Dining Etiquette
“Dear Joanna - I cannot thank you enough for the confidence this program has given me.”
Kenneth Neill
Can you navigate your way through a meal with ease and confidence? Do you know which bread plate is yours or what to do with your napkin if you have to leave the table?
You may want to impress that special someone with your confidence at the dining table or you may have an interview for a new position/promotion. A lack of good table manners and proper dining etiquette will reflect negatively on you.
Let BOSS help you to acquire fine dining skills in a fun and friendly atmosphere. This workshop is designed to enrich your dining experience by acquainting you with the nuances of fine dining.
Table Etiquette & Dining Skills
- • Understanding place settings
- • Proper use of dining silverware
- • Posture and manners at the table
- • Napkin etiquette
- • How to excuse yourself from the table
- • Proper hygiene at the table
- • How to pass food
- • How to behave if you taste something you don’t like
- • How to catch the server’s eye
- • What to do if you do not drink alcohol and it is being served
- • Continental vs. American Style of eating
- Acceptable conversation at the table
- • How to close your plate (let the serving staff know that you are finished)
- • The meaning of R.S.V.P.
- • The duties of a good host
- • The duties of a great guest
- • Planning a meal
- • Seating V.I.P’s
- • Making a toast – Responding if you are being toasted
- • Tipping
- • Writing thank you notes
BOSS is available for presentations, dining tutorials and customized programs that meet your needs. Classes are held at local restaurants and or hotels.
Please contact Ms. Parris at Joanna@bossselfpro.com for further information and class dates and times.
Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them – Amy Vanderbilt