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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 20095:45 – 6:45 pm

Ybor City Campus - Ybor Room

Presenters:

Sara Mercer - Cynthia Brady

WATCH YOUR MANNERS!

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Appropriate Attire

Basic Table Manners

Common Courtesy

PERSONAL ETIQUETTE

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Appropriate Attire

Appropriate clothing and personal etiquette are equally important in the classroom, at home, restaurants and other public events.

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Ladies! Ladies! Low, comfy flip-flops and loafers are NOT dressy enough for semi-formal occasions.

What to Wear

FEMALES

Business Suit w/Skirt or Dress Pants

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MALES

No sneakers, nor baseball caps gentlemen.

What to Wear

Shirt, Tie & Dress Slacks

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BASIC TABLE MANNERS

At Home, School or Dining Out

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A great trick to help you remember the order, left to right for

a basic table setting is to just picture the word “FORKS.” F for Fork O for Plate (the shape) R ight of Plate K for Knife S for Spoon

Table Setting GuideBASIC PLACE SETTING

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BASIC PLACE SETTING

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Other things to know:

Knife blades always face the plate

Napkins go to the left of the fork, or on the plate

Bread and butter plate and knife are optional

BASIC PLACE SETTING continued

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This following illustration shows how a table would be set for the following informal menu:

Soup course

  Salad or first course

  Entrée

  Dessert

Table Setting GuideINFORMAL PLACE SETTING

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a. Dinner plate b. Two forksc. Napkind. Dinner knifee. Spoons

f. Glassesg. Salad plateh. Bread plate with butter knifei. Dessert spoon and fork *j. Coffee cup and saucer

INFORMAL PLACE SETTING

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Table Setting GuideOTHER THINGS TO REMEMBER:

PROPER EATING Chew with closed mouth No talking with food in mouth No slurping, finger licking, belching or grooming/place accessories under table or chair Pass food, salt, and pepper to the right

PROPER POSTURE No leaning or elbows on the table Gentlemen wait for Ladies before sitting, standing or leaving the table

HAND FOOD - It is perfectly acceptable to use your hands to eat:

breads ‘hors doers (cheese & crackers, chicken wings, just

to name a few) other finger foods (tacos, mini-burgers, egg rolls,

just to name a few)

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The best way to make sure that you’re “minding your manners” is to generally use those basic common courtesies:

Thank you No thank you Excuse me May I

COMMON COURTESY

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“HAPPY DINING”

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Our time is up andwe thank you for yours!

MANNERS MATTER!