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Business Etiquette Dining
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business-skills
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 30 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It consists of cutting your food with your right hand and your left hand holding the food while cutting. You then switch to your right hand to place the food in your mouth.
Americans style
between
prearrange
subtly
2. Pre-Dining: When Attending a business dinner - you should always arrive on time. __________ is frowned upon - especially in the business world. Arriving on time will avoid embarrassment - and show that you appreciate our colleagues taking the time t
American and Continental
Tardiness
easy to consume
Inebriation
3. Keep your ______ off the table and do NOT comb your hair or do your make-up at the table. These are general for ANY meal - not just in the business world.
Tardiness
Tip
utensils
elbow
4. Break your ________ into pieces and butter each piece individually. This helps to pace your meal and keep your area and personal space neat.
dessert
15 minutes
bread or rolls
discreetly
5. Pre-Dining: If you arrive early - be sure to give your partners at least ________ from the agreed time to arrive at the intended destination. Life can sometimes delay even the most timely of people.
dessert
tissue
don't move them
15 minutes
6. Eating Styles: It is important to observe how your lunch partners are eating and to ___________ they are adhering before you assume one. This is proper conduct in any business situation.
subtly
Inebriation
Continental Style
which style
7. Also referred to as the European eating style - is a bit different. It consists of cutting the meat - again - with your right hand and holding it with your left. The only difference between the two eating styles is that you continue to us your left h
posture
Continental Style
Americans style
solids
8. Sitting Down: The utensils will be set in a certain manner. Even if you are left-handed - it is important that you ________ to suit your personal needs.
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9. Also - have great ________. When sitting up straight - you look confident. Your posture is considered body language and sends messages without your saying a word.
everyone to get their meal
don't move them
bread or rolls
posture
10. Place Setting: Your ________ utensils may either be above your dinner plate or served with your dessert.
dessert
call ahead
host
Tip
11. Ordering: Order foods that are ___________. If you order someting that is difficult to eat - you may cause a conspicuous scene - which leaves a bad impression.
discreetly
don't move them
easy to consume
tissue
12. Ordering: Keep your order ________. If you give an exceedingly hard order - it will be that much easier to get wrong.
prearrange
15 minutes
Tardiness
simple
13. If something undesirable is in your mouth - ________ remove it with your fork.
Inebriation
discreetly
Continental Style
prearrange
14. Instead of clowing on a spoonful of ______ - gently stir it in the bowl. When you spoon the soup - do it away from you. This acts as body language showing you are open and polite.
utensils
15 minutes
soup
Americans style
15. Remember that you should never hold your ___________ in a fist. Do not talk while holding your utensils; if you'd like to speak - put your utensils down. However - do not place them on the table; place them on the dinner plate.
Inebriation
utensils
turn off
tissue
16. Eating Styles: There are two types of eating styles: ___________.
Americans style
Continental Style
American and Continental
turn off
17. Paying the Bill: You should always _______ how the bill will be paid and always be sure it is correct.
prearrange
everyone to get their meal
bread or rolls
Tardiness
18. Sitting Down: After arriving - you will then sit down. When searing yourself - if you are carrying any personal items such as a briefcase - laptop case - or purse - be sure to set it ______ as not to clutter the table. An OPEN table leaves an OPEN en
discreetly
soup
prearrange
at your side
19. Pre-Dining: If for some reason you cannot make the meeting on time - ________ to warn the group of your delayed arrival. It is considered rude to show up late without having called.
at your side
Americans style
host
call ahead
20. Place Setting: This means that your salad fork and dinner for are to the left of your plate along with your bread plate above. Your plate goes in ______ them. On the right are your soup spoon and dinner knife - with your drink placed above these.
Tardiness
subtly
simple
between
21. Place Setting: Place setting at a business dinner is very specific. It is customary that all _______ are to your left and all liquids are to your right.
solids
elbow
between
host
22. If you must leave the table - ________ and place your napkin on your seat. When you finish eating - place your napkin neatly to the left of your plate - and place your silvereware in the proper position. You should not push your place setting away fr
15 minutes
solids
excuse yourself
dessert
23. Paying the Bill: _____ appropriately; 15% for average service - and 20% for excellent service.
American and Continental
Tip
host
prearrange
24. You should use your napkin frequently. On the other hand - do not use it for anything such as a _______. If you have to sneeze - turn your head away from the table if you don't have time to exuse yourself from the table.
tissue
between
discreetly
everyone to get their meal
25. In general - when at a business meeting or dinner - _______ your cell phone. It is not polite or professional to use them at the dinner table. Also - you wouldnt want to interrupt conversation.
subtly
elbow
Tardiness
turn off
26. Before you begin eating - wait for ____________. This is considered polite. Do not talk with food in your mouth - and don't crunch ice. As you eat - you should take small bites; it will assure that you pace yourself to finish at the same time as othe
Continental Style
excuse yourself
everyone to get their meal
subtly
27. Ordering: Also - it is an unwritten rule for any business encounter to stay away from alcohol (which includes wine) or drugs. ________ ruins the professional atomosphere.
host
subtly
discreetly
Inebriation
28. Sitting Down: It is considered good etiquette to place your napkin ________ before beginning a meal. However - in the business world this is done in a particular way: gently unfold the napkin and place it on your lap folded in-half with the fold towa
tissue
Continental Style
in our lap
between
29. If you should have any problems with your meal - _____ tell the waiter.
which style
turn off
excuse yourself
subtly
30. Ordering: When ordering your meal - wait for the ______ to order. They will set the guidelines as to what is appropriate for the meal
elbow
everyone to get their meal
host
soup