Who matters:

- Executives

- Managers

- Insurance agents

- Estate agents

- Hosts/ hostess’s

- Graduating students

- Client service staff

- Families who want to maintain this

   ‘trend less’ art in the home.

- Anyone who dines with others and 

   wants to make a good impression.

What matters:

- Greeting at the table

- Napkins

- Know your place setting –

   flatware, glassware, dinnerware

- Navigate the place setting

- Silent service code

- American vs continental styles of

   dining

- Dining do’s & don’ts

- Difficult to eat foods

- Dining dilemmas

- Table talk – do’s & don’ts

- Country related bad habits

- Seating arrangements

** Practical element is suggested – 3 course meal

Related Courses:

Personal Packaging

TABLE MANNERS

This is an introduction to this fine art that will serve as a useful tool in many social or business settings. Learn to dine with confidence and become socially advanced understanding the intricacies of fine dining. The module entails discussion, dining demonstration consisting of a soup and main course and many of the activities surrounding the dining experience.

Table manners like it or not, are the single most important benchmark of etiquette and play an important role in making a favorable impression. They are the visible signals of the state of our manners and therefore are essential to social success. When eating a meal only the guests seated near to you can hear what you say but everyone in the room can certainly see what you do and this is how your first impression will be judged. Why not make it a good one.

Participant Benefits:

• Overcome dining etiquette anxiety.

• Always feel comfortable at a seated meal with friends or colleagues.

• Avoid embarrassing moments

• Improve personal standards.

• Have the ability to blend with American vs Continental guests, making them more comfortable.