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The below
are tips and should not be accepted
as any absolutes. Using your own
judgment and following the lead of
your superiors is always the safest
bet.
A. Napkin
B. Service Plate
C. Soup Bowl
D. Bread & Butter Plate w/ butter
knife
E. Water glass
F. Wine glass
G. Wine glass
H. Salad Fork
I. Dinner Fork
J. Dessert Fork
K. Knife
L. Teaspoon
M. Soup Spoon
Introductions:
• Stand when
- Elder or Senior enters
room
- Customer or client
enters room
• Introduce yourself to individuals on either side of
you at the table
Conversations:
• Appropriate Topics
- The company
- The position you are
interviewing for
- Words to use: who,
what, where, when, why
• Inappropriate Topics
- Politics, religion,
personal and controversial topics
Napkins:
• Place napkin on lap after
everyone at your table has been
seated
• When leaving the table place napkin on seat
• When meal is complete, place napkin on table to the
right side of your plate
Ordering:
• Do not order the most expensive
item on the menu
• Do not order more than two courses
• Do not order wine or any alcoholic beverages
• Do not order difficult or messy to eat food
Dining:
• Wait to eat until all
individuals have been served unless
invited to eat
• Eat at the pace of others at your table
• Sit on the first 3/4 of your chair.
• Do not bend over your plate to meet your utensil
• Pass salad dressing to the right with the handle
pointing toward the recipient
• Spilled food is to be picked up with a piece of your
silverware and placed on the side of
your plate
Final
Thoughts:
• Send a Thank You note to the
host if you were a guest. This is a
great way to start a business
relationship or follow-up on any
business discussed
For more
information about Dining Etiquette,
the CPA exam or Becker CPA Review,
please contact
Fara Pejman
at
fara.pejman@beckerreview.com
or visit
www.beckercpa.com
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