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Chapter 9 Psychological Strategy 9: Psychology in Entertainment
Section [-] How to Arrange the Seats of Guests

Mental Wisdom Call:

Arranging the seats of the guests is an extremely important part of the banquet, so as the host of the banquet, you must pay special attention not to lower the standard of your banquet because of any mistakes.

Skillful in control:

Every detail of the banquet cannot be ignored.Therefore, when the other party has arrived at the banquet location, how to arrange the seating of the guests has become the most troublesome thing for the host.At this time, if the arrangement is improper, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction among the guests, and your banquet will also be greatly reduced due to such mistakes.

So, as the host of the banquet, how should you arrange the seats for the guests?Here, there are several methods just for your reference:

1. Seat arrangement for Chinese food

If you invite guests to eat Chinese food, generally speaking, the seating order is "Shang Zuo Zun East" and "Facing the gate for respect".If it is a family banquet, the head is the elder with the highest seniority, and then the seniority is ranked according to the seniority, and the last seat is the person with the lowest seniority.

如果是圆桌，则正对大门的为主客，左手边依次为2、4、6……右手边依次为3、5、7……直至汇合。巡酒时自首席按顺序一路敬下。

If it is the Eight Immortals table, if there is a seat facing the gate, the seat on the right facing the gate is the guest.If it is not facing the gate, the right seat on the east side is the chief.Then, the chief's left-hand side is 2, 4, 6, and the right-hand side is 3, 5, 7.

If it is a big banquet, the arrangement of the tables should be that the chief should be in the front and center, with 2, 4, and 6 seats on the left, and 3, 5, and 7 seats on the right, according to the identity, status, and closeness of the host and guest.

Chinese people are very particular about seating arrangements, and they also have many requirements and considerations, which cannot be listed here.But when entertaining, you must be cautious and ask experienced people for advice in time when you encounter something you are not sure about. Otherwise, if you do not do well or not enough at the banquet, you will inevitably be rude in front of your guests.

2. Seat arrangement for western food

Although the differences between Chinese and Western cultures lead to a great difference in the exquisiteness between Western food and Chinese food, Western food also pays special attention to the arrangement of seats.If you treat guests with Western food, there are the following etiquette, and you must not sit in the wrong seat.

(1) Table order: In a formal banquet, the rank of the table is determined by the distance from the main table. On the table, the closer to the owner's seat, the more distinguished.

(2) Seat order: The seating order of the British style is that the host sits at both ends of the table, and in principle men and women sit cross-sitting; the seating order of the French style is that the host sits opposite to each other in the center of the table.Based on the seat of the hostess, the guest of honor should sit on the upper right of the hostess, and the wife of the guest of honor should sit on the upper right of the host.

(3) In informal banquets, the seats follow the principle of ladies first.If a man and a woman are dining together, the man should ask the lady to sit on his right, and be careful not to let her sit on the side of the aisle where people come and go.If there is only one seat against the wall, ask the woman to sit and the man to sit opposite her.If it is a couple dining, the wife should sit against the wall, and the husband sits opposite to the wife.If two gentlemen are accompanying a woman at a meal, the woman should sit between the two men.If two people of the same sex are dining, the seat against the wall should be given to the elder among them.The man should take the initiative to move the chair for the woman so that the woman can sit first.

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