Toast is also a toast, which means that at a formal banquet, the host proposes to the guests and puts forward certain reasons for drinking. When drinking, we usually say some wishes and blessings, and even the host and guests have to make a special toast. The shorter the toast, the better. You can toast at any time when you drink. If it is a formal toast, it should be at a specific time, which will not affect the guests' meal. Toast is suitable to start after guests and hosts are seated and before meals. It can also be after the main course and before the dessert is served. When drinking, especially when toasting, someone needs to take the lead in toasting, which can be the host, the guest of honor or the people present. When toasting, you should stand up, hold the cup in your right hand, or hold the bottom of the cup in your left hand, smile, look at other toasts, especially yourself, and say a blessing at the same time. It is suggested that after the toast, you should stand up with a glass in your hand. Even if you don't drink, you should pick up the cup for show. Raise the glass to eye level, say "cheers" and drink it off or in moderation. Then, you have to look at the proposer with a glass, and the process is over. In Chinese food, before toasting, you can symbolically touch each other's glasses; When clinking glasses, you should make your glass lower than the other's to show your respect for the other. Touching the table with the bottom of the glass can also mean touching the glass with the other side. You can do this when you are far away from each other. If the host toasts himself, ask for a toast to the host and toast with him again. In general, toasting should be carried out in the order of age, position and the identity of the guest and the host. Be sure to give full consideration to the order of toasting and prioritize. Even if you are drinking with people you don't know, you should first inquire about your identity or pay attention to other people's names to avoid embarrassment or hurting feelings. Even if you want something from the guest at the dinner table, you should show him more respect. However, if there are people with higher status or elders present, we should also propose a toast to the elders first, otherwise it will make everyone very embarrassed. If it is not suitable for drinking because of living habits or health reasons, you can also entrust relatives, friends, subordinates and younger generations to drink or use drinks and tea instead. As a toaster, you should fully understand each other. When the other party asks others to change the wine or drink, don't insist on letting the other party drink, and don't "get to the bottom of it" curiously. You know, if someone doesn't take the initiative to explain the reason, it means that the other party thinks this is his privacy. In western food, champagne is the only toast, and you can't drink it with others over the people around you. Second, when it comes to drinking, almost everyone has had personal experience, and "wine culture" is also an old and fresh topic. Modern people find the function of wine more and more in the process of communication. Indeed, wine, as a media, plays a unique role in welcoming guests, meeting friends, communicating and passing on friendship. Therefore, exploring the "mystery" on the wine table will help you seek the success of communication. 1, everyone is happy together, don't whisper. Most banquets have a large number of guests, so try to talk about topics that most people can participate in and get the approval of most people. Because of different personal hobbies and knowledge, the topic should not be too biased as far as possible, so as not to be dominated by one family, far apart, and talk endlessly, leading to digression and ignoring everyone. In particular, try not to whisper to others and give others a sense of mystery, which will often cause jealousy of "just the two of you" and affect the effect of drinking. 2, aim at the guest and the host, grasp the overall situation Most banquets have a theme, which is the purpose of drinking. When you go to eat, you should first look at the expressions around you and prioritize. Don't drink for the sake of drinking, and you lose a good chance to make friends, let alone let some grandstanding drinkers disturb the host's meaning. 3, the language is decent, and humor sprinkled on the dining table can show a person's talent, common sense, cultivation and communication etiquette. Sometimes a humorous language will leave a deep impression on the guests and make people feel good about you invisibly. Therefore, it is very important to know when to say something, to use appropriate language, and to be humorous. 4, moderately persuade wine, do not forcibly persuade the phenomenon on the wine table, some people always like to regard the wine field as a battlefield, trying to persuade others to drink more, thinking that it is unrealistic to drink enough. "Talk about heroes with wine" is ok for people who drink a lot, but it is difficult for people who drink less. Sometimes, excessive persuasion will completely destroy the feelings of the original friends. 5, toasting in an orderly manner, distinguishing between primary and secondary toasting is also a science. Generally speaking, a toast should be made in the order of age, position and the status of the guest and the host. Before toasting, we must fully consider the order of toasting and distinguish between primary and secondary. In order to drink with people you don't know, you should first find out your identity, or pay attention to what others call you, so as not to be embarrassed or hurt your feelings. When toasting, you must grasp the order of toasting. If you want to have a guest at the dinner table, you should be respectful to him, but you should pay attention to the fact that if someone with higher status or older people is present, you should not only be respectful to those who can help you, but also propose a toast to the respected elders first, otherwise everyone will be embarrassed. 6, observe words and observe colors, understand people's hearts If you want to get everyone's appreciation on the wine table, you must learn to observe words and observe colors. Because when dealing with people, we must understand people's hearts, so that we can play a good role on the wine table. 7. The sharpness is gradually revealed. Sit firmly at the Taishan banquet, seize the opportunity, correctly evaluate your own strength, don't be too impulsive, try to keep some alcohol and talk, don't let others underestimate yourself, don't show yourself too much, choose the right time, and gradually radiate your own sharpness. Only in this way can you sit firmly on Taishan, don't give others the idea of "this ability", and let everyone dare not underestimate their own strength. In the etiquette of three banquets, the number, speed and order of toasting are the most complicated and tedious. Even whoever toasts and how to toast have etiquette and cannot be careless. The function of wine in a banquet is equivalent to that of a dish. In ancient times, there was a saying that "no banquet without wine" and "no ceremony without wine", so the banquet was also called "banquet". Wine is not only the need of "ceremony" at the banquet, but also plays a festive role. Banquet is an important part of banquet, with wine as a gift, wine as entertainment and wine as fun. The banquet drinks in accordance with the ceremony and toasts in an orderly manner. In ancient times, the host said "reward" when he entered the wine, the guest said "reward" in return, and said "reward" if he didn't. Different status, different status of young and old. Respect the elders and be polite, and ask the elders. Those who respect the elders must act according to the ceremony, and those who are less humble must act according to the ceremony. This is the basic etiquette of drinking at ancient banquets. Toast depends on the status of the guest, the intimacy between the guest and the host, the level of the banquet, the size of the scene, or the slave or concubine or host personally holding a pot to pour wine for the guest. At the banquet in the Zhou Dynasty, if the host made a toast, he first picked up a cup from the table, washed it and poured it. After filling the cup, he handed it to the guest with both hands, and the guest gulped it down with both hands, and then put an empty cup on the table. The same is true of the return of guests. After the wedding reception, some guests will publicly express their congratulations to the couple, so a toast will be put forward and arranged by the best man. At the grand wedding banquet, be sure to prepare a microphone so that every guest who toasts the couple can use it, and let the guests toast the couple with a microphone. You will find it a good idea to keep the whole wedding toast video. Because through video recording, such an important life event will leave a precious record and bring you a lot of fun in the future. Whether it is a rehearsal dinner or a formal wedding banquet, toasting is an extremely important and indispensable part. However, just like all kinds of etiquette with a long history, there are some etiquette that should be followed in toasting. For example, people who accept toasts don't have to drink, just sit in their seats and smile at the toaster. When making a toast, if there are more than 10 guests, you must stand up. If you are in a few familiar people, you can sit and propose a toast. In order to attract others' attention, you can make an opening statement, such as "Ladies and gentlemen, I propose a toast to Mr. (Miss)"; Or don't be so formal, just say "I want to say something now" in a louder voice than normal. However, if you knock on the edge of the cup to attract others' attention, don't try too hard, because I tried too hard at least three times and broke the cup! Don't make a toast for more than 3 minutes at a wedding reception. Therefore, endless rambling should be avoided. When greeting new people, words can express concern, humor, frankness and touching, and even banter, which is harmless. Your attitude can be serious or humorous. However, the most important thing is that you practice in advance.