Business Etiquette Training Testimonials

"​I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere thanks for the insightful and enjoyable business etiquette luncheon. It was a pleasure to attend, and I truly appreciated the opportunity to learn and refine essential skills in such a welcoming environment.

As I mentioned during our conversation, I firmly believe you're never too old to learn something new, and this luncheon was a perfect example of that. The knowledge and tips shared were incredibly valuable, and I'm looking forward to applying them in my professional life.

Thank you again for organizing such a wonderful event. I look forward to our paths crossing again in the near future."

Sonja Johnson
San Jose State University
MSTM Graduate Student
"Thank you for the outstanding job you did in presenting our Professional Etiquette program. Not only are you a subject matter expert on dinner and reception etiquette, but our students have also greatly benefited from your words of wisdom related to leaving an effective voice mail message, how to properly shake hands, how to begin and end conversations, and employer expectations regarding interview attire. Your real-world examples have greatly added to the effectiveness of your presentation while also allowing our undergraduate engineering students to understand the importance of these topics.

To illustrate just how effective you have been in presenting this program, as many as 99% of our program attendees have selected either “excellent” or “above average” in rating your effectiveness on our program evaluations. It’s not common that we can find a presenter with such an extremely high level of effectiveness! To further demonstrate your effectiveness in educating our students about etiquette topics, some of our recent attendees provided these statements regarding what they found most helpful about your program:
  • “It wasn’t just one important thing that I learned tonight, it is the culmination of everything that is necessary to make a good impression on people.”
  • “Other engineers should take advantage of this because we are not taught about people skills.”
  • “The best thing about tonight was the overall learning process about etiquette, especially in this day and age where professionalism is so important.”
  • “Glad small talk subject was addressed because normally I did not know how to start conversations without sounding off topic.”
  • “The Practice! I liked the handshake lecture, learning about small talk and how to prepare for it by thinking of ideas before an interview, and her tip about reading news of the day before arriving.”

Thank you for the continued outstanding job you have done in educating our students about etiquette!"

Dale Masterson
Director, Engineering Student Services
University of California, Berkeley  ​
"Gina has led  contemporary  American business etiquette workshops for international students in the Haas-Berkeley MBA programs for years.  She always earns the highest   evaluations.  Her topics range from how to conduct a proper business introduction, to choosing the right spoon to use at a formal business dinner.  Students respond to  her knowledge, her personal warmth, and an uncanny ability to involve them all in meaningful learning activities."

Sheri Lockshin
International Initiatives
MBA Career Management Group
Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
"Gina Snyder has been teaching Contemporary Etiquette to our MBA students at the Haas School of Business for over 6 years. She is a dynamic and highly personable trainer that actively engages our students in all aspects of dining, table manners, introducing others and so much more. She consistently gets high ratings - typically 6.5 - 6.9 on a 7.0 scale from a "hard-to-please" MBA audience. Students appreciate her friendly and interactive style and the practical application of the content to their careers."

Lesah Beckhusen, M.S.
Associate Director/Program Manager
Haas School of Business, Career Management Group
University of California, Berkeley   ​
"Gina Snyder is a dynamic and effective trainer. She provides workshops that are lively, interactive, fun and incredibly useful for our students. I have appreciated her customizing the workshops for the incoming graduate students and delivering a workshop that is on point every time.  In the evaluations the students comment very positively that learning about professional etiquette puts the polish on their two year professional training. Gina shows up well prepared, brings lots of resources, brings expertise and applies it to current day situations and provides a workshop that is memorable. I look forward to working with Gina for years to come."

Abby M. Rincón, MPH
Director of Diversity
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley