I'm looking for a way to hammer the competition. This is my secret weapon. The business of business etiquette is booming, with videos, Web sites, books, and personal advisers. The session is held at a Ritz-Carlton in Northern Virginia and presented by Dorothea Johnson, director of The Protocol School of Washington. This Saturday, as always, it's a sellout.
Students come from California, Texas, and Japan.
Johnson, protocol adviser and liaison to the Washington diplomatic community for the Joint Military Attach School, is an expert's expert. Becoming a class act. She also demonstrates where to wear a name tag for maximum readability. Many otherwise smart people are ineffective minglers. They head for the food or the bar.