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Step 1
Pick up a small portion of food on your fork or spoon and put it in your mouth. Make sure the bite of food can be chewed and swallowed quickly so that eating does not hinder your dinner conversation. If you have to chew it for more than ten seconds, you've taken too big of a bite.
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Step 2
Keep your mouth closed when you're chewing. Wait until you've completely swallowed the food in your mouth before speaking or taking a sip of your beverage.
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Step 3
Cut off one small piece of meat at a time, rather than cutting several bites. As some meats are tougher and take longer to chew, make sure you cut off a very small piece at a time.
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Step 4
Tear off a piece of biscuit and butter it, rather than buttering the whole biscuit at once. This way you can take small bites. If you put the whole biscuit to your mouth, you're more likely to take a large bite.








