seatingarrangement劉雙雙，景趙靜，袁麗娟1.theFrenchmethodofseatarrangment

2.theBritishmethodofseatarrangment

3.thechinesemethodofseatarrangment1231t

themostcommonlyusedseatingarrangmentinWesternsocietyareFrenchandtheBritish.societyseatingprotocol:businessseatingprotocol:12312Whenbothwomenandmenareattendingtheevent,seatingisasfollows:Thehighest-rankedmaleguestsitstotherightofthehostess.Themannextinranksitstotheleftofthehostess.Thewifeofthemanofhighestranksitstotheleftofthehost.(Ifthemanisunmarried,thewomanofhighestranktakesthisseat.)Spousesinattendancewhodon'tholdanofficialpositionareseatedaccordingtotherankoftheirhusbandsorwives.Guestswhohavenoprotocolrankingareseatedaccordingtotheunspokenrankthehostassignstothem.Thehostranksguestsashechooses,basinghisdecisiononage,socialprominence,personalaccomplishments,andmutualinterestssharedbyseatmates.Proficiencyinaforeignlanguagealsocomesintoplaywhenforeignersareamongtheguests.Otherconsiderationsincludethese:Whentheguestofhonorandsecond-rankingofficialhavebeenplaced,non-rankingguestsmaybeseatedbetweenthoseofofficialrank.AtmealshostedbytheU.S.governmentpersonneloverseas,foreignguestshavepreferenceinseatingoverAmericansofequalrank--exceptfortheAmericanambassadortothecountry.Menandwomenshouldbealternatedatthetableinsofaraspossible.12323Insocialandbusinesssettings,seatingarrangementscanbeasubtlebutpowerfulwaytoeitherencouragegoodrelationsorcreatenegativeunspokencommunication.Herearesomebasicetiquetteguidelinestofollowforseatingyourselfandyourclients/guests:Ifyouarethehost,thepositionofhonouristoyourright.Yourguestisthereforeseatedonyourrightatadinnerorlunchmeeting.Ifthereismorethanoneguest,themosthonouredguestisontherightofthehostandthesecondhighestguestisseatedontheleftofthehost.Thethirdhighestistotherightofthehighestguestandsoforth.Inbusiness,seatingisdonebyrankandnotbygender,whichofcoursefollowstherulesofbusinessetiquettewhicharebasedonhierarchy.Iftravellingbytaxi,orchauffeured,themostdesiredlocationisinthebackseatonthepassengerside,whichisthehonourpositioninacar.Wheninvitingsomeoneintoyouroffice,youaresupposedtoinviteanddirectthemonwheretosit.Thehostwantshis/herguesttobeseatedfirst.Isuggestthatyoudonotsitacrossthedeskfromyourguest,butratherputhim/hernexttoyouonthesamesideofthedesk.Thismeansyourofficeneedstobesetupwithtwochairsonthesamesideofthedesk.Thispositioningeliminatesthedeskasabarrierbetweenyouandyourguest.Ifatameeting,youmaywanttousearoundtablefornegotiationsormeetings.Thisshapedtabledoesnothavea‘Head’whichmayhelptopromoteteamworkorequalimportance.Ifthehostofthemeetinghasaguest,theguestisseatedontherightofthehost.Ifyouareseatedatarectangulartableforameetingandyouarethehost,trysittingonthesideofthetableandnotatthehead.Thismaysymbolisebetterunanimity,lesspretenceandmoreopennegotiations.家庭式西餐宴會座次安排二、西餐宴會擺臺1、座次安排餐桌5 981067主人

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BusinessDinnersAndGuestsIfyou’rehostingalunchordinnerpartyandyouhaveanhonouredguest,thatpersonshouldbesituatedtoyourright.Ifyouhavemorethanonehonouredguestthenthesecondhighestrankedguestissituatedtoyourleft.Athirdhonouredguestwouldthenbeseatedtotherightofyourhighestrankedguestonyourrightandsoforth.Noticetheterm‘ranked’here.Businessetiquettedictatesthatit’srankandnotgenderthatdeterminesseatingarrangementsforbusinesslunchesanddinners.One-To-OneMeetingsIfyouinvitingsomebodyintoyourofficeforaone-to-onemeeting,itisalwaysexpectedthatyouinvitethemtositdownfirstbydirectingthemtowhereyouwantthemtosit.Italsodisplaysmoreopennessifyouarestandingupandinvitethemtositdownfirstbeforesittingdownyourselfalthoughinsomesituations–adisciplinarymatter,forexample–sometimesthefactthatyouarealreadysittingdownwhenthepersonenterstheroomcanbeseentoaddmoregravitastothesituation.Dependingonhowformalyouwantthistypeofmeetingtobe,somepeopleprefertohaveboththeirownchairandthechairofthepersonthey’veinvitedintotheofficemoreorlessonthesamesideofthetableordesksothatitdoesn’tcreateabarrierbetweenthem.Thisisanextremelygoodwayofputtingpeopleattheirease.BusinessSeatingArrangements:TheLanguageofSeating

Whereyouseatpeopleorwheretheysitontheirowncanaffecttheoutcomeofacommunicationencounter.Thereisa"seating"language.Youcancreatetheillusionofpowerorequalityinyourrelationship-buildingeffortsbywhereyousitandwhereyouseatothersatmeetings,conferencesandafter-hoursevents.Thechoiceisoftenyourstomake!PowerPosition:Thepowerpositioninameetingbeingheldatarectangulartableisalwaysinthecenterfacingthedoor,wherethepersoncanseewhoiscomingandgoing.Ontelevisionclips,you'llnoticeit'swherethepresidentoftheUnitedStatessits.Thesecondmostimportantpositionistotheperson'sright,thethirdtohis/herleft.CooperativeLet'sassumethatpersonAiscallingthemeeting.Themostcooperativepositionisnexttohim/her(B)becausetherearenobarriersbetweenthem.Peoplewhoalreadyknoweachotherfrequentlyassumethispositioninbusinessandsocialsituations.Whileitisacceptableandrecommended,businesspeoplemeetingeachotherforthefirsttimerarelyusethisposition.

MeetingsYoucandirectorcontrolresponsesinameetingthroughseatingarrangements.Puttingchairsinacircleencouragesequalcontributions.Ahorseshoeor"T"willrecognize