Effective communication isn’t a talent. It’s a skill. We’ve distilled it down to seven tried and tested methods so that you too can beat the networking nerves and work the room in full confidence.

Making the first move is no less trepidatious online than it is offline. Will this be love at first like? There's only one way to find out with this etiquette guide on how gentlemen can ask women out on social media non-creepily.

The key to successful dating or breaking bread with friends beyond simply charisma and conviviality is a good working knowledge of dining customs. Ensuring the utmost charm at the table requires knowledge of some etiquette fundamentals – here they are.

Do they even know what they want? What makes a great gift versus a bad one? Is cash acceptable? John-Paul answers the most common etiquette questions so that you may pick the perfect gift this Christmas.

Why read what is beautiful? Well, why believe what is true? Why do what is good? The person who asks these questions has missed the fundamental point.

Life is but a gamble, but should flipism guide your ramble? A short read on whether a fleeting flutter is a gallant pastime becoming of a modern gentleman.

Choking on a scent has never been preferable to anyone, let alone one’s potential employer or date, but if you think that’s the only fragrance faux pas, you’d be wrong.

It’s not La Gavroche. It’s La Living Room, and your guests are human beings, not guinea pigs for your new culinary escapades. Here is John-Paul Stuthridge’s etiquette guide to make you the host with the most.

Good body language, no ex-talk, elegant choice of clothing, intriguing questions – but what else can you do to make sure lurve is in the air?

What are you ‘getting’, exactly? Clarion calls of something or other? John-Paul offers his off-the-cuff thoughts on wine etiquette in real life.

Elegance is back and as sacred a commodity as ever, particularly in tailoring, but what other principles can we practically implement for true elegant living?

Insufficient clicking is not down to boring topics of conversation, it’s down to you.

Three powerful and instantly actionable methods to look and sound more interesting to people.

How impeccable service can transform a meal into a masterpiece, from seating arrangements to unspoken languages.

There's nothing worse than sitting at your desk with a throat dryer than the Sahara desert. In the winter, the radiators on full blast can dry out our skin (the largest organ in your body), and in the summer, we lose so much water by cooling down.

We are all about chivalry here on Man For Today, including elegant living, confident communication, and unmatchable interpersonal skills delivered with charm and panache.

You have popped open the champagne (or 'bubbly' as your friends might say), and now you think you should pop the question.

Last week, I read a long story online in a forum from a gentleman who decided to divorce his wife after about ten years of marriage. The reason? She was always late for everything.

Tactful. This is a word you will get acquainted with most in this article as we explore why you have dropped yourself in it previously and why you have dug yourself a deeper hole. It is okay.

Great conversationalists have the perfect balance between humour and seriousness, depth and simplicity, tact and interest, and above all - talking and listening.