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Parties or friendly get-togethers can be fun, healthy environments to replenish energy or blow off steam. Depending on your level of social anxiety, though, a small family gathering or happy hour with friends can also be a source of stress. "I feel that part of etiquette is about putting people around you at ease," she told CNBC Make It last year. "Instead of etiquette being a restricting convention, I see it as being an empowering tool." Here are three common, but potentially awkward, social situations and how to handle them with ease.
Persons: Sara Jane Ho Organizations: Netflix, CNBC
It's in these moments, though, that Harvard-trained etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho sees herself as a resource. "If a friend is rude to you in a social setting, I like to use a three-word answer: 'Are you okay?'" If a friend is rude to you in a social setting, I like to use a three-word answer: "Are you okay?" Sara Jane Ho Etiquette Expert2. Sara jane Ho Etiquette Expert5.
Persons: Sara Jane Ho, Ho, Sarita, Drew Barrymore, you've, that's, Alison, Sara jane Ho Organizations: Harvard, Netflix, Drew Barrymore Show, CNBC Locations: Shakespeare's
When you think about "manners" or "etiquette," you probably think of restriction; all the things you can't do. Ho is a Harvard-trained etiquette expert, founder of the finishing school Institute Sarita and host of the Netflix show "Mind Your Manners." If you want to improve your etiquette, or just learn more about the social norms of other cultures, Ho recommends a few must-read titles. "This book combines my love of history with my love of manners," Ho says. "Every rule of etiquette has a story behind it, and table manners were invented to prevent violence at the dinner table.
Persons: Sara Jane Ho, Ho, Sarita, Erin Meyer, Margaret Visser Visser, Visser, Idil Ahmed Organizations: Netflix, CNBC, U.S Locations: Harvard, China
Here is when she says it's OK, and not OK, to send back food, and how to do it politely. It's OK to send back food when…If the food just doesn't "meet your expectations," it's understandable that you'd want to send it back. It's not OK to send back food when…If you don't like your food, your plate should represent that sentiment. "Don't send food back when you've already eaten at least half the plate," Sun says. Don't send food back when you've already eaten at least half the plate.
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Harvard-trained etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho prides herself on making uncomfortable situations like this feel manageable. Here is Ho's step-by-step guide:Wait for a pause in the conversation: Don't interrupt them midsentence. Use a nonjudgmental voice: "The most important thing is your tone," Ho says. "Even if they are the only one who says your name wrong, just make it seem like they are not, so they don't feel singled out," she says. "I actually wrote two messages after that."
Persons: Sara Jane Ho, Sarita, Ho, It's, Sara Organizations: Harvard, Netflix, CNBC
When a friend makes a joke at your expense or lobs a "playful" insult your way, it can be hard to know how to proceed. Acting as if the comment didn't offend you could invite more of the like, but refuting it might result in conflict or, at least, discomfort. It's in situations like these that Harvard-trained etiquette expert Sara Jane Ho shines. She prides herself on knowing what to say and how to say it, even in situations as uncomfortable as a friend putting you down. If you find yourself on the receiving end of a sassy remark, you can counter it with kindness and class with just one question.
In 2012 she founded Sarita Institute, a finishing school in Beijing that offers courses including wine appreciation, small talk, and hat etiquette. As of 2022, she also has her own Netflix show called Mind Your Manners where she administers a sort of etiquette makeover to a new "student" every episode. In other words, etiquette is about reading a room – something that everyone has failed to do at least once. Ho views herself as an informal anthropologist. "Everything is a microculture," Ho says.
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