answer:Well, I’m female, so the traditional rules are a little different. Girls can keep their hats on indoors. Generally speaking, enter the building, remove hat and gloves. Gloves go in coat pocket. Unless you’re planning on staying, unbutton coat and leave on. If you are staying, coat goes on coat tree if available. If not, coat is folded over the left arm and held. Hat is held in left hand. You want to keep your hands as free as possible for writing and shaking hands. Left-hand-dominant people are kind of screwed if they have to write. The goal is to remove as much awkward shuffling of belongings as possible.