Coming up – Tea and Manners with a Personalised Vintage Shopping Tour – Mt Tamborine – Qld:
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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 Nationalās 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.
Thereās an old saying that āmanners maketh the manā and RN First Biteās Michael Mackenzie was certainly taken to task over some of his behaviour when he took High Tea at the historic Windsor Hotel with his ādatesā Miss Chrissie and Miss Rachel.
Miss Chrissie has run a ācharm 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.
Hereās 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 someoneās 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