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Friday, January 29, 2010, MIT's Stratton Student Center

Take a class

IAP WORKSHOPS IN 2010
Charm School will soon be announcing this year's IAP workshops!

Monday, January 26 at 12PM
Dating Etiquette
Dating 101 with MIT Health Educator Kate McCarthy.

Thursday, January 29 at 6PM
Semi-Formal Etiquette Dinner
Complimentary meal with table manners training.

All Charm School classes are electives, so take anything you want.

You do not have to pre-register for any class — just show up! (A listing of rooms and times will be available on the day of the event.)

Please see our F.A.Q. page for information on who Charm School is open to.

Here's an idea of the kinds of classes offered at Charm School (actual offerings subject to change):

  • How to accessorize/dress for success
  • Buttering up big shots
  • Small talk/attentive listening
  • Impressive interviewing
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Dating etiquette
  • Formalities
  • Table manners
  • Connecting with faculty
  • Cell phone, telephone and email ettiquette
  • How to deal with difficult people and/or difficult situations
  • Overcoming shyness
  • Public speaking
  • Hello, world: manners for the traveler
  • Working with people you really need in life
  • Networking/business etiquette
  • How to tell somebody something they'd rather not hear
  • Build your confidence
  • How to work a room
  • Library etiquette: information search-a-thon
  • Flirting 101
  • Bow tie tying and suspender selection
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