Ladies:
#Class, #Etiquette, and #Manners, anyone?
I
am seeing the need for etiquette classes. Over this past month women in
particular, I've notice: tend to say things at inappropriate times in public,
put things on social media that clearly should be kept private (such as
blasting out parents, children, men etc.) etc.
Does anyone have any
filters? Where is the class?
The other day I had spoken up because someone said the modeling school, ‘Barbizon’,
was a waste of money without even knowing the curriculum, their teachers, nor
did they know that I graduated from Barbizon and was trained to teach their
curriculum.
ETIQUETTE
All I know is my mother enrolled me in Barbizon during my middle school years,
NOT to become a model or an actor but to help build my self-esteem, teach me basic etiquette, class,
communication, proper make-up, sitting, standing, listening, vulgarity when is
it appropriate, relationships with other girls, smiling, shaking hands, etc.
“The
Barbizon experience is about discovering what makes you special, and developing
your one-of-a-kind "star" quality for the whole world to see.”
Their expert modeling and acting training, along with life-skills instruction,
will give you the confidence and tools to shine for a lifetime.” ~
http://www.barbizonmodeling.com/index.php ~ These are skills I’ve used ever
since. I want to stand out as the ‘Youth Career Coach’.
I
want to be the best of the best. I want anyone and everyone that works with me
to become an expert in their field, to be confident in who they are, shine,
stand out and have a brand like no other.
I had two of my most memorable teachers Claire Williams and Smiler
Questel Haynes (my first teacher of color). Ms. Claire Williams was a true diva
– the first women I saw in 4 inch heels with a proper length pencil skirt!
LIVING
THROUGH A FIRE
When I was going through Barbizon, my family had a
fire in our home, and I lost everything and I mean everything. Ms. Williams
showed up to my door at Academy Homes, in Roxbury, MA with a bag of clothes. Talk about teaching me to walk in grace
despite the wearing of used clothes over and over again ‘before it was cool’.
Ms.
Haynes was the epitome of class and I'm grateful to her for teaching me how to
be a lady. As a brown skin girl - she was - what I wanted to be like on every
Saturday morning I went to class.
I am NOT perfect, nor
do I claim to be but I'm proud to have a mom and dad that provided me some
tools to help distinguish me from the rest and teach me etiquette.
If I was too loud in public all my dad had to do was look at me and I knew to
calm down, relax and talk – because after all the person was standing right in
front of me. lol
I realize my focus is ‘careers and vision’ but goodness gracious....I kept my
Barbizon Curriculum (as I was trained to teach by Barbizon, following in the
footsteps of Ms. Haynes) and I have no problem dusting it off and bringing this
training to young women.
Let's step it up, our
brand depends on it! Let’s show some stylish class and excellence!
Written by: Natascha Saunders
CEO/Founder,
The Youth Career Coach Inc.
