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HOW TO BE AN OUTSTANDING RECEPTIONIST
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Course timing
Module One: You are the Face of the Organization
Type of Activity Segment Time

Qualities of a valuable receptionist 25

First impressions and their
importance
20

Greeting visitors 10

Dealing with special needs 10

Handling security and emergency
procedures
10
Module Two: Delivering Exceptional Customer Service
Type of Activity Time

Letting customers know you value
and respect them
10

Providing internal customer service 15

Handling customer inquiries and
complaints
15

Remedies based on company
policies
30

Reading
Written
Exercise
Group
Activity
Facilitate
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Course timing
Module Three: Communication Skills
Type of Activity Segment Time

Listening skills 25

Questioning techniques 20

Dealing with upset people 20
Module Four: Telephone Skills
Type of Activity Segment Time

Your vibrant voice 20

Developing call management
standards
20

Answering the phone 10

Screening callers 10

Placing callers on hold 10

Transferring calls 10


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Course timing
Module Five: Managing Time Efficiently
Type of Activity Segment Time

How to prioritize your work 10

Developing support networks within
and outside your organization
10

Stress busters 15

Creating databases 25

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Contents

Licensing agreement ............................................................................. iii
Instructional design and learning philosophy ....................................... iv
Course timing ........................................................................................ v
Course objectives ................................................................................. x
Module One: You are the Face of the Organization
Qualities of a valuable receptionist ................................................. 2
First impressions and their importance ........................................... 7
Greeting visitors ............................................................................ 11
Dealing with special needs ............................................................ 12
Handling security and emergency procedures .............................. 13
Qualities of valued receptionist checklist ...................................... 15
Module Two: Delivering Exceptional Customer Service
Letting customers know you value and respect them ................... 18
Providing internal customer service .............................................. 20
Handling customer inquiries and complaints ................................. 22
Remedies based on company policies .......................................... 25
Delivering exceptional customer service checklist ........................ 27
Module Three: Communication Skills
Listening skills ............................................................................... 30
Questioning techniques ................................................................. 32
Dealing with upset people ............................................................. 37
Communication skills checklist ...................................................... 40
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Contents
Module Four: Telephone Skills
Your vibrant voice .......................................................................... 42
Developing call management standards ....................................... 44
Telephone skills checklist .............................................................. 50
Module Five: Managing Time Efficiently
How to prioritize your work ............................................................ 52
Developing support networks within and outside your organization
....................................................................................................... 54
Stress busters ............................................................................... 55
Creating databases ....................................................................... 58
Managing time efficiently checklist ................................................ 60
Appendix
Security information ....................................................................... 62
Empathy overhead ........................................................................ 66
Company policies handouts .......................................................... 68
Listening exercise handouts .......................................................... 73
Action plan ..................................................................................... 77
Course evaluation ......................................................................... 79
Solutions for every training challenge ........................................... 81
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Course objectives
Successful completion of this course will increase your knowledge and ability to:
Envision the receptionist role in the organization
Create a welcoming impression that matches your organization’s image
Be more helpful to visitors and colleagues
Convey a confident and positive attitude in person and over the phone
Handle angry or impatient people with diplomacy
Screen callers without offending them
Juggle multiple priorities efficiently



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Course objectives
• Createawelcomingimpressionthat matchesyour
organization’simage
• Bemorehelpful tovisitorsandcolleagues
• Conveyaconfidentandpositiveattitudeinperson
andover thephone
• Handleangryor impatientpeoplewithdiplomacy
• Screencallerswithoutoffendingthem
• J ugglemultipleprioritiesefficiently

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Qualities of a valuable receptionist
Defining the qualities of a professional receptionist is sometimes similar to
how a U.S. Supreme Court Justice once defined pornography: "I know it
when I see it.”
Customers and clients look to companies for products and services that
make their lives easier. When a customer enters a place of business
subconsciously assume the first person they encounter is obligated to
solve their problems. Often the first person they see first is a receptionist.
The customer may act as if a receptionist should know everything. It is not
possible for a receptionist to know everything, but they can:
Diagnose problems
Create the next step

A good receptionist has a talent for adapting general knowledge of
company business to solve a wide range of problems. One quality
receptionists have is problem solving.
In reviewing qualities and careers, we see most careers require special
qualifications. Careers such as carpentry emphasize physical abilities and
a mechanical aptitude. A career as a receptionist requires an aptitude for
internalizing the general knowledge of a company’s business. General
knowledge of your company’s business means:
Awareness of customers’ and clients’ needs
Facts about customers expectations
A working knowledge of the products and services a
company delivers
Knowledge of company policies relating to customers and
employees
Telephone competency
Familiarity with the primary software used by the company
Knowledge of the organization’s basic record keeping
principles
A sense of the power distribution within the organization

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You are the face of the
organization
• Receptionists arethemost visibleemployees
• Receptionists arethefirst to meet and greet
customers or clients
• First impressions arelasting impressions
• Right or wrong wejudgethenew peoplewe
meet
• Customers judgetheorganization by the
receptionist behaviors

Open the training with the idea
that receptionists are among the
most visible employees in the
company.

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Reviewing job description can aid in understanding an employer’s
expectations.
Activity
Recall the terms used in a receptionist job description. Spend some time
brainstorming and writing down terms and phrases used to describe the
responsibilities of a receptionist.
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“Professional behavior” is often a quality that describes a good
receptionist. Describe professional behavior.
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A look at the information gathered in the activity reminds us that
receptionists adopt the perspective of the many individuals with whom
they interact.
Taking the point of view of another individual is a necessary asset for a
receptionist.
For example, when answering the telephone, expectations and needs
vary from caller to caller. Receptionists analyze the callers’ needs and
then place this information in the context of the organization’s expectation.
Activity:
Time: 10 minutes:
Ask participants to create a job
description for a receptionist. Get
them to recall the expectations of
the job. Write their ideas down on
a flip chart. You want to make
certain that someone comes up
with the terms “professional
demeanor, professional attitude,
or professional behavior” before
the brainstorm is over.
Examples of job descriptions
include:
1 Individual to work at our front
desk.
1. Perform various clerical
duties as needed.
2. Possess, at minimum, a
basic knowledge of
computer applications such
as MS Word and Outlook.
3. Someone who has the ability
to handle multiple tasks.
4. Professional demeanor.
5. Works well independently.
Provides top-notch customer
service to all inbound callers and
guests.
Excellent customer skills and
experience are essential to your
success with the company.
Professional behavior.
Be at ease. The person who is at
ease when dealing with internal or
external customers is easier to
approach, compared with a stiff,
tense or aloof person.
Be discreet. The possession of
knowledge is not a reason to
impart it. Know when to say
something and when not to.
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The skills for just answering the phone are knowledge of the company and
its business, adopting the perspective of others and solving problems
presented using knowledge of the organization’s expectations.
Review of qualities
A talent for solving a wide range of company business
problems
An aptitude for internalizing the general knowledge of a
company’s business
The dexterity of adopting the perspective of many
individuals

It’s one thing to have the above qualities; it is another to be able to
pleasantly deliver these qualities in the course of a day. The skills needed
to deliver these qualities are:
Be at ease
Be discreet
Listen
Ask questions
Offer curiosity
Be sincere

Companies want to know if a receptionist will fit well in the company
environment. Skills that suggest a receptionist will be a valuable resource
to the organization include:
Punctuality
Dependability
Quick learner
Follows instructions

Activity
Working with your group, brainstorm real-life examples of unprofessional
and professional behavior.

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Qualities of a valuable receptionist
• A talent for solving awiderangeof
company business problems
• An aptitudefor internalizing thegeneral
knowledgeof acompany’s business
• Thedexterity of adapting theperspectiveof
many individuals

Be a good listener; effective
communication cannot occur if it is
one-sided.
Ask questions. Questions suggest
interest and the ability to figure out the
problem.
Offer curiosity. It is a good idea to
listen while someone talks about
himself or herself. The information
gathered can be useful in future
interactions.
Be sincere. People can tell when they
are being manipulated.
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Excellent receptionist qualities are
middle of the road
• Stayinginthemiddle
allowsthecustomer a
comfort zone
• Too far toonesideor
theother putsthe
customer off
• Everyonewants
– Cooperation
– Courtesy
– Results
• click

Activity: Professional behavior is best
understood from a middle-of-the-road
standpoint. We want to stay away from
extremes.
Time: 20 minutes.
Break participants into groups of four.
Have them write examples of the
professional and unprofessional
behaviors in a receptionist setting. Ask
them to select a representative to
present their examples. After their
presentations, ask each group to twist
the professional behavior so that it is
unprofessional. After they have time to
discuss the behavior, ask them to
choose a behavior to role-play.
Examine the professional behavior
first, then the unprofessional portion.
Point out to participants where the
qualities mentioned earlier are present
in their examples. Try to get
participants to see the qualities in
professional behavior and where
qualities could improve
nonprofessional behavior.
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Unprofessional
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Professional
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The following is a summary of additional qualities of a receptionist:
A talent for solving a wide range of company business problems
When approached with questions, a receptionist:
Diagnoses problems
Creates the next step

An aptitude for internalizing the general knowledge of a company’s
business
General knowledge of your company’s business means:
Awareness of customers’ and clients’ needs
Facts about customers’ expectations
A working knowledge of the products and services a
company delivers
Knowledge of company policies relating to customers and
employees
Telephone competency
Familiarity with the primary software used by the company
Knowledge of basic record-keeping principles used by the
company
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A sense of the company or the power distribution within the
organization
The dexterity of adopting the perspective of many individuals
A receptionist must be aware of how to:
Analyze the needs of others in the context of the
organizations expectation
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First impressions and their
importance
It is a well-known fact that people think they can accurately judge who you
are in a very short amount of time. As a receptionist, customers, clients
and coworkers will not only be judging you, but they will also judge your
employer. You want to create positive reactions from coworkers and
customers so it makes sense to put effort into creating a strong first
impression.
As a receptionist and the first person to greet a customer, you want to
ensure the impressions customers and coworkers have of you are
exemplary. To accomplish this we look at two areas in which you have
control:
Your personal image
Your work space
Your personal image
Personal image is the silent signal you send. These characteristics
contribute to your personal image:
Nonverbal cues
Appearance
Manner of communication
Attitudes
Cooperation
Self-confidence

You want the silent signal you send to be appropriate for the role, but how
do you determine the role? Answer the following questions about your
employer:
Where is the business located?
City Small town Remote location
How does the business describe itself? What does it say on its Web page
or annual report about the image it wants to portray?
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First impressions and their
importance
Asch found through his research that first
impressionsarelasting.
• Asch, S. “Forming impressions of
personality” Journal of Abnormal and
Social Psychology 41 (1946): 258-290
Activity:
Time: five minutes
While students are still in groups,
go to individual groups, and read
them one of two descriptions.
1. Intelligent, industrious,
impulsive, critical, stubborn and
envious.
2. Envious, stubborn, critical,
impulsive, industrious and
intelligent.
Ask participants to describe the
person in writing. When they have
finished writing the description,
have them decide if the
description is favorable or
unfavorable.
After they have finished, tally the
favorable and unfavorable marks.
Compare the results with Asch’s
work.
Asch found through his research
that first impressions are very
lasting. In an experiment, he
asked subjects to describe a
person who has these
characteristics: Intelligent,
industrious, impulsive, critical,
stubborn and envious. Another
group was asked to describe a
person characterized as envious,
stubborn, critical, impulsive,
industrious and intelligent. The
only difference in the list was
order. The group receiving the
positive adjectives first received
the most positive description.
Are the results of this activity
similar to those of Asch?
Asch, S. “Forming impressions of
personality”, Journal of Abnormal
and Social Psychology 41 (1946):
258-290
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What type of visitors does the business receive?
Professional Blue-collar workers A mixture
How do visitors dress?
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What is your employer’s dress code? How do you know this is correct?
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What does the boss wear?
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Answers to these questions give you material to evaluate the
organization’s image and to consider the best way to make your image
work with the company image.
Appearance
Appearance is the first observable characteristic. You want to make
certain your appearance works with the role of receptionist and the image
of your employer.
With the information you collected above, take some time to describe the
kind of apparel that will best suit your work environment.
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Remember, it is important to wear the “uniform.” If you don’t, you might
not get to play. Ask yourself, “Do my choices of colors, hem length, and
necklines say that I belong, I’m a professional, I have taste and
judgment?”
Your personal image
Nonverbal cues: Your body, your
tone of voice and the words you
choose are all indicators of how
you feel about something. These
are cues others pick up from you.
You may be good at hiding this
information, but there are times
when it leaks out and you
communicate information you did
not want to communicate. Where
people get into trouble is in the
interpretation of the message.
They may be correct in saying
this person is uncomfortable
about rumors about Mr. Smith,
but the reason they are
uncomfortable may be hidden.
Maybe Mr. Smith is being
promoted, and though it is good
for Mr. Smith, the receptionist is
uncomfortable with the change.
We can’t tell people to stop
judging, but we can be aware that
our messages are being
interpreted.
Appearance is the first observable
characteristic people see. You
want to make certain your
appearance works with the role of
receptionist and the image of your
employer.
Manner of communication: You
want to include in your personal
image the idea that you have the
ability to communicate in ways
that are effective and appropriate
for the situation.
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Manner of communication
You want to include in your personal image the idea that you have the
ability to communicate in ways that are effective and appropriate for the
situation. This includes:
Using a voice that is suited to the situation
Choosing vocabulary that is consistent with your employer’s
expectations and your customers’ expectations.
Attitudes
Attitudes are predispositions to people, places, ideas, or judgments and
evaluations. A positive attitude toward your customer improves your
organization’s image. A negative attitude once detected is difficult to
retract. Are you using judgments that could negatively impact your first
impression? Be thorough and write down any negative feelings you have
for internal or external customers. What could you do to change these
feelings?
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Cooperation
Cooperation is to associate with another or others for mutual benefit. With
whom do you cooperate well?
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Self-confidence
Self-confidence is confidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities.
Your work space
Whether your workspace is elaborate or simple, it needs to be welcoming
to visitors and coworkers. The best way to accomplish this is:
Be organized
o Keep clutter to a minimum, always putting away
books and files and unneeded supplies when you
are finished with them
Attitudes are predispositions to
people, places or ideas—in other
words, how you judge or
evaluate. Usually people act in
accordance with their attitudes. It
is important that your attitudes
toward your customer are
positive. A negative attitude once
detected is difficult to retract.
Negative attitudes can harm your
employer and in turn, can harm
your situation.
A young women who was
competent as a receptionist
worked in a conservative
business atmosphere. In the
beginning she fit in, and her
employer was pleased with his
choice of the new receptionist.
That changed when she began
dating someone new. She
decided to save time by wearing
to work the outfit she wore when
dating her new rock band
boyfriend.
What will her conservative
employer’s reaction be to the
change in dress? How does her
dress impact her employer’s
image? What does her choice of
dress say about her priorities? If
she wants to save her job, what
can she do?
Cooperation is defined by the
Merriam Webster online
dictionary as: To associate with
another or others for mutual
benefit.
Self-confidence is defined as
confidence in oneself and in one's
powers and abilities.

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o Arrange your equipment and office furniture in a way
that is convenient and will cause the least
interruptions
Make certain pictures and photographs in your work space
are tasteful and support the organization’s image
Cartoons and jokes should be in good taste. There is no
need to offend anyone
Activity:
Time: 15 -20 minutes
Material: Flip chart
Divide participants into groups of
two or three. Try to group
participants who work for similar
environments together. Tell
groups to take five minutes to
brainstorm the differences
between telephone and face-to-
face customer service
environments. Have groups focus
on finishing the following
sentence:
In the face-to-face customer
service environment…
The point you want participants to
get is that in a face-to-face
environment, the customer can
see you and the space where you
work. They will make
assumptions about you and your
employer because of the way
your space looks.
After five minutes, stop the
brainstorming, and ask each
group to report findings and
capture these on a flip chart.
Distribute the findings of the first
part of the exercise to each
group, and ask the group to make
rules from these statements. For
example: In the face-to-face
customer service environment,
customers can see what you are
wearing. This becomes: Because
customers can see what you are
wearing, you should always dress
appropriately.
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Greeting visitors
To the customer, you are the company, especially for first-time customers
or clients. These individuals rarely know what occurs elsewhere in this
company. As first-time customers or clients, they are building experience
as they go. Their first experience with your company could be with you. So
it is important to ensure they are attended to immediately. You can begin
with eye contact and a smile.
People speak with their eyes as well as with their words. One way to
make your customer feel comfortable is through effective eye contact. By
making eye contact with your customers, you will get their undivided
attention, and they will have yours. Adding a smile is a great touch. Now
you have their attention, and they sense your sincerity.
Use an appropriate greeting:
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening

Ask, “May I help you?” You should personalize this question so it matches
your employer’s vision of services. Of course, you should seek out a
customer’s needs and questions and offer assistance.
Write down a few greetings, and practice with a partner.
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As a receptionist, it may be your job to:
Take information
Confirm appointments
Inform their party of the visitor’s arrival
Respond to questions, inquiries or complaints



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Greetingvisitors
• How important areeyeswhengreetingcustomers?
– 45% of interaction time looking at eyes
– We establish relationships with our eyes
– Eye behavior:
• influencesattitudechange& persuasion
• indicatesdegreeof interest
• expressesemotions
• regulatesinteraction
• indicatespower
• formsimpressionsinothers

Occasionally, you will receive a
business card from a visitor. The
best thing to do when this
happens is to say thank you and
spend a moment reviewing the
card. Then place it out of the way.
You may find you can use it in the
future, or you may dispose of it.
When greeting customers, you
should use your attending skills.
Make certain your eyes, ears and
body are open to what is
happening. Use a genuine smile
and an enthusiastic voice.
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Dealing with special needs
It is important to know what to do and what to say when you are around
people with special needs. A rule of thumb is to always be polite. It is good
manners to know the right type of language to use during an interaction
with a person with special needs. In the following situations, how would
you work with special needs persons?
Greeting
Persons in wheelchairs
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Visually impaired persons
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Persons with limb loss
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Hearing impaired persons
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
What do you do when listening to persons who have difficulty speaking?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
What do you do when you have no idea what to do (i.e., you meet a
person with a need you have never seen before?)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Experience with special needs
can be invaluable to a
receptionist. Ask participants the
kinds of special needs individuals
they have had experience with.
Make a list on the flip chart.
Ask what their fears are when
dealing with special needs
individuals.
Then ask what kind of information
is necessary to make a special
needs person as comfortable as
possible.
Ask participants about their
experience with special needs
persons. Some participants may
have family members with special
needs. Their insights may be of
use to the rest of the class.
No matter what a person’s special
need is it is always imperative to
recognize the person. Do not
ignore them. Some people
unconsciously ignore people with
disabilities because they are
unsure of what to do. As a
receptionist, greet the person with
special needs just as you would
any other.
Be prepared to shake hands. If
someone has limited use of limbs
and offers a left hand, use your
left hand. If an individual is blind,
ask, “Shall we shake hands?”
Then bring your hand to theirs.
Be sensitive to language. Avoid
using the words handicapped or
disability.
If the person is visually impaired,
alert them to your approach. Tell
them your name and your
purpose in approaching them.
Always ask permission before
handling a guide dog.
For hearing impaired people, make certain to place yourself in
their line of sight. Use short declarative sentences. If the person
lip reads speak slowly but don’t exaggerate. Keep hands and
other things away from your face while speaking. If an interpreter
is present, make certain to speak to the person, not the
interpreter.
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Handling security and emergency
procedures
Today, security is a concern for every business. Security issues range
from physical threats to technological threats. Depending on the size of
the organization, there may be well-established security protocols and
procedures. It is essential for the receptionist to become familiar with
these documents.
Physical threats
Emergency Person
in charge
Your
responsibility
Special
circumstances
Special building
procedures
Fire
building
evacuation

Severe
illness or
injury

Severe
weather

Bomb
threats

Workplace
violence

Crimes
being
committed

Hazardous
material

Note: More security information is located in the Appendix.

As the most visible person in the
organization you may be the first
to encounter danger. Some
protocols include badges or
identification cards that are worn
on your person. Know the
procedures for getting visitors’
badges and make certain to
always follow, established
procedures. For smaller
organization there may not be
defined protocols. What are the
protocols for your organization?
Activity: Allow participants five
minutes to fill out this table.
Encourage them to complete it
and post it at their workplace.
More information on security can
be found in the Appendix.

Exercise:
Time 10 - 15 minutes
In this exercise you are spending
time creating an awareness of
security issues. Before, you
discuss each section of
information ask the participants to
write down what they know about
the procedures their organization
has in place for:
Fire
Building evacuation
Illness
Injury
Severe weather
Bomb threats
Work place violence
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Technology threats
For many companies, computers are an extremely important part of
business. For that reason, IT professionals (or information technology
professionals) are in charge of computer security. However, it is always
helpful to know some of the security terms used by these professionals.
Network
When computers are linked together and you can view files on one
computer from another computer.
Threats through e-mail
Name some threats that come through e-mail:
_____________
_____________
_____________
How do you stop threats through e-mail?
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
______
SPAM
SPAM is unsolicited e-mail on the Internet.
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Computers that are linked,
allowing you to view the files on
one computer from another
computer, are networked
together. When you include
Internet capability for each
networked computer, firewalls
are necessary security measures.
Firewalls protect individual
computers on the network from
hackers or individuals who (for
fun or profit) break into secure
areas.
When you receive e-mail you are
open to threats from worms,
Trojans, spyware and many types
of malicious e-mail attachments. It
suffices to know that scanning
your e-mail with up-to-date virus
software will help stave off these
threats.
SPAMis unsolicited e-mail on the
Internet. Simply put, SPAM is
similar to the junk mail the
mailman delivers. It can be
annoying when it fills your in-box
daily.
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Qualities of valued receptionists
checklist
Because you never get a second chance to make a first impression it is
important to:
Create a personal image that works with the company
image
Realize your work space needs to be welcoming to visitors
and coworkers
Greet visitors with a smile
Know the particulars of dealing with special needs
Be prepared by knowing security and emergency
procedures

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