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ALL GOOD MANNERS AT WESTS TIGERS
By Wayne Cousins
Monday, 1 March 2010
Wests Tigers players today underwent a session of a different kind to help them with life off the field.
Following a request by Wests Tigers Football Manager Alan Mair, the NRL squad took part in a networking and etiquette presentation at Concord Oval.
Conducted by Anna Musson from Good Manners - the 'Modern Manners' expert for Channel Seven's "The Morning Show" - the presentation covered topics such as entering a room with confidence, how to introduce yourself correctly, how to leave a function properly, to dress codes and the rules for stylish dressing.
Wests Tigers centre Blake Ayshford (pictured) found the presentation very informative on the eve of the club’s season launch on Friday, March 5.
“Instead of saying ‘how are you’, it is ‘how you do’. There is a certain rule as to how you introduce people. It is little things like that that can help us as players,’’ Ayshford said.
Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys said it was important the players learn the correct etiquette procedures.
“Putting players in a room with sponsors is a foreign environment for them, so for us to be able to give them some comfort and confidence about how to deal with that situation will help them enormously,’’ Humphreys said.
“The players were very keen to do the presentation because the last thing they want to do is to feel embarrass in those kind of situations.”
Humphreys said he was proud of the strong culture the club has and its clean image in the community.
“Culture is about leadership and Tim Sheens deserves a lot of credit for creating the right culture here and our senior players have carried that on,’’ he said.
“We are about respecting that and building on it. This is important because when you look at sponsorship, that’s what people are looking for.
“We have put in plenty of work for our season launch and we want to launch it really well and I’m sure our players will conduct themselves very professionally.”
By Wayne Cousins
Monday, 1 March 2010
Wests Tigers players today underwent a session of a different kind to help them with life off the field.
Following a request by Wests Tigers Football Manager Alan Mair, the NRL squad took part in a networking and etiquette presentation at Concord Oval.
Conducted by Anna Musson from Good Manners - the 'Modern Manners' expert for Channel Seven's "The Morning Show" - the presentation covered topics such as entering a room with confidence, how to introduce yourself correctly, how to leave a function properly, to dress codes and the rules for stylish dressing.
Wests Tigers centre Blake Ayshford (pictured) found the presentation very informative on the eve of the club’s season launch on Friday, March 5.
“Instead of saying ‘how are you’, it is ‘how you do’. There is a certain rule as to how you introduce people. It is little things like that that can help us as players,’’ Ayshford said.
Wests Tigers CEO Stephen Humphreys said it was important the players learn the correct etiquette procedures.
“Putting players in a room with sponsors is a foreign environment for them, so for us to be able to give them some comfort and confidence about how to deal with that situation will help them enormously,’’ Humphreys said.
“The players were very keen to do the presentation because the last thing they want to do is to feel embarrass in those kind of situations.”
Humphreys said he was proud of the strong culture the club has and its clean image in the community.
“Culture is about leadership and Tim Sheens deserves a lot of credit for creating the right culture here and our senior players have carried that on,’’ he said.
“We are about respecting that and building on it. This is important because when you look at sponsorship, that’s what people are looking for.
“We have put in plenty of work for our season launch and we want to launch it really well and I’m sure our players will conduct themselves very professionally.”
