Tiffany Nielsen

Dining Etiquette, Business Etiquette and Children's Workshop

Bread Etiquette

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Bread etiquette

It’s not fancy, it’s just etiquette.

Bread Etiquette: Pass it to the Right or Left?

Not only will you guarantee that anyone seated at your table will have their share of bread, but your Passing Bread Etiquette you will make your proud for knowing an important social etiquette skill that will serve you well socially and professionally.

Serve Others First

If you are the first person to reach for a bread basket or plate, remember to serve yourself last! Yes, I said last. It’s far more courteous to pass the bread to your neighbor than it is for you to indulge first. Why? When we gather around a table to share a meal with others, it’s just that- a sharing process. By taking a piece for yourself without thinking if others might like a piece too, can come across  as self-serving.

Passing Bread to the Right or to the Left?

The first step is to reach in for the bread and happily pass it to the person on your right. If there’s not a person to your right, common sense will tell you to look across your table or to your left. Obviously, if you are dining alone then by all means serve yourself.

What about Butter?

If individual butter dishes aren’t provided,  pass the shared butter dish to the guest seated to your right side. If there’s not a person to your right, then pass it to the person to your left or perhaps across the table.    

If you are looking for more dining etiquette tips, then I’m positive you will want to read, Which Fork Do I Use? 

Tiffany’s Etiquette Tip: Pass the bread first. Serve yourself last.

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

Business Etiquette: Smart Phone Manners

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Manners for Professionals

*Photo Courtesy of American Express

As handy as they are, smart phones can be and are the culprit of much of the rudeness we see in America today.  The phone’s resources are abundant, but they introduce nuances that are unacceptable.

No matter who we meet with, each person deserves our undivided attention. To choose phone surfing over the face to face meeting time tells others they are not relevant. Here are a few tips to keep us all smarter with our phones.

  • When attending meetings, smart phones should be silenced and put away if they have nothing to do with the topics at hand. It’s in everyone’s best interest to perform this action because it protects the image of the organization and the business at hand.
  • People are much more present when their fingers aren’t tasking through emails and peering at information that has nothing to do with the meeting.
  • Let everyone know when and why you need your phone for the meeting. This way, you avoid any negative judgment.
  • Apologize if your phone rings during a meeting. It happens.

Smart phones used by smart people make for poised and fruitful communication. Be smarter than your phone. You own it; it doesn’t own you.

Feel free to share Tiffany’s etiquette and image tips with others!

Copyright 2012. Tiffany Nielsen. All Rights Reserved.

Free Workshop!

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Learn to Build Your Personal Brand

Building Your Personal Brand

Sign up today for our eye-opening, career building workshop hosted by Brandman Unviersity!

In this educational and career propelling workshop, learn how to quickly and effectively raise the bar on your personal image!

Building Your Personal Brand

Mix and Match Your Wardrobe to Save $$$ — Define the Look of Your Professional Brand — Make a Statement with Business Casual — Uncover Power Colors and Fashion Personalities – Discover Must Have Wardrobe Essentials, Image “Makers and Breakers” and Stepping it Up Interview Attire

You hold the power for creating a dynamic image through wardrobe, grooming and etiquette choices that promote your own career success. Accelerate your personal image and business credibility by registering today for this FREE professional training opportunity! 

Join us for this interactive, informational and FREE workshop on:

April 26th 5:30-7:30 pm

Brandman University, Visalia Campus

649 S. County Center Drive

Visalia, CA  93277

Please kindly register by April 23, 2012 to (559) 636-5595 or email your reservation confirmation to Alex Hamilton at mailto:ahamilto@brandman.edu

We hope you can join us for this exciting workshop at Brandman University’s Visalia Campus.