Carey McBeth, a Vancouver-based etiquette trainer who has worked with both graduate and undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business, was the recent subject of a Vancouver Sun profile. In addition to her work in higher education, she has also been an instructor at The Protocol School of Washington, in Washington, D.C. McBeth, according to Sun reporter Darah Hansen, “agreed to meet The Sun at Tableau to share some essential tips to help you impress the boss when you next meet over a crumbly croissant.”

Social graces smooth the way during business meals

Carey McBeth, etiquette instructor, talks about the do’s and don’ts at a business luncheon

BY DARAH HANSEN, VANCOUVER SUN AUGUST 8, 2011

Vancouver Etiquette instructor Carey McBeth shares some tips on how to master the business lunch.

VANCOUVER – Carey McBeth is, at first, loath to take the seat facing the main windows at the Tableau Bar Bistro in downtown Vancouver, but the photographer is adamant. He needs the natural light.

“If my teacher ever saw this, I’d get in trouble,” she jokingly protests as she glides her slender frame around the neatly set table to settle in at the back bench in polite compliance with the request.

“The guest always takes the best seat.”

And, with that, we already have lesson one in McBeth’s basic etiquette class for business people.

McBeth is an eager teacher. For the past eight years, she has built a career around etiquette after training as an instructor at The Protocol School of Washington, in Washington, D.C.

In Vancouver, she’s helped to sharpen the professional image of clients ranging from the ambitious cubicle dweller to the savvy boardroom big-wig.

She’s also the etiquette trainer for both Simon Fraser University and UBC, where she works with business undergraduate and graduate students alike.

Everyone is looking for that competitive edge.

“People don’t want to be seen as not knowing,” she says.

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