Friday, May 22, 2015

Meet Our New Intern, Elizabeth Tarver!


Hey there! My name is Elizabeth and I'm a summer 2015 graduate of the University of Georgia with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Public Relations and Sociology. I have been with Perfectly Polished for 3 years and no that is not a typo. I am from Augusta, GA originally, and started my days at Perfectly Polished and the Etiquette Leadership Institute at the age of 19 during my sophomore year of college. Growing up in Augusta, we had a similar program to Perfectly Punished called Social Inc. and I was apart of the program from 6th grade up until my sophomore year of high school.

Coming to Athens, I would look for ways to connect my favorite things from my upbringing and build upon them in college. That's when my freshman mentor, Taylor Lavelle, introduced me to Ms. Lassiter and Perfectly Polished which was actually created using Social Inc. as an example. And the rest, they say, is history.
This fall, I will be attending the University of Georgia School of Law to pursue my Juris Doctor, which means I'm blessed to spend three more years in my favorite city with my ELI/Perfectly Polished family! Over the summer while I wait to begin school, I will be putting my degrees to use and working on revamping the Perfectly Polished and Etiquette Leadership Institute brand so don't mind our progress and let us know what you like along the way by liking, commenting, and following us on all our social media sites!

Friday, May 15, 2015

Thursday, May 14, 2015

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!









Tuesday, May 12, 2015

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!

Monday, May 11, 2015

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!






Thursday, February 12, 2015

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 FormalIt's a great way to get through the winter!