Holiday Gift Giving Etiquette

Holiday Gift Giving Etiquette

Are there general guidelines for year-end holiday gift giving?

Are there general guidelines for year-end holiday gift giving?

How do I choose the right gift?

How do I choose the right gift?

Is it okay to give a gift card or gift certificate instead of a specific gift?

Is it okay to give a gift card or gift certificate instead of a specific gift?

This year, I would like to give "green."  What are some green gift choices?

This year, I would like to give "green." What are some green gift choices?

When is the best time to give year-end holiday gifts?

When is the best time to give year-end holiday gifts?

Do I have to give a gift to everyone who gives one to me?

Do I have to give a gift to everyone who gives one to me?

What are some of the taboos about year-end gift giving?

What are some of the taboos about year-end gift giving?

Should I give a gift that reflects someones beliefs or questions?

Should I give a gift that reflects someones beliefs or questions?

Is it ever appropriate to re-gift?

Is it ever appropriate to re-gift?

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Nancy Mitchell

The Etiquette Advocate, Inc.

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(301) 320-2393

Nancy R. Mitchell is an established protocol and etiquette consultant and advisor with more than 30 years of experience in the field. Currently, she is an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University, where she developed and teaches protocol courses to Event Management Certificate Program students in the School of Business and Public Management, and at Stratford University, Falls Church, VA. She serves also as protocol and special events consultant to the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library and cultural center. For 23 years, Mitchell was Director of Special Events and Public Programs at the Library of Congress where she and her staff were responsible for planning and managing over 400 events each year. She coordinated the institution’s major special events, visits of heads of state and other foreign dignitaries, fundraising galas, conferences and meetings. As the Library’s chief protocol advisor, she served as liaison to the White House, U.S Department of State, the Congress, the Supreme Court and other government agencies, foreign embassies, academia and corporations. Mitchell owns The Etiquette Advocate, Inc., a firm providing etiquette and protocol training to corporations, universities, embassies, government agencies, non-profit organizations and individuals. She is the etiquette consultant to Engaged! magazine; has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox 5 News, WTOP Radio and National Public Radio; and is quoted on matters of etiquette and protocol by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Washington Business Journal. She is a co-owner of the firm, Protocol Partners-Washington Center for Protocol, Inc., and is a member of the Protocol and Diplomacy International Protocol Officers Association.

Are there general guidelines for year-end holiday gift giving?

Host: Are there general guidelines for year-end holiday gift giving?

Nancy Mitchell: There are, there are certain things you want to avoid when you are selecting a year-end holiday gift. You do not want something to be too expensive, you do not something to be too intimate, you do not want something to send the wrong message and you also do not want something that does not reflect your relationship with someone. You want to show that you know the person and that you are appropriate in the selection of a gift, do not push your relationship, do not try to show off, do not try to impress somebody, give from the heart, be sincere and try to find a very good match between you, the person, the gift and your budget.

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Host: Are there general guidelines for year-end holiday gift giving?

Nancy Mitchell: There are, there are certain things you want to avoid when you are selecting a year-end holiday gift. You do not want something to be too expensive, you do not something to be too intimate, you do not want something to send the wrong message and you also do not want something that does not reflect your relationship with someone. You want to show that you know the person and that you are appropriate in the selection of a gift, do not push your relationship, do not try to show off, do not try to impress somebody, give from the heart, be sincere and try to find a very good match between you, the person, the gift and your budget.

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