Dining
Where your napkin should go when you sit down to dinner.
What is on your lap?
This is where you should look when meeting someone and shaking their hand.
What is in their eyes?
When you use good manners & etiquette, THIS is what you are showing to others...
What is Respect?
This is how long you should remain silent for during a performance.
What is for the entire thing.
Laughing and clapping at appropriate times are acceptable. Talking to your neighbor never is.
This is the appropriate length for skirts in a professional setting.
What is knee length?
This is how you signal for a waiter.
What is raise your hand slightly and make eye contact.
Never whistle, snap, or get up to seak them out.
An appropriate topic for small talk
What is:
Current events, sports, pop culture, TV, movies, books
AVOID: religion, politics, and gossip
You should cover your mouth with the backside of your hand when doing this
What is yawning
This is where your phone should be during a performance.
Where is in your pocket or purse.
It should be turned to silent and put away, NEVER in your hands or being used.
This is the dress code characterized by suits, jackets, button up shirts, ties, and dress shoes.
What is Business Professional?
What you should do when asked to pass the salt.
What is pass both the salt and the pepper together?
This is the appropriate response when someone asks, "How are you?"
What is Answer the question and then ask how they are.
This is what you should do with your negative opinions.
What is keep them to yourself?
This is when it is acceptable to go to the restroom or get water during a show.
What is during intermission?
Before or after the performance is fine as well.
Dress pants and skirts, modest dresses, sweaters, loafers with ties being optional is considered this dress code.
What is Business Casual?
Your napkin goes here when excusing yourself from the table with the intention of returning.
What is your chair?
This is the appropriate number of pumps in a professional handshake.
What is 3?
Too many shakes indicates that you are uncomfortable.
THIS type of language should never be used out loud in public...
What is cursing (foul or offensive to others)?
This is how you should be sitting during the performance.
What is straight up and in the center of your seat?
Seats are often arranged so that the person behind can see between the two seats in front, so leaning would block someone's view.
This is the correct way to sit when wearing a skirt or dress.
What is with your ankles or legs crossed and knees together.
This is the appropriate way to eat bread and butter.
What is breaking off a small piece of bread and buttering that piece (not the whole slice)?
Someone you need to speak with is talking to someone else. THIS is what you should do...
What is wait until they are finished. If it's an emergency, say "Excuse me for interrupting, but this is an emergency..."
If you are bored at a performance or play, THIS is what you should do...
What is Pretend you are interested?
This occurrence signals an appropriate time to applaud during a performance.
What is a Blackout?
Yelling, whistling, and dog barking are NOT ok during a blackout. They are brief and the lights will return shortly.
THIS is how you tie a tie
(Demonstrate)