UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

(TABLE MANNER)

Prepared for:CIK MAS’UDAH BINTI ASMUI

Faculty of office management and technology

CIK MAS’UDAH BINTI ASMUI

PREPARED BY:NOR AKHMA BT MD YUSOF (2010625554)NURUL FAHTIRA BT ZULKIFLI (2010881376) MAS IDAYU BT AHMAD TARMIZI@IBRAHIM (2010460884)NADIAH BT YAAKUB (2010285116)AZLANDIN BIN ABDUL AZIZ (2010266236) MOHD AFFANDI BIN YUSOF (2010693228)

INTRODUCTIONWELCOME TO TABLE MANNER’S

Manners are important in society. They help us to be civil to one another. Because a person who minds their manners knows how to act in every circumstance he tends to feel comfortable in unfamiliar surroundings.

Nowhere are manners more important that at the table. Table manners prevent diners from being sloppy, offensive and boorish. They help to communicate respect to hosts and guests alike. Table manners are not hard and fast rules, rather they are helpful guidelines in our social relationships.

AT THE TABLE

BASIC TABLE MANNER’S

Good basic table manners are important because they ensure that both guests and hosts are comfortable at the table. Table manners are mostly common sense. Following these will carry you through most common situations from Formal Dinners to a night of poker with the guys.

1. Sit up straight. Try not to slouch or lean back in your chair (even if you are playing cards and don't want you opponents to see your hand).

2. Don't speak with your mouth full of food. Sure, you've heard your mother say it a hundred times, but no one likes to see a ball of masticated meat in your mouth. If you feel you must speak immediately, if you have only a relatively small bite, tuck it into your cheek with your tongue and speak briefly.

3. Chew quietly, and try not to slurp. This is a corollary of rule number 2. Making noises is not only unappetizing, and distracting, but it can also interrupt the flow of conversation.

4. Keep bites small. In order to facilitate the above rules it is smart to keep bite sizes to a moderate forkful. Cut meat and salad so that it doesn't hang from your mouth after you shovel it in. Don't cut all of your meat at one time, this tends to remind people of feeding small children - and the messiness associated with this activity.

5. Eat at a leisurely pace. This rule, besides being good for the digestion, also shows your host that you want to enjoy the food and the company. Eating quickly and running is sign of disrespect for the host, as it shows that your focus is on the food and that you would rather be at home watching the grass grow than passing time with your host.

6. Don't wave utensils in the air, especially knives or if there is food on them. Besides the danger of knocking over glasses, piercing waiters or launching a pea into the eye of your date, this is a sign of over-excited that may be unappealing to those present. Earnestness is to be commended, but irrational exuberance goes beyond the limits of good table manners.

7. Keep your elbows off the table. You have also heard this one from your mother, ad infinitum, but in close dining situations it is a vital rule. Elbows take up table space and can be a danger in knocking plates or glasses. Elbows on the table give you something to lean on and tend to lull you into slouching. If you must lean on the table a good tactic is to take a roll or piece of bread into your free hand and rest part of your forearm on the table.

8. Don't Reach. You don't want to get in the way of people either eating or talking. Not only is it as impolite as standing in front of a TV with other people behind you, but there is always the possibility of upsetting glasses or running your sleeve through someone's mashed potatoes.

11. Compliment the Cook. Even if the food is perfectly awful say something nice. You don't have to lie, simply find the positive side of the burnt leg of lamb..."Gee, the sauce was sure tasty." It is always pleasant to end a meal on a positive note.

12. Wipe your mouth before drinking. Ever notice that disgusting smudge on the edge of your wine glass? This can be avoided by first wiping your lips with your napkin. (Thanks to Lindy Hill for this contribution.)

How to use napkin

Slowly & gracefully unfold your napkin and put it on your lap once you are seated.

If you taking a greasy food, use the napkin to wipe your mouth.

If you want to leave the table for a short time, put your napkin on the chair.

When you are finish, put the napkin on the table.

If your napkin or cutlery accidentally dropped, never pick up it by yourself. Ask for a clean one from the waiter.

EXAMPLE OF NAPKIN’S STYLE

Tableware/cutlery

THE MENU1st course: Appetizer-seafood cocktail, shrimp cocktail

Normally serve with appropriate sauce.Eat only the appetizer, not the garnishing.A special small long fork is provided for the appetizer.

2nd course: Soup-clear (bouillon)/creamScoop the soup away (outward) from you.Never slurp your soup or blow the soup if it is too hot.Bun/roll/bread normally accompanies the soup. Never “dunk”

your bread/roll into the soup.Tear bread/roll into half, then into bite-sized pieces.Butter each piece just before you eat it.

3rd course: Main course-meat/fish/seafood

Fish mealsServed with special dressing or lime or lemon.Use special fork & knife for fish. Use the fork to pierce

through the lemon.

Meat (steak)use a special fork & knife for steak (the knife normally has

jagged teeth & wooden handle).Cut the meat into bite-size each time you eat.

4th course: dessert-ice cream/puddings/cakes or fruits (whole/cut fruits)

The cutlery provided depends on the type of dessert served.

Normally fruits are cut into piece of bite-size ready to be eaten.

If whole fruit is served, it is acceptable to use your hands to eat the fruit.

5th course: coffee or teaA coffee cup is smaller than a tea cup. Pick your

choice when asked by the waiter.Stir your coffee/tea quietly. Never leave your spoon

in the cup after stirring it or when drinking your coffee.

Basics Principles on How to Hold the Cutlery (fork, knife and spoon)

Fork is always held in the left hand. When only fork is used, tines of the fork must point to the food in a horizontal manner. Hold end tip with your thumb at the top and middle finger at the bottom, supported by the ring and little fingers. When you use fork alone, tines of fork should face upward.

Knife and spoon is always held with the right hand. End tip of the knife should be inside the palm, thumb at the left side and first finger on the top with the rest of the fingers supporting the bottom of the knife. If you are holding a spoon only, hold it just like holding a fork without a knife.

Fork, knife and spoon should be placed side by side towards the right side of the plate and the tines facing upward once you have finished your meal.

How to refuse certain drinks or a refill of water?

Just cover the mouth of the glass with your hands. Do not overturn the glass. Water will always be filled whenever it decreases or is empty.

HOW TO HANDLE TRICKY FOODNot all types of food can be easily handled by the basic rules, so society has come up with dignified ways. If you don't know the rule for a specific dish, simply try not to splatter, smear, leave food hanging from your mouth or drip sauce on your trousers. In case you know in advance what is on the menu, here are some specific rules:

Vegetables:Pull off leaves and dip in sauce until you reach the heart. This should be cut into pieces and dipped with a fork.

Meats:At informal occasions such as picnics, if the bone is in, eat chicken with your hands, no bone chicken should normally eaten with a fork (if provided). For formal occasions, forks and knives are generally required. However, small pieces such as wings can safely be consumed with your hands.

SeafoodWhole Fish: begin by cutting off the head. Next, slice along the center of the back and lift one side of the fish from the bones. Then remove the spine and other bones and place aside or on another plate. Eat the flesh in small bites to be careful that you don't consume a bone. If you do get a bone in your mouth - do not try to swallow it! Remove it and replace it to the plate.

Oysters and Clams: In shell, hold in one hand and pry open with the other. Reach in and pull out the oyster, then place in mouth. Swallow. Served on the half-shell oysters and clams may be eaten with a seafood fork. Crab: First remove legs and suck the meat out of them. Next break open the backs and remove the meat with a small fork. Soft-shell crabs are entirely edible and may be eaten with a knife and fork.

Lobster: When it is served whole, start by twisting off the claws. You will likely be given a nut cracker to get through the tough shell. A fork or a pick may be used to remove the meat from the shell.

THE DO’S AND THE DON’TS

Table manner Do’s:Sit properly (and straight) in your chairTalk about pleasant thingsPlace your napkin on your lapWait until everyone is seated before starting to eatWatch others, or ask, if you're not sure how to eat somethingAsk someone to pass the food, rather than reach across the

tableChew with your mouth closedDon't talk with your mouth fullUse a knife and fork to cut your meatSay "excuse me" or "I'm sorry" if you burpSay "no thank you" if you don't want a certain dish or are fullSay "may I please be excused" before leaving the table

Table manner the Don’ts:Don't talk about gross thingsDon't ask for seconds before others have had firstsDon't take more than your fair shareDon't overload your fork or plateDon't gobble your foodDon't chew with your mouth openDon't talk with your mouth fullDon't play at the tableDon't hum or sing at the tableDon't tip your chair or lean on the tableDon't eat with finger or lick your fingersDon't push your plate away when you're finished

THE CONCLUSIONManners are something used every day to make a good

impression on others and to feel good about oneself. No matter where you are - at home, work, or with friends - practicing good manners is important.

Good manners are more than opening doors and writing thank you notes. While opening doors for others and writing notes is nice, true courtesy goes deeper. Being polite and courteous means considering how others are feeling.

If you practice good manners, you are showing those around you that you are considerate of their feelings and respectful. You are also setting standards for others' behavior and encouraging them to treat you with similar respect.

Every culture and individual may have different rules or feelings about what is polite or is not polite. The goal of this course is to review some of the more basic and common rules of polite behavior in our society.

These rules may differ from person to person or based on situation, but there is one rule of good manners (and life, in general) that is always easy to follow - do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

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