ey will have a chance to meet properly later. This method would not be polite unless there were a reason why making introductions would be impractical at the time. There are numerous occasions in business when you will have to introduce yourself. For example, should you come out of you office to meet someone who has been waiting to see you, you might say, "Mr. Smith, I am Mr. Jones. Please come in." In most business situations men frequently introduce themselves to other men by using their last name with not title, (Smith, instead of Mr. Smith) but to a women in business a man would always use his title, even on the phone: "Miss Brown, this is Mr. Smith of XYZ company." When you are being introduced to someone, give him/her you full attention. When the introduction is completed, you should acknowledge it verbally, and perhaps also by shaking hands. Proper response to introductions that are acceptable; How do you do?, It is nice to meet you, I am so glad to meet you, I am glad to make you acquaintance, or pleased to meet you. A man stands to be introduced to a women or a man, a women is expected to stand for introductions to men or women considerably older than herself, or meeting people of important status. it is generally accepted that an executive level would not have to stand to greet a male or female applicant (although he could.) A man always shakes hands with another man to whom he is introduced. A very young man meeting a much older man might wait for the older man to extend his hand first, as a sigh of deference. Women in business may or may not shake hands with each other; if one offers her hand, the other should respond in kind and without hesitation. In social situations a man is not expected to offer his hand to a women unless she first offers hers, but in business it is not unlikely for a man to offer his hand to ...
