#7. Dining and #6. Dancing, The ELI Top 10

In preparation for our June "Train to be a Children's Etiquette Consultant class" we are going to have The ELI Top 10 as we celebrate our TENTH YEAR of  the Etiquette and Leadership Institute! This will be a count down of ten awesome things you will gain from signing up for our session! #CheersTo10Years

Just like a page out of an old fashion book on courtship, our #7 and #6 on #TheELITop10 have to do with our two most popular subjects! No longer will you approach a table filled with silverware not knowing where to start or shy away from the dance floor to conceal your two left feet! When your boss needs someone to accompany them to the business luncheon they will look to you because they know that you are trained and confident in dining. And at the next holiday function you can dance your way into opening doors to new opportunities!

After training with us you will be able to tango smoothly through multiple courses and also serve up some awesome dance moves that will fill everyone around you with amazement and envy!

Now of course these aren't the only things you will learn but we picked ten of our favorites as a preview to get you off the fence and in Athens with us!

Follow us on our social media sites to take part in the fun!
Facebook: Etiquette and Leadership Institute

Instagram: @PerfectlyPolishedELI

Twitter: @ELIexperts

NEW Day 5: #FollowFriday

Happy last day of National Etiquette Week! We think it's appropriate to close things out with...

#FollowFriday

On Facebook!  Perfectly Polished  and Etiquette and Leadership Institute 

On Twitter! @ELIexperts

And hope to see you at our next training opportunity June 22-26! 

NEW Day 4: #TalkingThursday

Happy National Etiquette Week! Today is...

#TalkingThursday

Have you heard of Phone Stacking? It's a new game to get people talking to one another of instead of being focused on their phones! Whether you're out to dinner or just hanging out with friends or family, challenge everyone to stack their cell phones on the table. First person to check the phone pays the bill! Here are the rules...

 Start the game after everyone has ordered.

 Stack phones on the table.

 First person to check a text or call loses!

 Loser pays for all the food!

 If no one is tempted, everyone wins and just pays for his or her food!

Come back tomorrow for NEW Day 4!

NEW Day 3: #WebWednesday

Happy National Etiquette Week! Today is...

#WebWednesday

We love this handy guide on social media (and common sense) from "Modern Manners: Tools to Take You to the Top" by Dorothea Johnson and Liv Tyler!

NEW DAY 2: #TastyTuesday

Happy National Etiquette Week! Today is...

#TastyTuesday

Let's talk dining etiquette and table settings!

Bread plate & drink

Make a b and a d with your hands. B is for bread; D is for drink. Your left hand makes a b...bread plate goes on the left! Your right hand makes a d...drink goes on the right!

Forks, knives & spoons

How many letters in the word "fork"? 4.

How many letters in the word "left"? 4.

Your fork goes on your left.

How many letters in the word "knife"? 5.

How many letters in the word "spoon"? 5.

How many letters in the word "right"? 5.

Your knife goes on your right.

S&P, together forever

Salt and pepper are "married"—you never pass one without the other!

Come back tomorrow for NEW Day 3!

Happy National Etiquette Week!

NEW is here again!

May 11-15 is National Etiquette Week, an event founded in 1997 by children's etiquette consultant Sandra Morisset. What a great way to celebrate the importance of courtesy, civility, and good manners—not just once a year for a week, but in the little, ordinary moments that make up everyday life.

So, how are we kicking it off?

#ModernMannersMonday

For excellent examples of Modern Manners, check out our favorite book - "Modern Manners: Tools to Take you to the Top" by Dorothea Johnson and Liv Taylor. (We'd love it even if Dorothea Johnson, founder of the Protocol School of Washington, hasn't called us "the nation's most outstanding source of children's etiquette training"!)

"Modern Manners" is now being translated for readers in Russia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Netherlands...it's a good time for you to find a copy, too!

We'll see you tomorrow for NEW Day 2!

Catching up, and lots of dancing!

We stay busy year-round at our etiquette school, Perfectly Polished, even in the long post-holiday winter days. And right now, we have dancing on our minds—not just teaching it, but planning for the dances we hold for our students. This means spending quality time with our college staff...

...to help plan fun events like the Cotillion Club Tea Dance...

...teach our students during our regular classes...

...and of course, we're already planning for our annual Spring Formal! It's a great way to get through the winter!