Barbara Pachter

Barbara Pachter, business consultant and executive coach, based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She is author of several books on communications issues, including New Rules @ Work: 79 Etiquette Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead.

The Right Way To Handle Difficult Conversations
Difficult People

The Right Way To Handle Difficult Conversations

It is not fun to confront a neighbor about his barking dog…inform a coworker that he has bad breath…or tell…

Best E-mail Greetings and Sign-Offs
Computers

Best E-mail Greetings and Sign-Offs

How do you end your e-mails? Do you sign off with a “Best” or “Sincerely” the way you might with…

What to Say in Awkward Situations
Relationships

What to Say in Awkward Situations

A colleague criticizes you in front of your boss…an acquaintance asks you an overly personal question…a stranger cuts in front of…

Three Words Never to Say When You’re Eating Out with a Client or the Boss
Career

Three Words Never to Say When You’re Eating Out with a Client or the Boss

The impression we make at the dining table can affect the way others see us. It even can affect our…

Eating Out on the Cheap Without Looking Cheap
Restaurants

Eating Out on the Cheap Without Looking Cheap

Entertaining for less Business and personal budgets have been cut to the bone by this recession -- but we still…

What Your Hands Are Secretly Telling Others
Self-Improvement

What Your Hands Are Secretly Telling Others

I never know what to do with my hands when I’m standing around at a party or business function, and…