The Pembroke Setting Business Dining Etiquette T here is a success image in America. Enterprising executives are aware of the importance of business diplomacy, personal poise, and social skills. How you represent yourself and your company effectively in the business world may depend on your business dining etiquette. It is widely known that the business world is no longer in the comforts and confines of an office alone, but in executive dining rooms, homes, clubs, and restaurants as well.
More business is conducted over the dining table than ever before.
The dining table is a universal symbol that allows us to get to know one another. It is essential that you, as the business professional, feel confident in your dining skills and manners so you may concentrate on the business at hand. Displaying these skills creates a pleasurable, successful atmosphere for your company, your dining partner, as well as your business. T he author, Darlene Fleming, is co-founder of The Pembroke Setting, an etiquette consulting firm founded in 1984 in Summit, New Jersey. The Pembroke Setting teaches social skills to major corporations as well as private clubs, schools and universities.