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About Suzanne Zazulak Pedro
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Main discourse in all aspects of social, corporate, international diplomacy and children's etiquette and protocol. Suzanne is certified in corporate and children's etiquette, as well as, certification in professional coaching for executive, leadership and personal achievement.
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As a Behavior Shaping Specialist and Certified Protocol and Etiquette Consultant, Suzanne has pioneered the art of social finesse with valid psychological tenets to provide her clients with an unique approach to instruction in etiquette --Avant Garde Etiquette.
Research data shows that 15% of employment and corporate success is due to intelligence or training,while the other 85% is dealing with people successfully. Conversley,the essence of dealing with people succssfully is through exceptional communication skills.
Therefore, being adapt at non-verbal communication while practising the art of etiquette is rapid power-tool in establishing rapport and inducing compliance for success.
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The Psychology of the First Impression,
Oculesics: Keep YOur Eyes on the Prize,
Isopraxism: Mirroring for Love and Profit,
Spatial Anchoring: The Psychology of Body Placement
Disarming Your Opponent by his Handshake
What Your Dining Manners Reveal about Your Partner's Personality
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ISPEP International Society of Protocol and Etiquette Professionals
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"Executive Etiquette Power" co-authored and pusblished by Power Dynamics Publising to be release September 2009.
Montly Etiquette Columnist for several publications, as well as ezineexperauthor.com with downloads for on-line journals. Also, Suzanne has a series of children's international travel etiquette books slated for completion 2010.
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Certified Corporate and Children's Etiquette and Protocol
Certified Professional Coach (CPC)
Certified Paralegal
Graduate Studies in Forensics, law
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Appointed as Chief Officer of Protocol for her town.
Cambridge Who's Who Among Business Professionals, Experts & Entrepeneurs Lifetime Member
USA Honor Society
Selected in 2004, as Queen Omega XVIII for Mardi Gras.
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Since individual/corporate programs are designed for areas of deficiencies, their confidence is upheld in the stictest sense of confidentiality.
She has formed a non-profit organization, BeePoised, Inc., to reach-out and teach the children and adults who are not at an advantage to learn life social skills such as dining manners and job interviewing techniques.
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Expert: Suzanne Zazulak Pedro - 11/7/2009
Question
When making introductions of dignitaries at a formal event, can you share the order in which they should be made? i.e., city, county, state, national
Answer
Dear Ms. Kelly,
Thank you for your inquiry for protocol introductions. One of "the" cardinal rules in protocol is the observance of the order of precedence at all functions where officials of a governemnt or their representatives are present. If one fails to recognize the proper rank and precedence of a guest it is an equivalent to an insult to not only his position, but the country represented.
Besides order of precedence, there are the appropriate titles and forms of address. Because there are a multitude of rules for order of precedence, titles and forms of address, I coould best serve you if you had a guest list. There may be nobility, dignitaries or heads of state that need specific addressing.
However, I will give you a nut-shell suggestions and if you have specific inquiries, you may re-post me and I will reply.
Diplomatic titles or envoys of equal title are ranked to the date and hour they presented their letters of credentials and not the size or influence of their nation represented. An Ambassador Extrordinary an Plenipotentiary precedes a Minister who heads a legation and a Minister Plenipotentiary comes ahead of a Charge d'Affaires.
Senators rank or precedence according to their length or service and the population of the Senator's state is also considered(you always introduce the honored person's name first ie Senator Smith, may I present Mr. Doe. Mr. Doe, this is Senator Smith, from the Common Wealth of Virginia) State a women's name first over a man, and an older person's name over a junior for civilian.)
Members of Congress rank like senators according to the length of comtinous service. However, if several have the same date of office, then their rank is in order in whicn the states they represent were admitted to the union or they are ranked alphabetically by state.
Rank of a foreign visitor often takes precedence above the "principle of courtesy to the stranger," one of the rare excuses under which the order of precedence may be broken.
Wives of government officials are accorded the same rank as their husbands at official function. An exception is when a woman of higher rank displaces the wife of the highest-ranking man.
For the exact title of American officials, consult the "Congressional Directory" or the Military Services registers.
For the correct titles of foreign Chiefs of State/Heads of Government,members of the nobility, foreign diplomats, and other distinguished officials, see "The Statemen's Yearbook (MacMillan), "Burke's Perrage," "Whitaker's or Debrett's Perrage" and the Dipomatic List.
"His Excellency" applies to a foreign Chief of State (President of a foreign republic), head of government (premier), a foreign Cabinet officer, foreign Ambassador, other foreign high official or former foreign high official. His Excellency, John Doe, Prime Minister of (country)
When you address a military person in his or her official capacity, the rule is use the full rank as it is written. First and Second Lieutenants are addressed and introduced as Lieutenants as well lieutenant colonels ad "colonel", and all general officers as "General." While warrant officers are introduced and addressed as "Mr." or "Miss" if not married/married is "Ms." or "Mrs."
It is not correct in a spoken address to use a title by itself, such as Captain. It is always Captain Smith.
In the Navy and Coast Guard, the captain of the ship is always "Captain" regardless of his rank.
Note: Retired miitary are introduced using their military rank and it is entirely appropriate to add a comment telling from which branch of service he is retired. Retired Governor's, Ambassadors, and justices of the Supreme Court titles are retained as for former Presidents.
For royalty, a reigning soverign is generally spoken to as "Sir", "Madam," or "Your Majesty."
There is a whole litany as to how to address certain nobility. Please let me know if you have specific dignitaries that you will need to introduce and address, since this is a very serious and complicated subject. Also, the type of event, social or formal, will make another difference.
I realize this is very overwhelming, but I was not sure who and who not to include, so I thought to give you a crash course in International, Military and Diplomatic protocol. Each of these subject matters are dedicated to complete books of reference.
Again, let me know and I will be glad to help with the designated distinctions. I remain
Yours Truly,
Suzanne
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