Sabath, Ann Marie

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Sabath, Ann Marie

PERSONAL:

Female

ADDRESSES:

Office—At Ease, Inc., 340 W. 57th St., Ste. 12F, New York, NY 10019.

CAREER:

At Ease, Inc. (domestic and international business etiquette consultancy), founder and president, 1987—.

WRITINGS:

Business Etiquette in Brief: The Competitive Edge for Today's Professional, Bob Adams (Holbrook, MA), 1993.

Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business with Charm and Savvy, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 1998, 2nd edition, 2002.

International Business Etiquette. Asia and the Pacific Rim: What You Need to Know to Conduct Business Abroad with Charm and Savvy, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 1999.

International Business Etiquette. Europe: What You Need to Know to Conduct Business Abroad with Charm and Savvy, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 1999.

Beyond Business Casual: What to Wear to Work If You Want to Get Ahead, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 2000.

International Business Etiquette. Latin America: What You Need to Know to Conduct Business Abroad with Charm and Savvy, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 2000.

Courting Business: 101 Ways for Accelerating Business Relationships, Career Press (Franklin Lakes, NJ), 2005.

SIDELIGHTS:

Ann Marie Sabath is an expert on domestic and international business etiquette, on the building of effective business relationships, and on how to dress for business and professional success. Sabath offers her consulting services and expertise through her own company, At Ease, Inc., a firm that presents business etiquette programs and training services. Her client list covers international businesses such as Citigroup, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Fidelity Investments, the Marriott Corporation, and Deloitte and Touche, as well as academic institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Miami University, and Columbia University. A biographer on the At Ease Web site noted that Sabath's techniques have been featured in magazines such as USA Today, SKY Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, and have received coverage on television programs such as 20/20 and the Oprah Winfrey Show. More than fifty thousand clients have been trained in At Ease techniques since the company's founding in 1987.

Sabath's numerous books address these topics in depth for business professionals working in the United States and in countries in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business with Charm and Savvy is an "insightful handbook compiling a broad array of business tips for the modern workplace," commented Kurt Thies in the Information Management Journal. Sabath addresses a wide range of topics for workers and business professionals in the United States and abroad, including suggestions for initiating business and professional encounters at work; dressing for success and handling workplace problems with attire; effectively conducting correspondence and maintaining records of meetings and conversations; phone and e-mail etiquette; handling meetings; applying effective time-management techniques; interacting with bosses, superiors, and key decision makers; handling social situations and unfamiliar challenges in the workplace; and more. "The information in this book goes beyond common sense reminders, and is guaranteed to add a few refinements to anyone's business savvy," Thies remarked. Michelle Gillan, writing in Successful Meetings, named the book a "breeze-to-read business survival guide" that covers common work scenarios as well as offering solutions for potentially embarrassing or inflammatory situations.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Information Management Journal, October, 1999, Kurt Thies, review of Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business with Charm and Savvy, p. 46; January-February, 2003, review of Business Etiquette, p. SS33.

Successful Meetings, July, 2002, Michelle Gillan, review of Business Etiquette, p. 40.