Dining Etiquette

Could you benefit from Dining Etiquette Training?

Does all that silverware, glassware, and china in formal dining confuse you? Where are you supposed to put your napkin when you’ve finished eating? What do you do with that piece of gristle in your mouth? What you don’t know can hurt you!

Savvy dining skills play a major role in the business arena today. The world is experiencing a rapidly expanding global economy where the negotiating process doesn’t end when you leave the office. Business meetings are often conducted while sharing a meal and business relationships are developed and strengthened during social interactions. In this global atmosphere, polished dining skills are essential. According to a survey conducted by an independent research firm, 49 percent of chief financial officers said their most successful business meetings, outside the office, were conducted at a restaurant. Furthermore, employers say that a person’s table manners (or lack thereof) may be a deciding factor in securing a signed contract, a job offer or a promotion. It is up to you to seize every opportunity to distinguish yourself and your employers from the competition.

 
Leadership & Etiquette Dynamics offers seminars in dining etiquette that will help participants acquire the knowledge and polish to feel comfortable and self-assured in any dining situation. To enhance the learning experience, an on-site tutorial luncheon or dinner is encouraged.
 

A sample of the topics you will learn and put into action:

• Business Entertaining
• Utilizing Effective Business Meal Tactics
• Extending and Accepting Invitations
• Navigating Receiving Lines
• Host and Guest Duties
• Seating Guidelines
• Taking Your Seat and Napkins
• Host and Guest of Honor Duties
• Toasting – You are in the Spotlight
• Posture at the Table and Excusing Yourself
• Understanding Styles of Eating – American, Continental, Asian
• Developing Silverware Savvy
• A Visual Dining Tutorial
• Interpreting Place Setting Maps
• Deciphering the Silence Service Code
• Eating Various and Difficult Foods
• Recognizing Dining Do’s and Taboos

Popular Programs:

	Outclass the Competition – Dining Skills An interactive and dynamic half-day seminar A dining tutorial is encouraged to enhance the learning experience Combine with Outclass the Competition – Business Etiquette to create a fabulous one day event To learn more click here
	Professional Dining Savvy An interactive and dynamic three-hour seminar ideal for new hires, entry-level and recent college grads A dining tutorial is encouraged to enhance the learning experience Combine with Professional Business Savvy to create a fabulous one day event To learn more click here
	Dine Like a Diplomat A dynamic four-hour seminar and interactive dining tutorial To learn more click here

Dining Tutorials can be included in any of the dining etiquette training. A multi-course luncheon or dinner tutorial is a fun way to learn and heighten dining skills. Proper table etiquette plays an important role in presenting yourself as a polished professional.

Leadership & Etiquette Dynamics offers additional topics that can be incorporated into your customized seminar or be presented in a single workshop. Lunch and Learn is a fun way to introduce one or two topics of your choice in a series of short workshops. Also, new seminars can be created to address your specific requirements.
 

Training programs are customized to address your organization’s specific needs and challenges and to work within your timeframe, budget and site constraints. Also, new programs can be created to address your organization’s specific requirements.