About this podcast
Do you find modern social and business etiquette dilemmas challenging, would you like to live your life with an elegant style, communicating confidently and entertaining with flair?
Please join me, Louise Percy, every two weeks, as I discuss these topics, answer your questions and chat with fellow experts about the arts, fashion, jewellery, home décor, entertaining, travel and more.
Regarded as an expert in my field for 32 years, I aim to inspire you in every episode to embrace etiquette and elegance as a positive personality choice. Offering real life examples, questions and opinions, you won’t want to miss an episode!
Episodes
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- 80. The Etiquette of Adult Friendship: When Friendships Change, Drift and End · 29 min · Episode 80Send us Fan Mail Friendship seems so wonderfully simple when we are young. We sit beside someone at school, meet through university, work, our children or our neighbourhood, and…
- 79. From Market Basket to Table, The Etiquette of Shopping, Cooking and Eating Well · 21 min · Episode 79Send us Fan Mail What do good manners have to do with buying an avocado, pushing a supermarket trolley or choosing vegetables at a farmers' market? Quite a lot, as it happens. In…
- 78. The Elegance of Seasonal Living · 31 min · Episode 78Send us Fan Mail Spring invites us to open the windows, notice what is flowering and welcome a sense of renewal into our everyday lives. In Episode 78 of Manners and Other…
- 77. Paws and Poise: Manners for our Pets · 21 min · Episode 77Send us Fan Mail Dogs are more involved in our social lives than ever before. They join us at cafés, visit friends' homes, accompany us on holidays and, quite rightly, are often…
- 76. "Can I eat that with my fingers?" Contemporary table manners explained · 27 min · Episode 76Send us Fan Mail What do you do with an olive pip? Should spaghetti be eaten with a spoon? Is it acceptable to ask for a fork if you cannot use chopsticks, and when is eating…
- 75. Jewellery with a Story, Estate Jewellery, Heirlooms and the Return of the Brooch · 30 min · Episode 75Send us Fan Mail What makes a piece of jewellery truly valuable? Is it the stone, the craftsmanship, the name attached to it, or the story it carries? In this episode of Manners…
- 74. The 10 Modern Etiquette Dilemmas Everyone Secretly Wonders About · 26 min · Episode 74Send us Fan Mail When did good manners become so complicated? In today's world, we're less likely to wonder which fork to use and far more likely to ask questions such as: Is it…
- 73. Modern Funeral Etiquette, Honouring a Life with Grace and Elegance · 21 min · Episode 73Send us Fan Mail Death is one of life's few certainties, yet many of us feel uncertain about what is expected when someone dies. Should you attend the funeral? What should you…
- 72. Decoding Dress Codes with Confidence · 27 min · Episode 72Send us Fan Mail Have you ever opened a beautiful invitation and felt that little flutter of anxiety at the words printed at the bottom? "Cocktail attire." "Smart casual."…
- 71. Little Habits That Create an Elegant Life · 14 min · Episode 71Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Manners and Other Matters, Louise Percy explores the true meaning of elegance and why it has little to do with designer labels, glamorous…
- 70. Hotel, Resort and Luxury Travel Etiquette for the Confident and Considerate Traveller · 24 min · Episode 70Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Louise Percy explores the etiquette of hotel and resort stays, covering every stage of the guest experience from arrival to departure, and the…
- 69. Ink Over Emoji… The Timeless Elegance of Handwritten Letters, Thank You Notes and Gracious Correspondence · 23 min · Episode 69Send us Fan Mail In an age of instant messages and digital noise, the handwritten note has quietly become one of the most powerful and elegant gestures we can offer one another…
- 68. Ask Louise… The Elegance of Everyday Living · 26 min · Episode 68Send us Fan Mail What does elegance really look like in everyday life? In this episode Louise answers listener questions about the quiet yet powerful habits that shape grace…
- 67. Home Away from Home. The Art of Homestay Etiquette · 18 min · Episode 67Send us Fan Mail Homestays, such as Airbnb have transformed the way we travel, offering comfort, character, and a sense of living like a local. And with this opportunity comes a…
- 66. Through Their Eyes, Children on Modern Manners · 19 min · Episode 66Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt and refreshingly honest episode of Manners and Other Matters, Louise is joined by two very special guests, her grandchildren, aged 10 and 12…
- 65. Concert Etiquette Today. From Stadiums to Symphony Halls · 14 min · Episode 65Send us Fan Mail Live music is one of life’s great pleasures, yet many people quietly wonder how to behave as audiences move between vastly different performance spaces. What…
- 64. Elegant Boundaries: Saying No and Having Difficult Conversations · 20 min · Episode 64Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode two of the most essential, yet often overlooked, skills in modern etiquette: how to say “no” with grace and how to navigate difficult…
- 63. The Etiquette Come Back We Didn’t Know We Needed · 19 min · Episode 63Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Manners and Other Matters, Louise reflects on the long-lost etiquette traditions that once shaped how we connected with one another and why…
- 62. The Etiquette of Care: When Words Matter Most · 12 min · Episode 62Send us Fan Mail When someone we love is facing a serious illness, our instincts often collide with uncertainty. What do we say? What should we avoid? How do we support without…
- 61. What Style Really is… Travel, Culture and Intention · 24 min · Episode 61Send us Fan Mail What is style, really? Is it about trends, or is it something far more personal? In this episode of Manners and Other Matters, Louise is joined by her dear…
