AboutCynthia Lett Expertise Proper manners with friends,family,colleagues,neighbors and everyone else you know.
Experience I have been an etiquette expert teaching and consulting on the subject worldwide since 1983. I started and run the International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals and am considered a leader in the field. I edited "Etiquette for Dummies" and have recently written "Lett's Talk - Everyday Etiquette Dilemmas and What to Do about Them".
I taught the Business Protocol class to Master's level students at the George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Chief of Protocol for MCI Telecommunications.
Organizations International Society of Protocol & Etiquette Professionals, ASTD, PCMA, National Speakers Association
Publications I have been quoted over 700 times in the past 5 years worldwide. Publications include Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times, NY Times, Washington Business Journal, USA Today, Associated Press, London Times, Newsweek Japan edition, Newsweek US edition and many many more.
Education/Credentials I am a Certified Etiquette Professional (CEP) and Certified Protocol Professional (CPP) earned by examination through ISPEP.
I have a Master's degree in hospitality law and undergrad degrees in Restaurant & Hotel Management and Public Relations/Interpersonal Communications from Purdue University.
Awards and Honors Who's Who Worldwide,Who's Who of American Women, Distinguished Darden Professor (Purdue University).
Past/Present Clients World Bank, United Nations,US Dept. of State, US. Dept. of the Army, Pentagon, Barclays Global Investors,Accenture,AT&T,Bank of America,American Association of Clinical Pharmacies,Ritz Carlton Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Marriott Hotels,Starwood Hotels,and many more.
Question What is the proper way to introduce a couple, to a group of people, when the wife is a doctor? Are they Dr. and Mr.John Doe? Mr. and Dr. John Doe? Or shall we separate them completely?
Answer Dear Joy:
Introductions are done separately since it important that each person's name is said in full. You would say, "I'd like to introduce John Doe and his wife Mary Doe. Joe is an accountant and Mary is a pediatrician." This works when the group is normally casual and addresses each other by their first names. If the group is formal, you would say, "May I introduce to you Joe and Mary Doe. Mr. Doe is an accountant and Dr. Doe is a pediatrician." Keep the honorifics for both if you use one. If you refer to Mary as Dr. Doe then you have to refer to Joe as Mr. Doe.
