Five skills of specific seating arrangement in social occasions

In daily communication, it is inevitable to invite guests to dinner, or as the person in charge of logistics, do a good job of reception. Invite guests to dinner, so that guests can eat happily and drink comfortably. Those who engage in reception should do a good job in reception so that the people who are received feel valued. On the wine table, the most important content of wine table etiquette is to arrange seats. How to arrange the seating of a good wine table?

Anyone who has done reception work has an experience that it is much more difficult to arrange the seating of wine tables than to arrange the seating of meetings. Because the seats in the meeting are generally fixed, or have been arranged in advance, whoever comes first, who is left and who is right, has its own corresponding seating method.

It's different on the wine table. Most of the time, it is dynamic. Sometimes we know who will attend in advance, sometimes we know who will come before the opening ceremony, and sometimes the wine table is temporary. Whoever comes and who doesn't come is a sum. Besides, Chinese round-table dinners pay great attention to how to sit, and there are many complicated hidden rules, which are much more complicated than round-table meetings. Therefore, the seating arrangement should be both routine and impromptu.

The following wine table blog talks about wine table rules and some details that should be paid attention to.

First, the formal dinner occasion, in strict accordance with the guest system, set a good table sign ranking.

This has almost become a practice in China. Its advantage is that it is easy to manage and convenient for people attending the wine table to sit down. They can find their seats as soon as possible and know where they are and how to behave on the wine table. With the express cards on the table, you can sit down quickly and smoothly, avoid the embarrassment caused by sitting in the wrong position or not finding the position, and also cause confusion on the wine table.

Two, if there is no table sign on formal occasions, there should be a special person to guide the seat, or the host or organizer designated the seat.

There are many reasons for the confusion of some wine tables, the most important of which is that there is no table label guide. China people's bone marrow is still full of the complex of humility and face, and the participants stand at the table, huddled together. You're welcome, I'm modest. Anyway, no one is embarrassed to sit on it. After pushing and shoving each other for a long time, no one would sit down first. This is all because there is no sign of a desk. If some organizers don't have the habit of putting up signs, they should put down their seats in advance, especially the first few themes, and instruct special personnel to understand and guide the participants to their seats.

Three, the local host informal or semi-formal occasions, even if there are a few foreigners, can also be ranked according to local customs.

The seating arrangement has the general standard of China, that is, the guest-host system, which is mainly used for formal occasions. But in some places and occasions, it is not necessary and no one has to sit like that, but according to local customs, that is to say, behind the standards, there are some local standards.

I wrote an article "Etiquette and Rules on Shandong Wine Table" before. Shandong has the most formal seating arrangement, and the northeast wind is different from the Hebei wind. Even in Hebei province, Chengde and Cangzhou are not a standard. Sometimes, in order to highlight the place or create a lively atmosphere, there is no need to implement the national standard in the same way, such as drinking casual wine, such as wine without utilitarian relationship, such as reunion of classmates and comrades. In some places, the host's position is regarded as a VIP table, and the position of the guest of honor is secondary. As long as it conforms to local customs, there is nothing wrong with it.

Fourthly, on some special occasions, where do distinguished people like to sit is the theme.

It is important to determine the theme on the wine table. It is natural for the host and guest to sit in the theme, and sometimes it will cause some unnecessary trouble and embarrassment if the host and guest don't sit in the theme. In more formal hotels, most of them highlight the location of the host by placing napkins or background design, and determine the location of the host and guests accordingly. This is the most basic knowledge, so I won't go into details here. Sometimes the setting and background of the wine table are very general, and participants can't see which theme it is, so they ask the waiter. When the waiter is confused, the guests will judge by experience, or where the host and guest are sitting, but which position is the theme, and then rank them in turn.

No matter how the seats are arranged, there must always be someone sitting at the bottom of the host's side.

First of all, this is due to table manners. On the occasion of treating guests, we must follow the formula of "customer first" to make the guests feel comfortable sitting on it, and the wine will follow. This will create a harmonious and lively atmosphere, which will not only deepen the feelings, but also help to carry out the theme of the wine table in depth. Treating guests slowly is the most taboo on the wine table, and the arrangement of seats can best explain this problem. Keep the bottom seat for yourself and let all the guests sit first. Everyone has a host, which is also the way to entertain guests at the wine table. There is another factor, the guest and the host have people sitting at the bottom, which is convenient to get in and out and provide meticulous service for the wine table. Especially when the waiter is away, the first host is a temporary waiter.