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December, 2004 |
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No laughing Matter |
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Managing Office Parties Having attended zillions of evening parties as a business journalist for the last twelve years, I have been part of many odd situations. Therefore, I have devised a 'dos and don'ts guide' for office parties. When you forget a client’s name: If one of your clients happens to pop in while you are talking to a colleague who now expects you to introduce the new friend to him. You suddenly realise you can’t recall his name. Bummer! You could end up sounding like a stuck record with ‘He is Mr. ....umm ...umm…’ Pay heed to these solutions. # Look at your watch and ask ‘Is this really the time? Oh my!’ and run in the direction of a phone. # Ask your colleague brightly ‘Guess who this big shot is?’ It is again very likely that he would have no clue either so you could further add, ‘Oh ! Come on, it can’t be true that you two have never met.’ While you manage to gain some time in this manner, chances are you might remember his name. So continue to rock your brain ! # A more clever idea would be to introduce your colleague to your client instead. Don’t stop at that but keep on talking about him…his designation, how long he’s been with the company…thus forcing your colleague to ask a question like ‘You went to Tri Chandra College, didn’t you?’ While he’s delivering the details, look away, so that your colleague looks at the client for an audience. When they start exchanging their cards, you might as well take one for yourself quickly. # Or, you could also gently slip away for a drink refill. The client will eventually end up introducing himself. If a waiter spills some drink on you: You probably will end up smelling like brewery. You have few lifelines to use in this case. # First, try to bribe the same waiter for a repeat performance with the most sparkly dressed guest. # If the waiter is unnecessarily honest and isn’t game …claim that the smell is that of a new brand of perfume presented to you by one of your friends who recently returned from Paris. If you have run short of your visiting cards: # Pretend ransacking all your pockets and finally tell the person that you just gave away your last card to a VVIP at the party. You could then offer to email him your details which would ensure that he is more than flattered you going through so much trouble. # If the other person has run out of his visiting cards just tell him that you know him very well and can always reach him even without his card. If you have run short
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