Tiffany Nielsen

Adult and Youth Etiquette Workshops

Be an Adult with Manners

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Adult Manners Matter

Don’t give up on good manners!

Teaching kids manners takes patience and a strong will. Some listen, learn and adapt quickly while others will mock you until you give up. Don’t give up!  As an adult, it is your responsibility to lead by example in order for kids to trust good manners are fashionable- not a form of punishment.

Here are a few of my timeless holiday guidelines for adults:

Lazy bums– Holiday Sloths are people who are too lazy to get up off the couch as house guests arrive with presents and food for all to enjoy. Don’t be a sloth! Get up and greet people and show your good manners.

Can’t ever say too many thanks! – After your kids say their thanks for presents (words, hugs, kisses, smiles, etc… all which work well), it’s the parents turn to also give thanks for the gifts given to their children. Teach and show your kids the art of gratitude and good manners.

Cell Phones – Texting, snapping and scrolling as presents are being passed out is extremely rude. Break up with your cell phone! Be present and show good manners.

Remember that the Inn Keeper wasn’t too lazy or behaving in a self-consumed manner when a special family came knocking at his door.  He accommodated, greeted and provided the best hospitality he could give to his guests. Be the Inn Keeper.

 

 

 

Table Settings for Informal and Formal Meals

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Let your imagination and creativy lead you as you align your table settings.

Laguiole Flatware, 5-Piece Place Setting in Red from Williams Sonoma.

 One plate, one fork, one knife, and a spoon are typical pieces included in  everyday table settings.

A drinking glass or cup for water, milk, etc… sits at the upper right side of your plate.

You will most likely encounter informal table settings at home, in restaurants and at informal parties and receptions.

To set formal table settings, start with an informal table setting then build from there, adding chargers or placemats, additional silverware for a multi-course meal, pretty glassware, your best dishes and a bread plate and butter spreader.

The most important tip I can give you doesn’t come from a store; it comes from your heart, and your own desire to preserve the traditions of dining together. If it’s only one night a year you are able to gather people at your table, let it be a special night. Be as formal or informal as you prefer without losing sight of how blessed you are to have people dining at your table.

We have more table setting tips at www.tiffanynielsen.com/blog. Enjoy and thank you for sharing our mission to preserve the traditions of etiquette and manners.

 

 

 

 

Etiquette! Stay Positive

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Etiquette to the rescue!

Etiquette to the rescue

A local chain store cashier is responsible for managing phone calls and a long line of holiday bargain shoppers. At a check-out stand this past weekend, a cashier vented to me, “everyone keeps calling the store to find out what time we close”.

I know all too well what it’s like to work in retail sales during the holiday season. Yet, was it smart of her to complain about her job responsibilities to a customer? This is a big etiquette faux pas.

This interaction reminded me that our actions and words potentially impact how others view us.

Don’t vent about your job to people you don’t know. You don’t know who’s related to your boss, who’s on a ‘secret shopper’ mission or if the person you are venting to happens the CEO you are scheduled to interview with tomorrow morning.

Do be grateful for customers who call at 4:55 P.M. They are choosing to give their business to you, not your competitors.

Do face difficult workplace situations with professional charisma and etiquette. We already have enough charmless complainers in the world.

If you are hired to answer telephone calls and serve customers, then it’s your job to answer telephone calls and serve customers. Shine. Smile. Serve!

If you choose to be positively carry on you will succeed. If you choose not to be positive in the mist of difficult workplace situations you are only hurting yourself.

To Your Success!

Tiffany Nielsen, Your Favorite Etiquette Lady

 

 

Social Etiquette

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Job Interview Etiquette

Social Etiquette

Social etiquette and good manners are necessary if you want to land a good job.   Etiquette and manners connect you with employers on a positive level. They also help you make a positive first impression, which quickly sets you apart from your competition.

Social Etiquette.  You have to be social during a job interview. How else will people know the real you? Engaging conversations, character and gratitude will serve you well during interviews. I only wish people would smile more often during their interviews. Not fake smiles, just delightful smiles to help communicate appreciation and self-confidence.

Good Manners.  Use your good manners and you get further in life. Happy people equal happy workplaces, and you know we need happier workplaces!  Unhappy, grumpy, bump on a pickle Interviewees need to take a happy pill and show their good manners.

Connecting with an Interviewer starts with a smile and a firm handshake. Being socially savvy, using good manners and demonstrating your etiquette will keep people interested and wanting to know more about you!

Further enhance your image by knowing what to wear to your interviews!

 

Tiffany, Your Favorite Etiquette Lady

We Will Never Forget

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We Will Never Forget

As sirens ring in my small town of Exeter, CA this morning, my heart sinks a little lower. We will never forget today and where we were when it all happened, will we? We won’t forget Pearl Harbor, the embassies that have been attacked, the USS Cole and so on.

We are sending abundant love to our extended American families who ache the most today.