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Dec 2021
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Teach Me How To Have Adult AF Etiquette,...

Gillian Berner
About this episode

This week’s episode is a topic you may not have realized you needed to learn way more about…modern etiquette! But this is NOT a stuffy table manners lecture about minding your P’s and Q’s. 

According to today’s guest, etiquette expert Myka Meier, modern etiquette is about being kind, thoughtful and respectful, presenting your best self, and having the emotional intelligence and social skills to go anywhere with confidence. Sign us up!

Myka has been coined the “Marie Kondo of etiquette”. She even trained in London under a member of The Royal Household of the Queen — YAS QUEEN!

She started Beaumont Etiquette, which offers courses on etiquette that are super relevant to society today. She brings a fresh and modern perspective to manners, breaking down the stereotype that etiquette is stuffy or outdated. She co-founded The Plaza Hotel’s Finishing Program, and is the author of the two best selling books: Modern Etiquette Made Easy and Business Etiquette Made Easy. 

Tune in as we answer all your Qs on:

  • When should you bring a hostess gift
  • Appropriate engagement, wedding and shower gifts
  • How to (politely) remind someone to pay you back
  • When you should send a thank you note
  • How to dress for weddings, funerals and job interviews.
  • How to set a standard table setting
  • Handling the bill on a first date
  • How do you make a good first impression in a job interview or meeting
  • Where to sit in a boardroom
  • How to network and self-promote tastefully
  • The 101 on business dining etiquette

We hope this episode empowers you to walk into your next social situation feeling totally prepared and confident!

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Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering Etiquette

Business Etiquette Made Easy: The Essential Guide to Professional Success

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