Etiquette is a set of unwritten rules that apply to social situations, professional workplaces and relationships. In the business world, good business etiquette means that you act professionally and exercise proper manners when engaging with others in your profession. Here some basic etiquettes for a formal meeting that would help you in attending meetings & interviews as well.

1. Etiquettes for a formal meeting

2. Contents
• Before the meeting
• Between the meeting
• End of the meeting

3. Introduction

4. Explain your agenda
• Clearly explain your agenda to
the audience

5. Find the real purpose of meeting
• Find out what the meeting
is about
• Never attend a meeting
without a notepad or pen
• Keep all the things you
need at meeting with
yourself

6. Preparation of the topic
• Be prepared for your topic
before the meeting
• It helps you to participate
more actively in the
meeting

7. Punctuality
• Be on time .
• Don’t get late as it leaves the
bad impression on others.

8. Dress code for women

9. Dress code for men

11. Handshake
• Body should remain in the normal position with a smile
• Your hand pam should toch the other person pam
• Hand shake should be strong according to the other person

12. Smile and pay attention
• Smile and pay attention to what
the other person is saying.
• Your smile and attention
reflects your intreset

15. Quick Introduction
• YOU HAVE TO BE FAST
• YOU HAVE TO BE SAMOOTH
• AKE ONLY 10-20 SECONDS
• YOU JUST HAVE TO NAME YOUR SELF AND WHAT IS YOUR
DEPARTMENT

17. Introducing someone
• When ever you are in a professional meeting you have to introduce
the person what most authority or the person who is invited in the
meeting

19. Self Introduction
• Firstly your name
• Where you work/department
• Introduce your project
• Eye contact
• Confidence

21. Cellphone Etiquettes
• Your cell phone must be turn off
• In your pocket
• Have a good ring tune
• If you are expecting a very important call you can keep your mobile
on the table up side down

22. 5 common mistakes of body
language in meeting
• 1. Crossing your arms
• In many settings, there's nothing wrong with crossing your arms —
you may be cold, or it may just be a comfortable resting position.
• In a meeting, though, you should always avoid sitting with your
arms crossed

23. Crossing arms

24. 2. Slouching in your seat
• Good posture is important wherever you are, but especially so in
meetings where you're sitting for an extended period of time.
Slouching can translate to a lack of respect for the speaker and
communicates an apathetic attitude.

25. Slouching

26. 3. loosing eye contact with the
speaker
• that failing to keep your eyes on the speaker during a meeting is
just as bad as checking your phone.
• "This is one of the biggest mistakes I see.
• "It sends a message to the person speaking: I'm not interested in
what you have to say."

27. Loosing eye contact with the speaker

28. 4. Not speaking up early enough
• In any meeting, sitting silently for too long can be perceived as
disinterest in the discussion. Speaking up in a room full of people
can be difficult if you're shy, but it's important to contribute early on

29. Not speaking up early enough

30. Speaking etiquettes
• Be Concise
• To use your meeting time wisely and present your points most
directly, be as succinct as possible when you speak. Shorter
amounts of information are easier for other members of the
meetings to process than long,

31. Use your space wisely
• If you find that you’re in a position in the room where you can’t hear
or see a presenter, or that your position in the room cuts you out of
most of the meeting’s conversations, don’t be afraid to move to a
better spot

32. Be positive
• It’s easy to be negative or point out flaws in another person’s ideas
in a meeting, but doing so may ultimately thwart the meeting’s
success. Rather than address the downside of any issue raised, try
to locate the positive, valuable side in each comment a person
makes

33. Voice Quality Etiquettes
• The voice is an important tool for inspiring and engaging audiences.
To create an impact, to be clear, natural and expressive, the voice
needs to be used well. Here, we talk about ways in which
presenters can show more enthusiasm in their speeches.

36. Clarity
• Don’t forget to articulate every word, to ensure clarity on your
part and understanding on the part of the audience

38. Pacing and tone
• Pace
• If you often get negative feedback about the faster or slower
delivery of your speeches, practice delivering a speech sometimes
faster and sometimes slower, so you can arrive at a natural pace
• Tone
• There must be consistency between the presenter’s tone and the
content being transmitted

40. If you are presenting

43. Use graphs to illustrate

44. If you are attending

47. Be attentive

48. Wait for your turn

57. Avoid Nervous Habits

65. Question Etiquettes
1.Be cool and
calm
• While asking a question
do not get frustrated
• Try to be satisfied with
others
• do not hyper

66. Be kind to all people
• Introduce yourself to new people
in a respective way
• Make small talk
• Give a sincere compliment
• Be polite
• Do not curse

67. Conclude your point with a
valid refrence
• See a simple conclusion
• Try a practice activity
• Check out further activity on
writing conclusion
• Try a checklist
• Conclusion statement

68. Don’t get frustrated by
others
• Focus on what u want to say
• Be kind to all
• Multiple solution
• Positive outcome of a situation
• Stay positive

69. Say thankyou
• Always thank all the people who
are in a meeting and conclude
your meeting with a big smile and
say thankyou. and you can also
write a thankyou note to thank
your audience.