These slides have been prepared by my students.

1. MANNERS

2. WHATARE MANNERS???
Way of behaving or acting in public
Person’s way of behaving towards others
The best way of behaving in society
“Good Manners will open doors
That the best education cannot.”
(Clarence Thomas)

3. TYPES OF MANNERS
Table manners
Telephone manners
Social manners
Meeting manners

4. TABLE MANNERS
Wait for everyone to be served.
Do not talk with food in your mouth.
Do not blow on your soup to cool it.
Do not put too much food in your mouth.
Don’t create chewing sounds.

5. TELEPHONE MANNERS
When you are using phone, be polite and friendly.
Lower your volume when talking in public and
keep conversations as short as possible.
Never drive and use phone at the same time.
If you have sneeze or cough and you are attending a call,
turn your head and cover your mouth.
Introduce yourself, when required.
Call back.

6. Manners to Use Cell Phones
Avoid during a
Meeting Avoid while Eating
Avoid while
Driving
Avoid using in prayer
areas
Avoid speaking
louder
Avoid using at
public places

7. SOCIAL MANNERS
Greet people with a smile.
Give up your seat on public transportation.
Respect other people’s feelings.
Open and hold the door for others.
Always speak politely.
Knocking before entering the room.
Listen when others speak.
Respect others’ privacy.
Don’t ask personal questions.

8. Some Good Manners
Passing Judgements
and Comments is a Bad
Habit
Visiting a sick person
Never go to a party empty handed
Wait for your Turn

9. How to sit in front of others
Sitting leg-crossed
• Not confident
• Good to sit With your
friend
• Bad to sit with boss
and elders
Sitting cross
ankles
• You have nothing to
hide
• Little bit confident
• Feel secure
Sitting Straight
• Confidence
• Good for interview
• Good to sit with guests,
strangers, boss and
elders

11. Suggestion:
Treat everyone with
politeness,
even those who are
rude to you,
not because
they are nice,
but because
you are nice.

12. Politeness
Politeness is described as a social norm, or a set of prescriptive social ‘rules’. Many linguists
have aimed to research politeness, including Brown and Levinson (1987), who developed their
‘face theory’ based on the principles of our desire to be liked and to not be imposed upon.
Positive politeness:
Being friendly
Doing favours to people
Speaking to people in a familiar tone
Negative Politeness:
Having a neutral expression in public
Using “please”, “if you don’t mind” and “thank you” a lot
Not imposing on people
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13. How to be Polite?
Always
use
‘please’
and
‘thanks
Greet
properly
Pay
Complime
nts
Use
Appropriate
language
Compensate
Respect
others’
time

14. How to be Polite?
Avoid
Jargon
Use
Humour
Be
Punctual
Apologize
Face
Reading
Acknowle
dgement

16. ANY QUESTION???

17. THANK YOU