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Top Ten Tips for Executive Dining Etiquette

 

  1. Seat the Guest of honor to your right
  2. Sit up straight
  3. Study your flatware, eat from the outside in
  4. Hold your flatware properly, Continental or American style
  5. Cover your lemon when you squeeze it
  6. Take small bites
  7. Bread – break into bite size, then butter
  8. Chew quietly with your mouth closed
  9. Talk with your brain full and your mouth empty
  10. Pass the salt and pepper together

 

Bonus:  Show some class and use a glass

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Tips for Mannerly Children

 

  1. Smile
  2. Think of others first
  3. Magic words: say please, thank you, excuse me, & I’m sorry
  4. Sit up straight
  5. Stand up when speaking to adults
  6. Eye contact when meeting, greeting, & conversing
  7. Practice good listening skills
  8. Be a thoughtful host
  9. Be a respectful guest
  10. Arive on time

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