Online Training

Online Table Manners

The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette presents: The Professional Savvy Series "Professional Table Manners" To see a preview of the program click here. To see a live online demo of the program click here.

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Online Professional Table Manners Course

Value
A large amount of business is conducted out of the office and meetings are often held while dining. Are you or your company losing business because of less than polished behavior? The answer could be yes, and you may not realize...as the saying goes....you don't know...what you don't know...... But we do know that companies are losing money as associates, employees and corporate executives are not well versed in how to conduct business over a meal.

In today's society, with all the hectic schedules, eating together as a family is often not possible. This causes a problem....many of us have not learned the social graces of dining. Not knowing what to do with your napkin or which fork to use can make us feel self-conscious in certain situations. Even in today's relaxed corporate environment, poor manners are never looked upon favorably. People do notice.....we speak about ourselves, as we demonstrate to others our professionalism.....or lack of it.

This course will enable you to be more confident, so whether dining with a friend, colleague, client or at the White House, you will handle yourself with confidence, style and world class. This course will also help you to help your guests feel more comfortable and help business to be conducted in a more successful manner in any dining situation.

Audience
Although this course was written with the American and International business professional in mind, it will help anyone who wants to learn the graciousness of dining properly.

Do you need this training?

Take this short quiz to see if you need this course.
1. You are the guest of honor, when do you begin eating?
2. When you are finished dining, what is finished position of your silverware?
3. When do you place your napkin in your lap?
4. When passing something around the table, do you pass it to the right or left?
5. There are 3 forks on the left of your dinner plate, do you know what you are
eating?
6. Someone has asked you to pass the salt, what do you do?
7. A finger bowl is served with a spoon and fork on a plate, how do you use it?
8. You are seated at a place setting with 5 glasses, do you know what each glass
is for?

If you can answer these questions correctly, then you do not need to take this course, but if you can not.....the answers....the confidence is just a click of a button away.

Yes, but why this course versus a book or a video?
This course is not a book or streaming video. It is a state of the art, interactive course that has audio and visual that speaks directly to you....with talking text, click and drag, question and action, actual setting of the place setting. Unlike a video that you just watch, or a book you just read, this is a course that involves participation from you....as you learn more by doing than by watching. It is an achievement, because it is a course that you pass with a final test. You also receive a certificate that is suitable for framing. It can be repeated as often as needed.

Description
This one-of-a-kind, on-line training is the first in the series. Designed to be taken at your own computer, this innovative, interactive course, ensures personal privacy and saves you and your company time and money. Learn how to dine properly in the American and Continental styles. To see a demonstration of the program click here

How to Take the Online Professional Table Manners Learning Course
Online version - Online Professional Table Manners will be available to you live, on the internet, for a period of three months. Upon purchase of this course, you will be immediately sent by email, a userID, password and hyperlink - valid for only one designated computer. Click the link, input the userID and password exactly as received (case sensitive), and begin training. So within minutes of registering for the course, you will be able to start training.

CD version - Professional Table Manners will be available to you via a cd.  Upon purchase of this course, you will be immediately mailed the cd version.  The cd includes a userID, password and Hyperlink - valid for only one designated computer. Upon taking the course, you will be instructed how to login to take the final assessment. This version never expires, but the userid and password are registered to only one user and allow only one name on the certificate.

Duration
If you sit down to take the course in one sitting, it will take you 2 to 3 hours. If you do not have that much time, do not worry...you may stop at any time and the (online version) program will keep track of your progress. You may take the course as often as you wish in your allotted timeframe. Your allotted time frame begins immediately at time of purchase.

Corporate Discounts
Your company may be interested in significant savings by allowing your company professionals to train in etiquette at their own desk. The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette has arranged special pricing for multiple users. To obtain this pricing simply enter the number of users in the quantity box of the checkout section. Your discount will be automatically calculated. You will be sent a individual usercode and password for every course that is purchased. For example, a purchase of 100 units = 100 usercodes and passwords will be sent.

Pre-requisites
None

Topics include
Pretest
Entering and exiting the table
Place setting
Napkin etiquette
How to dine
Finger bowls
Final test

Handouts
There is library button on the tool bar at the bottom of every page that will allow you to print handouts for future reference.

Media
The online version is in flash animation.
This course is interactive with audio, click and drag and a final test

System Requirements
A Flash compatible browser (98% of computers are) on an Internet enabled computer.

Final Test
At the end of the course is a final test. With a passing score of 85% or better you will be able to print your certificate. You may take the test as often as you wish, but your score will not be retained upon leaving the course. So when you score 85% or better, print your certificate before exiting the course.

Completion
Upon the successful completion of the final test, you will receive a Certificate from the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette, Inc.

Your Investment
You will receive the on-line training in the privacy of your own space, taken at your convenience. It will insure confidence in knowing that you are correctly handling yourself, your company, guests and clients, nationally and internationally.

You can get everything you see above and if you order the online version you be taking the course five minutes after you order because it will be immediately accessible in about 60 seconds. Simply check your email for the link to a Flash compatible browser (98% of computers have) on an Internet enabled computer.

If you order the Cd version, it will usually be shipped within 24 hours and can be overnighted.
Cd version is shipped to USA location only.  For international use, please order one of the online versions.

OR

This version includes:
-Host responsibilities
-Guest responsibilities
-How to enter and exit your chair
-When to start the business part of the meal
-Navigating the place setting
-Napkin etiquette
-How to handle the silverware
-Understanding finger bowls
-Final Assessment
-Printable Certificate 
-Printable Handouts
-The Invitation - bonus e-book
-Business toasting - bonus e-book
-Follow-up business thank-you note: - bonus e-book

Expanded Version Online $99.00 for 3 months

3. Expanded CD Version
No Expiration Date

New! Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette, Inc is pleased to announce Professional Table Manners is now available on CD. If you respond right away, because this training is new...
Shipped to USA destinations only.

This version includes the same audio, visual and tactile interactions...it is just on CD:
-Host responsibilities
-Guest responsibilities
-How to enter and exit your chair
-When to start the business part of the meal
-Navigating the place setting
-Napkin etiquette
-How to handle the silverware
-Understanding finger bowls
-Final Assessment
-Printable Certificate
-Printable Handouts
-The Invitation - bonus e-book
-Business toasting - bonus e-book
-Follow-up business thank-you note: - bonus e-book

CD Version $195.00 no expiration. USA ONLY

  Act immediately and receive the following bonuses

Since I know it's 100% to your benefit to act right away, I want to sweeten the pot and give you every possible reason to say YES today! If you respond by the deadline below, you'll also receive the following as part of the kit:

Free bonus 1:

- For all version purchasers
Another indispensable E-book - "Here's to you - a briefing on the art of business toasting"

Free bonus 2:

-For Full version online and CD version purchasers only
Immediately down-loadable E-book - "How to have a successful meeting over a meal - the invitation"

Free bonus 3:

- For Full version online and CD version purchasers only
And yet a third can't-do-without E-book - "Writing the business thank you note"

These three e-books are concisely formatted, illustrated e-books, written with the business professional in mind....and if you order the online version, you will be reading them in just a few minutes. All you have to have is the free Adobe Acrobat reader that almost all computers have already.  If you order the cd version, the ebooks will arrive to you on cd.

Here's how to order right now!

Very Important Information

For the Online Version   

 

1.  If you click the "Buy Now" button, it will take you to check out. After you complete your order, on  the "Thank you for your purchase" page it will tell you to check your email for your username and password and give you the link to the dining training login page.  On that page, ALSO click the "Download products" button to receive your three bonus ebooks. 

2. The computer you enter the pass code on will be the only computer the program will work from.

3. The name you type in will be the only name that will print on the certificate of completion and can not be changed.

You must agree to our license agreement before you purchase, please read now. license agreement

For the Expanded  Version Online   

1.  If you click the "Buy Now" button, it will take you to check out. After you complete your order, on  the "Thank you for your purchase" page it will tell you to check your email for your username and password and give you the link to the dining training login page.  On that page, ALSO click the "Download products" button to receive your three bonus ebooks. 

2. The computer you enter the pass code on will be the only computer the program will work from.

3. The name you type in will be the only name that will print on the certificate of completion and can not be changed.

You must agree to our license agreement before you purchase, please read now. license agreement.

For the Expanded CD Version 

1.  If you click the "Buy Now" button, it will take you to check out. After you complete your order the cd version will be mailed to you, usually within 24 hours. 

2. The computer you enter the pass code on will be the only computer the that you can take the test on.

3. The name you type in will be the only name that will print on the certificate of completion and can not be changed.

You must agree to our license agreement on the cd, If you would like to view now license agreement

The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette is pleased to announce the winning of the Bronze Medal for "Professional Table Manners" to the brandon-hall.com 2004 Excellence in Learning Awards. TraCorp, the custom content developer, chose to submit the course based on its all-around strengths in instructional design, assessment, interactivity, motivation, and aesthetics. For more information on the Excellence in Learning Awards, please go to http://www.brandonhall.com.

We hope you will join us in improving your professional and personal savvy!