Business Dining & Entertainment

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Business Dining & Entertainment
Increasingly business relationships are developed over a meal, at a sporting event, or on the golf course. Does your social skill set seamlessly match your business acumen? Are you equally comfortable at the conference and dining table? Are your table manners impeccable?

This program takes you into the risk-filled social environment that plays a more significant than-ever role today and teaches the dos and taboos that have impacted us all.

During an on-site seminar, this session is often conducted as a tutorial over lunch or dinner. Don’t let a social misstep ruin a promising business relationship.
Topics include:
Host versus guest etiquette
Who walks in front when escorted to the table
What is the “best” seat at the table
Napkin etiquette
Placing the order – which foods to avoid, who orders first, communicating with the service staff
Table manners from A-Z – the basics with current updates
Appetizer conundrums and the sharing of food
Passing food around the table – left, right, or does it matter
Silverware usage – the dos and taboos, American Zig-Zag and Continental styles
How to correctly hold stemware
Alcohol and “no” alcohol etiquette
Dealing with problematic foods (select foods to be covered)
Bread/butter plates and how to butter a roll
The art of eating soup
Handling accidents and food/beverage spillage
Making seamless small talk
Handling the check
Appropriate tipping
Business building and relationship building opportunities – maximizing the social skillset
Global dining etiquette differences – a mixture of countries/regional differences (optional)
Host and guest(s) of honor specifics…who sits where and next to whom, conversational protocols
How to read a wine list
How to give a toast to honor and/or celebrate
What to do with menu and name cards while dining
Dining tips from amuse-bouche to chocolate grand pianos – the discerning diner needs to be ready for the unusual
Note: Additional discussion and tips provided for entertaining in hospitality suites, sporting events, on the golf course, and more.

Average time frame for program is 3-4 hours.

Participants will leave with comfort in their ability to seamlessly host with the best of manners, dining knowledge, and stand-out extras!

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