Manners Do Matter Assembly Programs

PLEASE NOTE: There is currently a waiting list for the 2008-2009 School Year.
Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list. Email Roxanne Diesel

Manners Do Matter! Assembly Program for Junior High and High Schools

In a recent survey of educators, the teaching of the Golden Rule was found to be an "urgent necessity." Is courtesy dead, or is it just hibernating? Roxanne Diesel has found that hibernating within most students are good manners that they have been learning all their lives and are just waiting to come out.

The most basic manners of word and deed will be reviewed in this assembly program as well as the lost art of table manners! This fun-filled program is based on the belief that with the proper motivation and understanding, courtesy will live again in your students! Educational Objective: For students to realize the importance of courtesy in our society and regularly practice the manners they already know.

This course is designed to instill the basic rules of etiquette presented in a fun way. Subjects covered in the 60 minute assembly program include: General Etiquette; Introductions, The Six Pillars of Character and Table Manners. When students understand that etiquette stems from consideration, sensitivity, integrity, loyalty, trustworthiness, compromise and respect then they have learned the essence of a true lady or gentleman.

The teaching method is approached from the point of view that for learning to sink in it has to be pleasurable. Using lecture, Q & A sessions, audience participation and role-playing combined with other schoolmates doing this together and enjoying it makes this program work.

ASSEMBLY INFORMATION ('08 – '09 School Year)

SINGLE 60 - MINUTE ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Subjects covered in the basic 60-minute assembly program include:

• General Etiquette - Please, Thank You, General Courtesies, How manners make you comfortable

• The Six Pillars of Character - Trustworthiness, Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Citizenship

• Basic Table Manners - Behaving at the table and the proper way to wield dining utensils

$ 250.00 for 1-Session (less than 300 students)

$ 350.00 for Two presentations of same program, same school, same day (schools larger than 300 students must have a minimum of two performances)

2- SESSION, 60 - MINUTE ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Subjects covered in the first 60-minute session include:

• General Etiquette - Please, Thank You, General Courtesies, How manners make you comfortable

• The Six Pillars of Character - Trustworthiness, Caring, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Citizenship

• Basic Table Manners - Behaving at the table and the proper way to wield dining utensils

Subjects covered in the second 60-minute session include:

• First Impressions and Proper Introductions - Making a positive first Impression in the first 30 seconds

• Advanced Table Manners - Fast food to formal dining

• Saying Thank You - The importance of thank you notes for gifts, acts of kindness and job interviews

$ 350.00 for 2-Session (less than 300 students)

$ 450.00 for Two presentations of same program, same school, same day (schools larger than 300

students must have a minimum of two performances)

Handouts are provided for each student summarizing subjects covered during the assembly. Up to 30 Manners Do Matter! booklets are included in the assembly fee for use by educators and the school library. Additional booklets are available for $2.00 each.

BE A HERO!

When you invite Roxanne Diesel to present a Manners Do Matter! Assembly Program, everybody wins! Your students will learn while they laugh, your faculty will appreciate the solid educational values and you will be a HERO because you thought of it! Each 60 minute program teaches important motivational messages and character-building concepts using comedy, role-playing, storytelling and audience participation.

SPONSORSHIP

Would you like to bring a Manners Do Matter! Assembly Program to your school but it’s not in your budget? How about a sponsorship from a local school partner or business? Manners Do Matter! will be happy to feature your sponsor on student handouts and booklet covers as a presenting sponsor including their logo and business slogan. Manners Do Matter! will also send press releases to local media thanking your sponsor for hosting the Manners Do Matter! Assembly Program.

PLEASE READ: I provide all visuals and any hands-on materials necessary for my presentation. Schools will need to provide a PA system suitable for the room where the assembly is held and a podium/desk. Each program price is for the same presentation at the same school on the same day. Figure ONE presentation for every 300 students, i.e. Schools with over 300 students need TWO performances, etc.

TO BOOK AN ASSEMBLY: A 50% deposit is required to confirm assembly dates and times. Please call or email Roxanne at the contact info below for available dates or with any questions.

(661) 718-3968 • Email Roxanne