Sunday, December 26, 2010

Name Tag Placement: Right Shake, Right Place

It never fails.  You walk in the door of a networking event, sales meeting or business meeting and there it is...the name tag.  Writing your name on the name tag is the easy part.  Now here's the hesitation.  Which side do you place the name tag on; left hand side or right hand side?  You look around to see where other people have placed their tags.  The results are mixed.  What is the right answer? 
A name tag should always be placed on the right hand side of your lapel.  When you shake hands, the eyes naturally move from the hand, up the right side and then up to the other person's face.   The right hand side placement allows both you and  the person whose hand you are shaking to easily and naturally introduce yourselves as you casually look at the name tag.
Remember to shake with the right hand and place the name tag on the right side.  "Right shake, Right place"

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