Business Social Etiquette Coaching

Maybe you have progressed in your job and now find yourself in business social situations that you don’t feel comfortable with. Perhaps you are an entrepreneur that is a little rough around the edges. You may consider etiquette and formality to be outdated conventions, but ignore them at your peril, especially if you want to have a successful career. Business social etiquette is about convention, what is acceptable and what is not, and it is alive and well in society today.

Business Social Etiquette Environments and Occasions

Business is conducted in a variety of social situations: at a breakfast meeting, at a restaurant over lunch or dinner, at a cocktail reception, or at a dinner dance, banquet, ball or charity event. Each of these occasions has its own set of rules, protocols and expected behaviours. Correct attire, good manners, dining etiquette and polite conversation are all components of business social etiquette. The summer season offers a raft of corporate hospitality opportunities for organisations to entertain their clients: Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta, Glyndebourne etc. Many of these events are steeped in history with dress codes and codes of conduct that must be observed. A business social etiquette personal coaching session will guide you through the minefield of business entertaining so that you are comfortable at any and every occasion.

Business Social Etiquette Coaching, what you will learn

In social situations you need to know how to behave as the host or the guest. A business social etiquette coaching day will answer all your questions. You will learn how to respond to an invitation; when to arrive at an event; what to wear; what to drink and what to speak about, when to leave and who to thank. Add to that: introductions; gifts; table manners; toasts and speeches.

Being respectful of other people, their culture, religion, convention and customs are behaviours that will stand you in good stead wherever and whenever you travel and whoever you meet. Your Business Social Etiquette should be seamless and unnoticeable. Not always sure what to do or sometimes uncomfortable when entertaining or being entertained on business. At a Business Social Etiquette Coaching Day all of the focus is on you and your needs. My objective is to ensure you get the best possible learning and development from the day. The day is flexible and can be tailor made to meet your particular requirements. Spend as long as you like on a particular subject, ask as many questions as you want. Here’s a list of the topics that are covered but the session can be tailor made to suit your needs, so certain topics can be omitted allowing for more time to be spent on areas that you are less familiar with.

Business Social Etiquette Coaching Topics

Here is a list of the topics that are offered on the business social etiquette coaching programme:

• Good Manners
• Accepting or declining and invitation
• The correct etiquette for a Business: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Cocktail-Party, Buffet or Reception, Awards Ceremony, Dinner Dance or Charity Ball
• Dress Codes
• Appropriate Behaviour
• Polite Conversation
• Dining Etiquette including table manners, polite conversation, menus and food, drinks, farewell and thank you

Business Social Etiquette Coaching Format

Expect a fun, enjoyable and very practical day. An enlightening day that will de-mystify the subject of business social etiquette. You’ll quickly learn that etiquette is not complex or difficult and that good manners will always be noticed and appreciated. This day is not designed to make you into an aristocrat or socialite but it will equip you with the skills and understanding to be confident in any business social situation.

If you pass muster you’ll also receive a ‘Certificate of Achievement’.