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By Tangerine Clarke
Phillipa Morrish is the
only known Guyanese
American, who for more
that a decade has singlehanded
changed the way
professionals, students, and
even politicians conduct
themselves – by virtue of
her five-part module program
of etiquette and social
protocol.
The articulate and selfconfident
Mrs. Morrish, a
Brooklyn resident, is a certified
Social Protocol consultant,
and the founder
and director of Etiquette
Training International. The
finishing school program is
dedicated to promoting the
etiquette and protocol skills
necessary for success in the
21st Century.
The workshops teach
clients the art of Handshakes
and Introductions.
The course is also geared
towards leadership/management
development skills and
non-verbal communication.
The Polished Professional,
Poise and Deportment
(the art of an elegant
appearance), follows with
Setting and Achieving
Goals, Wardrobe Chic, Dining
Protocol, Formal and
Casual Table Setting, Restaurant
Etiquette and International
Relations.
From the way she speaks,
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Phillipa Morrish.
to the way she sits at a
table after entering a room,
Morrish has mastered her
craft. She is now a worldrenowned
Social Protocol
expert, whose workshops are
interactive, fun and goes far
beyond traditional etiquette
and protocol training.
The course allows graduates
to continue their classes
online for one year, as
they obtain weekly etiquette
tips, ask relevant questions
and interact with Morrish,
through the (ETI) Face
Book web page.
“I became an etiquette
specialist because of the
embarrassment I experienced
as a teen,” said Morrish.
She said she felt like her
heart had dropped to the
floor when a knife and fork
were placed in front of her at
her friend’s dinner table.
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Phillipa Morrish (sixth from right) with her graduating class in Guyana.
Morrish who grew up
a small town girl said she
considered herself from a
lower class because she ate
with a spoon, the only flatware
that was familiar at
her family’s dinner table.
“It was not a part of my
family tradition to use a
knife and fork,” added Morrish
who sat at the table and
stared at her meal, until
her friend’s grandmother
assured her that it was okay
for her to eat with a spoon,
and presented her with one.
The self-confidence
she lacked back then was
etched in her memory for
a very long time. But after
this chagrin, Morrish was
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determined more than ever
to become poised in good
manners.
But as fate would have
it, when she arrived in the
United States and met her
husband Larry Morrish, the
importance of good manners
and the proper dress
code quickly came into play
because of Larry’s status in
society.
Mr. Morrish was the then
liaison between the military
at Fort Hamilton and the
U.S. congress, and a volunteer
with Congresswoman
Susan Molinari’s office.
This gave Mrs. Morrish
the impetuous to become
etiquette educated, so she
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enrolled at the prestigious
Ophelia De Vore School of
Charm in New York City
where she excelled to the top
of the class. She later graduated
from the elite Minding
Manners of London School,
before traveling throughout
Europe and Asia to gain the
experienced she needed.
Clients such as the Ladies
Hibernian Group of Brooklyn,
Federal Corrections
Officers in Brooklyn, the
employees of the Office of
the President, and the Ministry
of Tourism in Guyana,
as well as the Caribbean
Community Secretariat
(CARICOM), have all given
Morrish high marks for her
etiquette instruction.
Senior students of the
elite Fontbonne Hall Academy
and Adelphi Academy
in Brooklyn have also benefitted
from Morrish’s program.
The New York City Council,
the American Council
for Minority Women and
the Fort Hamilton Military
base honored Morrish for
her exceptional work in the
community.
Morrish was also named
Extraordinary Women of
Brooklyn by the Kings Country
District Attorney’s Office.
Email- phillipa.morrish@
yahoo.com or call 718-490-
0529
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