How to Live Like A Gentleman

1. How to Live Like A Gentleman Lessons in Life, Manners, and Style By: Sam Martin PowerPoint by: Lauren Alger: algerl1@mail.montclair.edu MuntahaAmmarammarm3@mail.montclair.edu Jessica Belmont: belmontj1@mail.montclair.edu

2. Introduction & Book Thesis Description How to Live Like a Gentleman By: Sam Martin

3. Summary of Book • The title says it all! • How to Live Like a Gentlemen is a book created to teach men to behave the right way in every social situation. • This book offers advice on life, manners, and style • Including what to wear, what to say, and how to act.

4. Main Thesis • This book was grounded in the idea that most men are by nature rude, social inept slobs, and therefore must be told how to act properly in order to be functioning members of society.

5. Ten things on which women judge men most: • 1. Teeth-71 percent. • 2. Grammar-69 percent. • 3. Clothes-58 percent. • 4. Hair-53 percent. • 5. Nails/hands-52 percent. • 6. Having/not having a tattoo-34 percent. • 7. Shoes-29 percent. • 8. The car they drive-24 percent. • 9. Accent-22 percent. • 10. Electronic devices they carry-10 percent. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/top-qualities-single-men-and-women-seek-in-the-opposite-sex/

6. Qualities Women Look for in Men

7. Women’s top “must haves” in a relationship: • Treats me with respect-84 percent. • The person is someone I can trust and confide in-77 percent. • Has a sense of humor/makes me laugh-58 percent. • Shares the same values as I do-47 percent. • Is comfortable communicating his wants, needs and desires-46 percent. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/top-qualities-single-men-and-women-seek-in-the-opposite-sex/

8. “Must Haves” in a Relationship

9. Factors that affect Relationship Satisfaction • Maintenance behaviors • Commitment • Quality of communication • Conflict resolution • Emotional self-disclosure • Affection • Relational certainty/security, • Role within the relationship, • Equity. http://psych.hanover.edu/research/Thesis12/papers/Millar%20Teddar%20Final%20Paper.pdf

10. Differences http://psych.hanover.edu/research/Thesis12/papers/Millar%20Teddar%20Final%20Paper.pdf

11. Data in Book vs. Online Source • No data was collected by the author • Opinion • Personal experiences • Social media • Author is a college student from Hanover College • Data was collected • 129 participants • Method: Questionnaire

12. Results • The data does support the book thesis. • This book is somewhat helpful because it’s hard to find a man with gentleman like qualities in our society today. • This book teaches manners and how to act around women as well as professionalism to succeed in different careers and our society

13. About the Author • Sam Martin • Director of Digital Strategy at Texas Monthly magazine • Work: 7 books, magazine articles, television documentary • An expert on men’s issues Speakers Sam Martin: Writer (n.d.). In TED: Ideas worth spreading. Retrieved April 22, 2013, from http://www.ted.com speakers/sam_martin.html

14. Discussion/Conclusion

15. Final Exam Questions

16. Question 1 • What is the #1 quality women look for in men? • A. Teeth • B. Car • C. Hair • D. Electronics

17. Question 2 • What is the #1 factor of relationship satisfaction? • A. Humor • B. Respect • C. Hair • D. Communication

18. Question 3 • What are the qualities of a gentleman? • A. Sloppy • B. Trustworthy • C. Confident • D. Both B & C