How to Make the Gatekeeper Think Your Buddy Buddy With a VIP

New York City lags some of the shabbiest European cities in one respect. Manhattan has few public toilets. Instead of using your party's name, casually let the pronoun he or she roll off your tongue. Tossing the familiar she off your tongue signals to the secretary that you and her boss are old buddies. When you hear a phone in the background, stop speaking in mid-sentence if necessary.