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Etiquette & Good Manners

This document discusses etiquette and manners, covering topics like introductions, dining etiquette, table manners, and etiquette dos and don'ts. It provides definitions for different types of glasses used for drinks. It lists 10 commandments of etiquette that include not jumping straight into business talk or being late. Good manners are said to open doors and civility costs nothing. The presentation was created by an etiquette and image consultant.

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109 views18 pages

Etiquette & Good Manners

This document discusses etiquette and manners, covering topics like introductions, dining etiquette, table manners, and etiquette dos and don'ts. It provides definitions for different types of glasses used for drinks. It lists 10 commandments of etiquette that include not jumping straight into business talk or being late. Good manners are said to open doors and civility costs nothing. The presentation was created by an etiquette and image consultant.

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Etiquette

&
Good
Manners
 Definition
 Personal and self care
 Introductions and greetings
 Dining etiquette
 Table manners
 10 commandments
 No, No’ s
 Yes, Yes’ s
 Famous quotes
 Allthe lessons of savoir vivre can be
resumed in these words: Learning
to be at Ease …
 The message: authoritative,
conservative, and competent
 Men: hair, beard, dental hygiene
,nails, smells, suit, shirt and last but
not least socks and shoes
 Women : hair, eyebrows, nails,
Hand
Shake
Card
giving
1) Liqueur glass
2) Brandy snifter
3) Port glass
4) Alsace glass
5) Bordeaux glass
6) White wine glass
7) Burgundy glass
 Sit straight and try not to lean on the table.
 Keep your elbows off the table and close to
the body when you are eating.
 On the table, mobiles, keys and what can’t
be eaten doesn’t belong to it
 However, when you stop to talk, it is okay
to rest your elbows on the table and lean
forward.
Continental:
Knife in your
right hand
American:
Shift split
 Thou shall not jump straight into
business talk
 Thou shall not be late
 Thou shall not table hop
 Thou shall not talk politics, diet or family
 Thou shall not dominate the
conversation
 Thou shall not dawdle over the ordering
or eating
 Thou shall not neglect the old lady next
to you
 Thou shall not answer your mobile
 Don’t salt your food before you taste
 Don’t push your plate or chair away
 Don’t rearrange or stack your dirty
dishes
 Never tilt your chair
 Don’t ask people where they are going
when they get up from the table
 If you burp, excuse your self to no one
particular
 Never crumble crackers in your soup or
blow on it
 Don’t chew ice or other inedible parts of
the meal
 Always pass the salt & pepper together
 Need to get something out of your mouth-
use your tongue & fork
 When in doubt, use a utensil rather than
your fingers
 Hair in your food- don’t spoil someone
else’s meal by talking about it
 Food in teeth, blow nose, rearrange hair- go
to the restroom!
 Don’t like your meal- who cares- tell the
host you do!
Inviting
Single in restaurant…
Married at home…
 Nothing that touched your mouth should
ever directly touch the table
 When you are finished- place your
silverware at 4 :20o’clock
 If you spill something don’t make a big
deal about it- offer to pay for cleaning
 If you decide to pass on food being
offered, simply say “No Thanks”- no
explanation is needed
 Learn to try new foods when you have the
opportunity- you may be confronted with
 Good manners will open doors that
the best education cannot.
Clarence Thomas
 Respect for ourselves guides our
morals; respect for others guides
our manners .
Laurence Sterne
 Etiquette is the science of living.
Emilie Post
 Civility costs nothing and buys
everything.
Lady Mary
Worley Montague
 A person should be allowed a few
Thank you
Merci
Dankeshon
Gracias
Etiquette and Image Consultant

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