JDW Blog

November 19, 2022

Quick Quiz 02, Bonus Episode with Lisa Clifford

What Are You Hiding Behind Those Sunglasses?! Bonus Episode with Lisa Clifford
November 14, 2022

Is patience really a virtue?

June Dally-Watkins absolutely believed that patience is a virtue. But nowadays is patience really a virtue? Patience in this new millennia seems to be old fashioned and somewhat passé. Certainly, when Miss Dally said ‘patience is virtue’ she wasn’t preaching […]
November 12, 2022

Quick Quiz 01, Bonus Episode with Leigh Buchanan

"I said pet, I said love, I said please." Bonius episode with with Leigh Buchanan.
November 8, 2022

S1E10 | How Easy Is It To Get It Wrong?

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” Matthew 7:12 Join Jodie and our guest Margaux Parker as we discuss all things online etiquette, from the art of the perfect unfollow, airbrushing and what this projection of “perfection” is really sayin
November 1, 2022

Be kind to yourself first

Women have for millennia been taught to nurture and please those around them. Smile sweetly, sit nicely, take up as little space as possible and put their own wants and needs last. That just doesn’t cut it. Women are doing […]
October 2, 2022

Are We Too Hard on Zoomers?

“Leave a room the same, if not better than the state in which you entered” Join Jodie and Grace Hayden as we discuss all things intergenerational behaviours and the modern social media landscape.
September 29, 2022

Welcome to our blog!

What a pleasure to welcome you to the first of our June Dally-Watkins blogs! Every two weeks check out your Inbox for a deeper dig into: What Would June Dally-Watkins Do? Because as we try to navigate a way forward […]
September 25, 2022

Lady Mayoress, Nina Schrinner: Titles: Are They Still Relevant? And What’s the Etiquette Around Them?

“Manners are the sensitive awareness of the feelings of others” - Emily Post Join Jodie as we ask Lady Mayoress, Nina Schrinner, all things respect, kindness and etiquette when it comes to talking to people of importance and how she teaches manners and
September 17, 2022

Respect for Race, Culture and for our Fellow Human Beings. With Guyala Bayles

“Think Bimbi, only see Bimbi, only speak Bimbi and Bimbi heart.” - Maureen Watson, Proud Birri Gubba Woman. Join us as Jodie asks Guyala Bayles, a proud Birri Gubba and Wonnarua model, poet and actor, how to respectfully ask questions about race and cult
September 11, 2022

How Important is it to be Seen Doing the Right Thing? With Steve Haddan

“Good Manners, Dress Well and do Everything Properly” - Dick Reynolds Join Jodie and Steve Haddan as we discuss how problematic the sporting culture really is and if perhaps we are expecting too much of our young players.
September 4, 2022

What Does it Really Mean to Dress Well? With Dianne Cant OAM

“Dressing well is a form of Good Manners” - Tom Ford Join Jodie and Dianne Cant as we dissect how synonymous good style is with good taste, and how to avoid being rude by committing a fashion faux pas!
August 28, 2022

Has Chivalry Fallen on its Sword? With Damien Anthony Rossi Mr Hollywood in Oz, charismatic media personality

“People may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou Join Jodie and Damien Anthony Rossi as we discuss etiquette superpowers, masculinity in manners and the other “C word”.
August 21, 2022

Can Rudeness Ever Really Be Justified?

“To Thine own Self be True” - Willliam Shakespeare. Join Jodie and Cynthia Morton as we discuss the need for humanity above etiquette and decide whether there are times when rudeness is acceptable.
August 14, 2022

Manners Through the Years and Why Everyone can Afford to Have Them

“The fundamental ingredients that define a genuine civilization are civic virtues, courtesy, consideration and good manners.” - Prince Charles. Join Jodie and Lisa Clifford to unpack the need for universal kindness and patience.
August 7, 2022

Does Anyone Give a Fork About What Cutlery You Use? With Leigh Buchanan from Project Runway

‘To use bad taste, you have to know the rules of good taste’ - John Waters. Join Jodie and our guest Leigh Buchanan as we bring all things ‘bad taste” to the table.