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Business Etiquette

In Today’s Digital Age…

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People skills and good manners matter!

In-person gatherings are the exception.

Add personal touch to digital presence.

Soft skills drive hard skills.

TONIGHT’S TOPIC:

Proper Dining Etiquette

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Your Professional Success

Hard Skills People Skills

TABLE MANNERS

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Find a mentor…watch what they do.

TABLE MANNERS

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From frog legs to chopsticks?

Tonight: the BASICS!

TABLE MANNERS

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Be at ease at the table…comfortable, confident.

Embarrassing things will happen… all you can do is

laugh it off! (and keep trying.)

TECHNOLOGY

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Give the gift of your full attention.

If it happens…

TABLE SETTING Start from the outside and work your way in.

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NAPKINS & POSTURE

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Your first move: napkin on your lap.

Sit up straight!

No elbows on the table.

Nervous habits?

WHEN TO START EATING

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Has everyone been served at your table?

Has your host started eating?

Are at least two or three other people eating?

for each course

ask yourself…

EATING!

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Take manageable bites; chew and swallow before

taking another.

Avoid taking a drink or talking with a full mouth.

Say “Please pass the …” instead of reaching.

(Keep the salt and pepper shakers together when

passing.)

SOUP

From the

near edge of

bowl: skim

from front to

back.

No slurp!

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SALAD

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Huge pieces of lettuce?

May cut, just not all at once.

Hard to get the bite onto your fork?

Bread or knife work great as a “pusher.”

BREAD

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Break into a moderate size piece.

Butter the piece on plate.

Enjoy!

FORK AND KNIFE

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FORK AND KNIFE

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COFFEE

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Cream or sugar? Set spoon on saucer, not in cup.

EMILY POST’S TOP TEN “DON’Ts”

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Chewing with mouth open/talking with food in your

mouth

Unpleasant noises - slurping, smacking, blowing your

nose

Holding utensil like a shovel

Picking teeth (or flossing?!?!?) at the table

Failing to place napkin on lap or not using it at all

Sipping drink while still chewing food

Cutting up all your food at once

Slouching over your place setting or elbows on table

Reaching

Leaving table without “excuse me”

*Proper Dining Etiquette*

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Make a great impression. Start using these habits

today…

People will remember!