Impress the Big Cheese

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Step Four Choose your venue, we wholeheartedly recommend…

Browns 5-11 Woodstock Rd (01865) 319655 - an Oxford institution providing a fail-safe, faultless choice to impress just about anyone.

Le Petit Blanc 71-72 Walton St (01865) 510999 - this places oozes sophistication so if you want to convince the big cheese that you'll handle that promotion with as much finesse as you handle restaurant reservations, take them here.

Branca 111 Walton St, (01865) 556111 - modern, spacious Italian restaurant ideal for power lunches and clinching deals.

Edamame 15 Holywell St (01865) 426916 - Japanese canteen style dining to sort out your employment karma.

Quod 92-94 High St (01865) 202505 - another Oxford classic. Mediterranean cuisine, outdoor seating and loads of deals being done around you - good for picking up business like phrases to fill those awkward silences.

Step Five Choosing wine? Conversation pointers? Classic 'any situation' type gags? www. itchycity.co.uk has got all this covered within its cyber pages. You're pretty much sorted.

Step Six Accomplish mission and let us know how it went. Feedback is always welcomed on our message boards, though we're not taking any responsibility for any fancy cocktail induced moments of honesty, desperation or embarrassing begging. Sorry.

Now that you've found out where to stay, check out what Oxford offers in the way of places to stay and shops