Follow our self-guided course about seating arrangements

In this course we will teach you all aspects of formal seating arrangements with dignitaries: where to seat dignitaries or other VIPs, and how to manage and implement a seating plan.

We also teach you the protocol of seating arrangements, including how to determine the rank of officials and how to apply rank in different settings, for example formal lunches, networking dinners, (international) conferences, seminars, bilateral meetings, awards ceremonies, etc.

The course is based upon years of hands-on practical experience with seating arrangements at the highest level

The course includes interviews, practical examples, the opportunity to test your knowledge in several exercises and the option to download the theory of this course.


Deze training in het Nederlands.






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Seating arrangements course curriculum:

  Introduction
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  Method of protocol
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  Introduction seating arrangements
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  The basics of seating arrangements
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  The precedence or rank of the guests
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  The precedence or rank of the chairs
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  Other rules
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  Seating exercises - test your knowledge
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  Managing seating arrangements
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  Executing seating arrangements
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  Links, literature and sources
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Follow one of our in-person training programmes in Brussels or The Hague

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