Handshake Hesitation

Are you anxious about shaking hands? Do you approach the people you meet...

Bedside Manners

Good manners are paramount in all walks of life, and are especially important...

A Capital Offence

The way in which we write online has spawned many grammatical travesties, from...

Show Some Respect

It’s holiday season and we’re beset by a barrage of tourist horror stories,...

Some Like it Hot

Hot weather can play havoc with dress codes. The advent of warm sunny...

Beating Bulllying

Playground bullying is a childhood hazard that many parents must negotiate, but it...

Hosting Pressure

We’ve all experienced the slightly queasy feeling that comes when watching too many...

The Business Meeting Survival Kit

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JP Morgan, has been in the news...

The Benefits of Curiosity

Are you a curious person? Is it your instinct when meeting a new...

Travelling in Style

Setting forth from your home base, whether for business travel or holidays, involves...

The Art of Circumlocution

The British are well known for their maze of circumlocution, ­the roundabout ways...

Fabulous Fragrance

A lingering waft of scent can transport us to another time and place...

Upstaged!

Have you ever been socially upstaged? While there is no doubt that we...

Professional Privacy

As our work practices change, the boundaries between our professional and private lives...

The Power of Thank You

Saying ‘thank you’ is an essential pillar of good manners, which (along with...

The A-Z of the Modern Gentleman

The revised and updated edition of our perennial classic, the Debrett’s Guide for...

A Manners Miscellany for the Modern Gentleman

Here are some nuggets of wisdom from our upcoming publication, the Debrett’s Guide...

The All-Important Wedding Guest List

For many newly-engaged couples, who are embarking on the task of planning and...

Is the Customer Always Right?

Restaurant culture in the UK is changing and some beleaguered chefs and restaurant...

Easter Entertaining

The celebration of equinoxes and solstices goes back to ancient times and Easter’s...

A Plague of Non-Replies

In a world where many of us are swamped by digital communications, a...

A World of Formality

Society is becoming increasingly less formal and, for many of us, weddings may...

Take Care Online

We live in a world of online communications, where mistakes are magnified, and...

The Joy of Greetings Cards

Greeting Card Association data reveals that the British spend significantly more on greetings...

Shared Spaces

If we live with other people, whether it is friends, partners or family,...

A Considerate Mother’s Day

The build-up to Mother’s Day has become increasingly intense and protracted. The card...

What is a Gentleman?

We have been pondering this question and wondering how it is still relevant...

Moving On

Extricating yourself from conversations and moving on at social events is a challenge...

A Vote of Confidence

We’ve come to admire assertiveness and self-confidence and see them as the keys...

The Whispering Treatment

We are taught from an early age that whispering is rude. Whispering is...