The Business Lunch – What to Expect

business conducted in a restaurant

business conducted in a restaurant setting can hold rewards far beyond the

setting can hold rewards far beyond the

setting can hold rewards far beyond the cost of a meal

cost of a meal

cost of a meal dazzling a potential client business

dazzling a potential client business

dazzling a potential client business partner or employers with your good

partner or employers with your good

partner or employers with your good manners and social graces can results in

manners and social graces can results in

manners and social graces can results in a job offer or a lucrative contract

a job offer or a lucrative contract

a job offer or a lucrative contract alternatively a lack of composure or

alternatively a lack of composure or

alternatively a lack of composure or proper table etiquette could mean a

proper table etiquette could mean a

proper table etiquette could mean a missed opportunity I’m Sandra Dee

missed opportunity I’m Sandra Dee

missed opportunity I’m Sandra Dee artichoke with WatchMojo I’m going to

artichoke with WatchMojo I’m going to

artichoke with WatchMojo I’m going to share with you today some tips on

share with you today some tips on

share with you today some tips on planning and executing the perfect

planning and executing the perfect

planning and executing the perfect business lunch and from the spot make

business lunch and from the spot make

business lunch and from the spot make sure you know the correct address

sure you know the correct address

sure you know the correct address because you don’t want to be late be on

because you don’t want to be late be on

because you don’t want to be late be on time people typically have a limited

time people typically have a limited

time people typically have a limited amount of time for lunch

amount of time for lunch

amount of time for lunch so tardiness can be extra offensive turn

so tardiness can be extra offensive turn

so tardiness can be extra offensive turn your cell phone off before entering the

your cell phone off before entering the

your cell phone off before entering the restaurant after your greetings and

restaurant after your greetings and

restaurant after your greetings and you’re seated make sure you order with a

you’re seated make sure you order with a

you’re seated make sure you order with a care ignore your craving for the BBQ

care ignore your craving for the BBQ

care ignore your craving for the BBQ ribs or any other potentially messy dish

ribs or any other potentially messy dish

ribs or any other potentially messy dish and follow the lead of your host when it

and follow the lead of your host when it

and follow the lead of your host when it comes to appetizers desserts and other

comes to appetizers desserts and other

comes to appetizers desserts and other extras make sure not to order an

extras make sure not to order an

extras make sure not to order an alcoholic beverage even if your host

alcoholic beverage even if your host

alcoholic beverage even if your host does you might think it will help you

does you might think it will help you

does you might think it will help you relax but nobody’s gonna trust you with

relax but nobody’s gonna trust you with

relax but nobody’s gonna trust you with their business if you get smashed over

their business if you get smashed over

their business if you get smashed over lunchtime don’t dive into your food make

lunchtime don’t dive into your food make

lunchtime don’t dive into your food make sure you wait until everyone is served

sure you wait until everyone is served

sure you wait until everyone is served you don’t eat too fast or too slow

you don’t eat too fast or too slow

you don’t eat too fast or too slow try to stand step with your host use

try to stand step with your host use

try to stand step with your host use that good table manners is not only

that good table manners is not only

that good table manners is not only polite but it also makes good business

polite but it also makes good business

polite but it also makes good business sense posture is important and so is

sense posture is important and so is

sense posture is important and so is body language who picks up the tab if

body language who picks up the tab if

body language who picks up the tab if you did the inviting you are responsible

you did the inviting you are responsible

you did the inviting you are responsible for the check if a joint meeting it’s

for the check if a joint meeting it’s

for the check if a joint meeting it’s appropriate to split the tab the

appropriate to split the tab the

appropriate to split the tab the conclusion of a business meal is as

conclusion of a business meal is as

conclusion of a business meal is as important as its beginning a verbal

important as its beginning a verbal

important as its beginning a verbal thank you it is very appropriate in the

thank you it is very appropriate in the

thank you it is very appropriate in the end even if it didn’t go as planned