Teen Etiquette and Dining Skills
Teens - ages 13-15
Young Adults - ages16- 17

Give the gift that lasts a lifetime, and a competitive  edge,  by making your teen's transition into the adult world easier. Young adults learn to create a winning image, make personal connections, 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.

The Social Program
Module 1

• The Art of Making a Personal Introduction                                    
  
• Responding to Introductions and Introducing Others             
  
• Handshake, Greetings and Using Titles                     
  
• How to Start and Maintain a Conversation                             
  
• Dressing for All Occasions
• The Etiquette of Public Places
• Attending Social and Cultural Events
• Telephone Skills 
• Theater and Cinema Etiquette
• Giving and Receiving Gifts
• Thank-you Notes

Interviewing Skills for College Entrance and Employment
Module 2

• How to Dress for the Interview
• Greeting the Interviewer
• How to Finesse Questions
  
• Wardrobe and Personal Grooming
• Non-verbal Communication
• Your Voice and How You Speak

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 situation that can determine which doors will open or which will remain closed to future opportunities.

Dining Skills
Module 3

• How to Navigate the Place Setting
• American and Continental Styles of Eating
• Proper Use of the Napkin, Glassware, and Tableware
• When to Start Eating
• Buffet Etiquette
• When Silence is Golden
• Avoiding the 10 Most Commonly Made Eating Errors
• When You are a House Guest
• Handling Difficult-to-eat Foods
• Dining Dos and Don'ts

Participants receive a comprehensive workbook
to use during the presentation and to keep as a reference guide.