Teen Etiquette and Dining Skills
Ages 13-17

Give the gift that lasts a lifetime by making the transition for your teens into the adult world easier.   Young adults learn to create a winning image, sharpen their social skills, and prepare for expanding interaction with no-nonsense adults who may make life-charting decisions in venues such as college entrance and workplace interviews, and making personal connectionss.

The Social Program
Module 1

• Meeting and Greeting Others in the Adult World
• Creating a Great First Impression
• Conversation Skills
• How to Dress
• The Etiquette of Public Events and Places
• Telephone Manners

Module 2

• How to Ace an Interview for College and Employment

Moduel 3

• Your Voice and How You Speak
• How to Sit, Stand, and Take Your Seat
• How to Enter and Leave a Vehicle
• Wardrobe and Personal Grooming
• Non-verbal Communication

Sophisticated table manners become increasingly important as young adults prepare to enter the competitive social, collegiate, or business worlds.  Like the unspoken signals of a secret society, the nuances of proper dining skills proclaim one's breeding, or lack of it -- a siutation that can determine which doors will open or remain closed to future opportunities.

Dining Skills
Module 4

• How to Navigate the Place Setting
• American and Continental Styles of Eating
• Proper User of the Napkin, Glassware, and Tableware
• When to Start Eating
• Understanding the Silent Service Codes
• Avoiding the 10 Most Commonly Made Eating Errors
• Handling Difficult-to-Eat Foods
• Dining Dos and Don'ts