Robert Hickey
Robert Hickey, deputy director of The Protocol School of Washington® (PSOW), has been conducting protocol trainings and workshops since 1988.
With Pamela Eyring he updated and revised the new, fourth edition of The Blue Book of Stationery published by Crane & Co. (2009), a guide to the use of stationery, invitations, and many other paper items for social and corporate correspondence and entertaining.
In addition to providing training, he is a frequent guest speaker on:
►How you do things really does matter to those at the top of the pecking order
►Embrace diversity: One person at a time
►World Citizen: The seven skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly shrinking world
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February 6, 2012
Dear Mr. Hickey,
How would you address a group of senators, governors, police officers, etc.? Would it be generally like the plural of "sir" and "ma'am" -- "ladies and gentlemen," or "assembled guests" for instance? Or do I mention just the top ones...
by Robert Hickey
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January 16, 2012
Dear Mr. Hickey,
I am involved in fund raising for a non-profit charity. We have a fundraiser on Saturday, November 7th. I expect several Washington State Representatives, The mayor of our city, and several city council members to attend. I need help on the order of introduction as well...
by Robert Hickey
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June 7, 2011
Dear Mr. Hickey,
Everybody I'm inviting knows in which state my ceremony will be. On an invitation should I write “Nashville” or “City of Nashville"?
-- Vicki Cantrell
Dear Ms. Cantrell,
Write (city), (state): Nashville, Tennessee
You would write “city” if...
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May 24, 2011
Dear Robert,
Our annual holiday party invitations have always read:
On behalf of the
Alabama Automobile Dealers Association
Chairman of the Board and First Lady
Avery and April McLean
Cordially invite you and yours to attend the...
This year we have a married female Chairman of the...
Dear Robert:
Would you please clarify for me, if a person holds a PhD, should his or her name be Doctor (name) on a wedding invitation? Or (Name), PhD ? Is this true for the father of the bride? The groom? Is the rule for names on wedding invitations and wedding envelopes different that the...
Dear Robert:
Our city has an annual “Holiday Reception”, which provides an opportunity for city officials and community leaders to mingle. On the day of the reception we will have very high-level Canadian visitors. How do we to appropriately show Canadian visitors on the invitation?...
by Robert Hickey
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March 22, 2011
Dear Robert,
My family is hosting a commissioning of my brother who is becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. Since he's entering the world of military time and 'twenty-four hundred hours" should we use military time on the invitation?
-- Jessica W., Athens,...
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March 8, 2011
Dear Robert:
The names on my invitation are too wide for the page! What can I abbreviate?
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February 8, 2011
Dear Mr. Hickey,
How should I present our names as honorary chairs of a fundraising event if my husband and I are both CPA’s and it is an event where the majority of the participants will be CPA’s. We want everyone to realize we are married even though I did not change my last name...
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January 25, 2011
Dear Mr. Hickey,
My group wants to honor and thank a former California State Senator who served our district with distinction in both the State Assembly and State Senate. She served in the legislature until December 2008. She was recently appointed to a paid position on a State Board, but the...
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