A Sip Of Manners?

Coming up – Tea and Manners with a Personalised Vintage Shopping Tour – Mt Tamborine – Qld:

With The Lindy Charm School for Girls
With The Lindy Charm School for Girls

Tailored Events:

During an indulgent afternoon tea, ladies and gentlemen will be taken through the history of afternoon tea, the art of dining and afternoon tea etiquette, a lesson on posture, self confidence, handshakes etc, speech, sitting, manners, conversation starters, body language and a look at manners for the modern man and woman.

A Fabulous Day for Mothers and Daughter/Sons, Families, Girlfriends/Friends, Hens Parties or just and intimate couple setting, we can tailor content to any setting you like. Ā Talk to us today about private/public or corporate events.Ā 

A little more?

A fabulous interview with Radio Nationalā€™s First Bite Program, high tea with manners: a lesson in etiquette ā€“ Listen to interview here:Ā 

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We enter an historic hotel where afternoon tea has been served everyday since the 1880s to receiveĀ a crash course in etiquette, deportment and manners.

Thereā€™s an old saying that ā€˜manners maketh the manā€™ and RN First Biteā€™s Michael Mackenzie was certainly taken to task over some of his behaviour when he took High Tea at the historic Windsor Hotel with his ā€˜datesā€™ Miss Chrissie and Miss Rachel.

Miss Chrissie has run a ā€˜charm schoolā€™ for girls aged 20-60 teaching deportmentĀ and etiquette for the last six years, and she combines that with the finer points of taking high tea in a special series of workshops in Melbourne.

Hereā€™s a list of tips to share among your peers when eating and talking with that special someone:

  • Do respond to an invitation promptly and advise of any special dietary requirements
  • Do be suitably and smartly attiredĀ 
  • Do take a small, thoughtful gift if dining at someoneā€™s house
  • Do switch all phones off before you arrive Do be punctual ā€” up to 10 mins late is acceptableĀ 
  • Do look into the eyes of your dining companions and engage enthusiastically in polite conversationĀ 
  • Do try something different and allow your palette to be adventurousĀ 
  • Do take care whilst eating and drinking to avoid embarrassing spillageĀ 
  • Do find something complimentary to say Do remember your all important thank you noteĀ 
  • Do not arrive starving ā€” have a glass of water if necessary, the growling of a hungry tummy is not appropriate background musicĀ 
  • Do not slump or swagger and remember good posture is an aid to self confidenceĀ 
  • Do not extend your little finger when holding a cupĀ 
  • Do not slurp or eat noisilyĀ 
  • Do not gesture with your cutlery nor clink it against your crockery or teethĀ 
  • Do not gobble your food, but savour it and remember the time and effort that has gone into its preparationĀ 
  • Do not eat with your mouth open nor talk with your mouth full Do not stretch across the table, pick your teeth or lick your fingersĀ 
  • Do not place elbows on the table ā€” remember all joints on the table will be carved!Ā 
  • Do not monopolise the conversation nor sit in silence, but try to contribute in equal measure

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Welcome to The Lindy Charm School where we offer a wide range of styling, costuming, workshopping and corporate services. Headed by the ever-vivacious Mistress Chrissy, The Lindy Charm School is a multi-disciplinary creative events and vintage styling business driven by a rich affinity with a time before now.

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