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FTMSGlobal Academy E-Newsletter for February 2013

Scoring His Next Goal With FTMSGlobal

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Muhaimin Suhaimi
Diploma in Business Management FTMSGlobal Scholarship Award RecipientPeter Lim Scholarship Holder 2012 FinalistTNP School Sports Star Award Sportsboy Team of the Year 2011 Best Performer AwardSPS 2010

Muhaimin Suhaimin (left) is the latest recipient of the prestigious FTMSGlobal Scholarship Award, given to outstanding applicants who have demonstrated excellence in both sports and academic achievements.

As a star player in Singapore’s NFA U-18 team, he has collected many accolades in his short but budding football career so far, having clinched the Peter Lim Scholarship, School Sports Star Award Finalist and Sportsboy Team of the Year award just to name a few. Now with the FTMSGlobal Scholarship, he is embarking on his next journey undertaking the Diploma in Business Management with FTMSGlobal Academy, and looks forward to achieving greater academic success!

“I am proud to have received the FTMSGlobal Scholarship as it gives me the opportunity to fulfill my dreams of playing professional football and earning my diploma at the same time.”

 

7 Steps On How You Sit A Guest

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When you decide to have a dinner party, there are many things that you’ll need to consider besides the menu. An important consideration is where the guests should be seated, as this could determine whether or not your guests enjoy themselves or network successfully. This article provides some tips to guide your decision.

1) Decide on the formality of your occasion. Are you having business associates over or friends? Relatives from out of state or your immediate family? The relationship that you have with the people attending your event will determine the formality. As a general guide, a silver service sit-down event should be reserved for professional or very special occasions; a buffet is far more informal and you are less able to control the seating arrangements.

2) Seat people who have common interests together.

3) Pair people together. Be creative in your pairings. Sometimes it is customary to pair male/females but this can be stifling to the conversation or uncomfortable for some people. If you know someone to be shy, try to pair them with a caring extrovert. If you think two people who would normally not cross paths will end up having a good yarn, then try it. Being the host calls for exercising some people skills in your choices, as well as during the occasion.

4) Seat guests of honour in order. If you have a guest of honour, for example, a boss, an elderly relative, a visiting superstar, there are etiquette rules as to their seating. A female guest of honour usually sits to the right of the host, while a male guest of honour usually sits to the left of the hostess.

5) Put out place card. The full name of each guest in fancy print on little cards (if you’re creative, this is a fun part; if not, get someone else to do it). You really don’t need place cards unless you have more than 6 guests. Below that amount is a little like telling your guests what to do. By tradition, there is no need to provide place cards for the hosts unless you think that omitting them will lead to confusion.

6) Have a seating list for large dinner parties. If your dinner party is so large that it encompasses a group of tables, it is helpful to have a seating list at the entrance to the room. Or, personalise it and tell each guest where their table is. That is always much friendlier than making them line up like they’re at a school cafeteria.

7) Be a good host. Enjoy yourself but make sure the guests are having fun, too. Make sure that anyone with a disability is seated on a comfortable chair; offer to change it or add a cushion etc., if they appear uncomfortable. Let people know quietly where the bathrooms are located, or assist by making it clear with a discreet sign. If a guest looks put out at where you’ve seated them, do some discreet legwork and re-seat them as quickly as possible; make an excuse like, “Oops, I meant to put you over there.” Don’t do this if it makes the situation too obvious or you really can’t work out a better place for them to sit.

 

A Chinese New Year Message from our Subject Specialist Lecturers

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Our ACCA Subject Specialist Lecturers have prepared their New Year Greetings with ACCA Good Lucks and Tips for everyone!

 

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