IAPC Charter Member IAPC Independent Education Oversight Committee, 2002 - present IAPC Advisor Certification Council – Certified Protocol Consultants® CPC® and Certified Protocol Officer® CPO® 2007 recipient of IAPC Outstanding Achievement Award
I am delighted to commend the International Association of Protocol Consultants® / Officers to all interested persons throughout the world and wish success in IAPC's continual growth...
Roger E. Axtell, Author,Essential Do's & Taboos: The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel
Alinda: It was a personal and professional thrill to meet so many protocol experts at your conference in May. IAPC has crossed new borders by promoting an 'all inclusive community' and elevating the professionalism of protocol.
--- Roger Axtell, Author, Essential Do's and Taboos: The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel
COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DO'S & TABOOS: An IAPC exclusive program designed by Alinda Lewris and authorized/approved by Roger E. Axtell, the bestselling author of ten books, including the most recent Essential Do's and Taboos: The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel. Do's & Taboos modules feature essentials of international protocol, etiquette, and civility; fresh options in face-to-face and electronic communication; universal, multicultural practices and specific overviews of popular country locations; business and social entertaining norms; and practical, fascinating, culture-savvy, up-to-date advice to avoid faux pas and face the world with confidence.
EDUCATION: Roger Axtell is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Since 1997, he has served as vice-chair of the Governor's Task Force on International Education and was a member of the Governor's Commission on University of Wisconsin's System Compensation, and the resulting Governor's Task Force on UW System Accountability. Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson appointed him to a seven-year term on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, which oversees 26 campuses in Wisconsin serving 160,000 students.
Roger E. Axtell is the author of ten Do's and Taboos books, including the best selling Do's and Taboos Around the World and Gestures. Mr. Axtell has appeared on such national programs as ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today Show, and various CNN News Programs. He has also appeared on both Canadian and British national television. His expertise on international travel and protocol, customs and business etiquette prompted The New Yorker Magazine to describe him as "an international Emily Post." 1. Essential Do's and Taboos: The Complete Guide to International Business and Leisure Travel 2. Do's and Taboos of Humor Around the World: Stories and Tips from Business and Life 3. Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World 4. Do's and Taboos Around the World for Women in Business 5. Do's and Taboos of Using English Around the World 6. Do's and Taboos of International Trade 7. Do's and Taboos Around the World 8. Do's and Taboos of Public Speaking: How to Get Those Butterflies Flying in Formation 9. Do's and Taboos of Hosting International Visitors
Axtell is "one of the twenty-five most influential people in international trade" --- World Trade Magazine
Roger Axtell is an internationalist Emily Post. --- The New Yorker / June 2007
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