Name: Make Etiquette Great Again: Your Guide to Winning the Holidays | Alison Cheperdak
Uploaded: 2025-11-22T15:00:00+00:00
Duration: 40 min 20 s
Description: We’ve all been there. Standing at the holiday party with nothing to say to a room full of well-dressed strangers. Or wondering what fork we are supposed to use for the salad. And does it even matter w

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We’ve all been there. Standing at the holiday party with nothing to say to a room full of well-dressed strangers. Or wondering what fork we are supposed to use for the salad. And does it even matter what side of the plate you put your water glass on?

Etiquette has become a lost art in much of American culture, but Alison Cheperdak is, to borrow from President Donald Trump, “making it great again.”

After law school and serving in a number of fast-paced positions, including in the first Trump administration, Cheperdak decided to turn her passion for etiquette into a career and founded Elevate Etiquette.

On this special Thanksgiving edition of “Problematic Women,” Cheperdak shares everything from tips and tricks for carrying on conversation with strangers at holiday parties, to how to set a proper Thanksgiving table, and when it is, and isn't, appropriate to send a thank-you note.

And Thanksgiving would not be complete without some holiday trivia! Catch it all on this week’s edition of “Problematic Women.”

00:00 Introduction
01:02 Meet Alison Cheperdak
12:06 Thanksgiving Table Manners
21:43 Social Awareness in Hosting
22:02 Unconventional Host Gifts
24:24 Handling Poor Etiquette at the Dinner Table
25:46 Proper Attire
27:01 Reviving Etiquette in Modern Society
34:22 Thanksgiving Trivia
37:30 Favorite Thanksgiving Traditions
39:25 Conclusion