Business Etiquette, Dining Etiquette
What’s wrong with this picture?
Caution: this is a professional actor. Do NOT attempt this at a business meal!
There are at least eight things in this picture that demonstrate bad business etiquette. The answers are below the fold.
Dining Etiquette – European vs. American Dining Style, with Kimberly Law
More Tips
- “Business Etiquette: Keys to Professional Success,” with Jill Kamp Melton.
- Dining Etiquette Guide – from What’s Cooking America
- Dining etiquette Q & A – from Virgina Tech
- Lessons in the Art of the Meal – from The Wall Street Journal
- Business Etiquette — More Than Just Eating with the Right Fork
Good table manners should be second nature so that you can concentrate on your meeting, not on which fork to use.
Place your napkin on your lap within 10 seconds of sitting down at the table.
- Buttering the whole piece of bread; butter one bite-size piece of bread at a time.
- Gesturing with food
- Holding spoon wrong
- Ladling soup towards himself (OK, it’s difficult to see, but you ladle soup away from yourself)
- Placing silverware on both table & plate (butter knife)
- Resting elbow on the table
- Eating with both hands
And remember to pass the salt and pepper together.
Did you get at least six of these? If not, get the audio course “Business Etiquette: Keys to Professional Success,” with Jill Kamp Melton.
