Rules Of Etiquette For a Business Lunch

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Rules Of Etiquette For a Business Lunch
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Keeping up with an image in a business environment

• Your image matters, especially when you're in a
  business environment.
• Whether you're going to a business lunch with
  your peers, recruiters, clients or partners, you
  need to make sure you behave appropriately. Yet
  many don't know proper dining etiquette in
  business hotels in Dubai.

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Wait for Your guests

• If you arrive at the restaurant first, wait to be
  seated until your guest arrives. Sitting down
  before them is a faux pas and can make it harder
  for them to find you.

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Play host

• If youre the one who arranged the meeting at a 4
  Star Hotel, then youre the host, and you need to
  act that way by handling the bill, making sure
  your guest is comfortable, and possibly even
  making menu recommendations.

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Dont bring up business talk too soon

• Embrace small talk, but dont let it delay the
  meal. You are there to get to know someone
  outside a business setting, but that doesnt mean
  it should take all day. Place your orders before
  getting sidetracked talking about each others
  families, latest technology or movies.

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Sync what you order

• Skip either the most expensive, or the cheapest,
  item on the menu, because it can signal to your
  guest that youre focused on the price tag and
  make them feel uncomfortable about their own
  selections. Also, try to mirror the number of
  courses that your guest chooses. If theyre
  opting for a soup, salad, and main course, dont
  just get one dish, or youll be watching them eat
  while you wait for your own food to arrive.

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Mind your manners

• Remember what your mother taught you Bring your
  food to your mouth, not vice versa use your
  salad fork for the salad, and tilt the soup bowl
  away from you. Manners can make a good impression.

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Limit the messy grub

• No matter how much youre craving steak or pizza,
  skip it They are way too messy, and its pretty
  much impossible to look professional while eating
  with your hands.