Business Dining Etiquette: Where Business and
Social Skills Meet

Never assume that others will not notice or will be understanding of poor manners and lack of dining skills.

Over half of all business is finalized at the dining table.  Among other things, business meals are used to getting to know a client, deciding to become a business partner in a venture, networking, and signing the contract. Therefore, your employees’ manners are on display at the dining table and it's a reflection of your company.

Business executives who have already made it to the top frequently lament the lack of social polish in their protégés.  One of the first places this shows up is at the dinning table. Really polished table manners can take your employees to another level of professionalism. 

Clients have been turning to us to enhance their dining etiquette and they have fun in the process.  First Impression Management promises we'll make your employees feel comfortable and confident at the dining table! 

Sample topics include:

• Your responsibilities as a host 
• Your responsibilities as a guest
• When and how to sit down at the table
• How to properly use your napkin
• When, how and what to order
• Holding your flatware properly
• Maneuvering your way at the table
• How to indicate you are pausing at your meal
• How to indicate you have finished your meal
• Where do you put your hands and briefcase
• When to discuss business at the meal
• When and how to make a toast
• Wine etiquette
• Cellular phones at the table
• How to behave when you are on a diet
• Rules for eating at a buffet
• How to behave at a banquet