"Etiquette is an extension of your elegance and dignity."

Alisa Allen is a certified etiquette instructor and owner of Your Presence is Important.  Her company has enlightened individuals on the importance of etiquette (corporate, dining, and protocol).  Alisa has devoted more than twenty-five years to refining her knowledge of etiquette for the purpose of enlightening people of all ages of its importance and preparing individuals for success n professional environments.  She is also the current president of the National Association of Urban Etiquette Professionals (NAEUP).

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Ms. Allen began her journey of being an etiquette instructor in 1998.  She realized while working as a recruiter at her corporate job that, although students did great in their interviews, they needed to improve in their social skills.  She has devoted years of developing her company's programming, and her ultimate mission is to assist people in pursuing opportunities that open doors to their success on the professional platform.  Her company provides in-person and virtual training in the following categories: Etiquette in Dining, Children/Youth Communication, Civility, Business Attire/Imaging, and Etiquette for Social and Media Outlets.

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In addition to developing character and confidence, proper etiquette can pave the road to healthy social and professional relationships that endure for a lifetime.  Alisa's reach has been to churches, professional organizations, and conferences.  She teaches the core values that lay at the foundation of Your Presence is Important.

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While working with youth and young adults, Alisa founded an opportunity to give back to students through her passion for couponing.  In 2018, she started "Couponing for College", a program in which she collects coupons every Sunday for students who could benefit from her savings.  With these coupons, Alisa started purchasing school items that are then packaged in totes and gifted to students who are leaving for college for the first time.

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To contact Alisa and learn more about her services, feel welcome to visit the Courses page on this website.  Also, feel free to review her Instagram page, @alisa_school_of_etiquette, for weekly etiquette tips.