Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• DVD Release Date: August 20, 2002
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006H32I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,543 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Sarah Spillman, Teacher at Hudson Bend Middle School, Austin, Texas

" I have used the Etiquette Survival Series in my teen skills class. It is excellent! The students are always surprised by what they do and do not know."

Product Description

Etiquette Survival Interactive DVD Series

Produced by Sue Fox, Founder of Etiquette Survival and the author of the nationally renowned Etiquette For Dummies and Business Etiquette For Dummies.

A humorous and entertaining series of workshops that will keep teens and adults engaged and instruct them on how to behave with self-confidence and grace in social situations. The Etiquette Survival DVD Series provides a fun and creative way to teach the basics of good etiquette and have fun in the process! Challenge family members or friends to one of the interactive quizzes and see how much YOU know about etiquette!

The instructional DVD covers all the basics of dining etiquette and table settings, from a casual breakfast to the most formal affair. You will learn proper placement of glassware, place settings, and utensils, with instructions on both American and European dining methods. You will also learn social etiquette skills such as, how to make social introductions, proper handshakes, the importance of good posture and eye contact, telephone manners, and much more!

Most people are confused about proper behavior in one situation or another. Furthermore, times have changed drastically during the past few decades, and social niceties are not nearly as pervasive or as clearly defined as they used to be.

This DVD is designed for anyone who has ever felt uncomfortable attending a formal dinner, entertaining guests, or meeting an unfamiliar group of people. In other words, just about anyone!

Also available in VHS format.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You're better off buying one of Sue Fox's videos., November 9, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Etiquette Survival - Dining and Social Skills for Adults and Teens (DVD)

This DVD is a compilation of 3 of Sue Fox's Videos: Adult Dining and Social Etiquette, Teen Dining and Social Etiquette , and A Place at the Table, as well as an interactive quiz. After embarrassing my self at a fancy restaurant in France, I decided to buy this DVD. It contains some useful basic information about dinning that I wish I knew beforehand.
However what was disappointing about this DVD is that the portion for adults was almost exactly the same as the teen portion. It was like watching the same video over again. Almost all of the narration was the same and the same points were covered twice. As for A Place at the Table, it briefly with not much detail explains how to set a table for casual, semi-formal, and formal dining. Unless you are planning a fancy dinner party, you don't need A Place at the Table. Also, proper table setting is already addressed in the Teen and Adult etiquette videos. Another disappointment was a slight defect in the quiz portion of the DVD. I recommend buying one of the VHS versions of either teen or adult etiquette by Sue Fox instead. They are half the price and contain the almost the same information.
Don't accidentally embarrass yourself by committing an etiquette crime. Buy one of Sue Fox's etiquette videos just not the DVD.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy a Book, January 25, 2005

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M. Alston (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Etiquette Survival - Dining and Social Skills for Adults and Teens (DVD)

This is truly basic etiquette for the socially challenged. The information is good and useful as far as it goes, but for the hefty price I expected more material, more situations and more demonstrations. The content and format are the same in the adult and teen sections. The teen actors gave the impression that the lessons were wasted on them... hardly encouragement for a teen viewer.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Etiquette Survival Series DVD, April 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Etiquette Survival - Dining and Social Skills for Adults and Teens (DVD)

This dvd is an invaluable tool to myself and my family. It covers a variety of essential etiquette information. As for the teen portion of the dvd, it was more effective for my teen son and daughter to watch the dvd with my husband and myself rather than getting a lecture from us - and we learned plenty as well.
Having the quizes at the end of each section not only made it fun but helped us retain what we learned. I thought I already knew about etiquette, however, I have already put much of this dvd's content to use in many social situations.
5 stars to this dvd and its wealth of information.