Chase Untermeyer

During #PublicSpeaking, always be brief. No one ever complains about a speech that was too short.

How to maintain #EyeContact during a speech: speak without a text OR train your eyes to run ahead of the words you're speaking.

Speak in simple terms. Being direct and down-to-earth can have a lasting, positive, powerful impact on listeners. #publicspeaking

Instead of saying "uh" and "you know" as filler words, use moments of silence to your advantage. #publicspeaking

During ceremonies and solemnities, most of the time it's best to do whatever comes naturally. #etiquette

The key thing to remember, regardless of what you’re drinking, is to always hold the glass in your left hand. #ImportantPeopleProTip

"If you don't want to hear about it on the radio, don't do it!" - Maxine Messinger, a Houston gossip columnist #becareful

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Always dress up, not down. And even when casual clothes are necessary, they should be attractive, tidy, and modest. #etiquette

Since important people can be stopped at any moment to shake hands and talk for a while, never carry anything in your right hand #beprepared

Ask the unexpected: if you want to spark a real conversation with a celebrity, ask a question that they wouldn't normally get asked.

Sometimes Important People forget that the things they consider routine and unremarkable might be extremely juicy to others.

You may not be Hollywood’s idea of good-looking, but that doesn’t matter. The goal is to be the best-looking you possible.

The important person faces risk when seated on a stage or at the head of a table.

A few words by hand mean far more than a longer formal email. Notes are personal and intimate. Personal notes win votes! #influence

If you can't shake hands with each person, you should make eye contact with everyone, smile, and say a simple hello or word of thanks.

Avoid "uh" and "you know." Instead have brief pauses in your speech. This will allow you to carefully choose your next words. #eloquence

Boring meeting? The mind tends to wanders. Since you've got to look somewhere, look at the speaker. #businessadvice #discipline

In a group shot, people should not line up shoulder-to-shoulder but should stand sideways, with one foot slightly extended. #posture

Introduce people. The true breach of good #manners comes in not making sure that all the people standing around you know each other.#advice