Helen Perry
Corporate & Personal Image Consultant
Humorist,  Speaker
Career coaching along your own path.
Etiquette - Men & Women

It's amazing to me how much simple table manners have denigrated in our society. I rarely eat out now because I can't stand the sight of people chewing with their mouths open, licking their fingers, talking while chewing, yakking on their cell phones, the list goes on and on.

--Houston Chronicle.com reader

 



3755 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX

 

Spretzaturra!

 

Term coined during the Renaissance Era…a certain nonchalance, so as to make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort." The ability to display "an easy facility in accomplishing difficult actions which hides the conscious effort that went into them."


Includes three-course lunch, $25 gift certificate to Ahmed's Custom Clothiers/Alterations, Gift Certificate- Color Analysis or Makeup Lesson with Helen Perry
(Note: Wine cellar is kept at 68 degrees. Jackets preferred, ties optional.)

 

According to surveys from Stanford, Harvard, and Carnegie Institute of Technology,
"15% of success in business is due to technical knowledge, while 85% of success is due to people skills and a professional image."

Knowledge leads to confidence, capability and comfort…

 
Note: there are no currently scheduled Etiquette classes for Men & Women, but check back soon for details of upcoming classes.

  • Reservations
  • Arriving/Seating
  • Business vs. Social Dining
  • The Interview
  • Table Setting
  • Rapor with Staff/Servers
  • Proper Use of Utensils
  • Impression Management
  • Introductions
  • Conversation
  • Curse of The Blackberry/Cell Phone
  • Posture/Dress/Grooming
  • Handling Awkward Situations
  • Propriety of Wine/Alcohol
  • The Check
  • Follow-up... The Thank You

 

Please mail check payable to Helen Perry, 716 Augusta, Houston, TX 77057 713.781.6009