiquette for Everyday Living"
  by Linda Reece

Have some spare time? Add these books to your reading list:

The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People by David Niven

Getting to Yes - Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior by Judith Martin

Speak to Influence - How to Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Voice by Susan Berkley