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Communication and Telephone Strategies
Restaurant Management
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Copyright
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COMMUNICATION
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Process
Com
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Sending Receiving
Gestures
Talking Response
Writing
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Com
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on Sending Receiving
Gestures
Talking Response
WritingVerbal
Speaking
Writing
NonverbalBody language
Gestures
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Basic Skills
Listening
• The ability to focus closely on what another person is saying
• Involves understanding what you hear
• Focus on the speaker’s face and eyes
Speaking
• Occurs when you say something• Includes:
– Your posture– Your tone of voice– Words you choose
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TELEPHONE
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Business Calls
Customers
• Will call the restaurant for:– Information
• Directions • Hours of operation• Menu • Specials
– Reservations
Vendors
• Will call the restaurant for:– Delivery times– New products– Purchase orders
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Telephone Techniques
• What is more important?– What you say or how you say it?
• More Considerations:– Background noise– Non-verbal communication– Service businesses expect– Voice levels
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Answering the Telephone
• Smile• Speak clearly and calmly • Be polite and helpful • Be able to:
– Answer most frequently asked questions– Provide directions to the business
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Greeting
• Thank the caller for calling• Depending on time of day, say:
– Good morning– Good afternoon– Good evening
• Identify the name of the business• Provide your name
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Messages
• Date• Time of call• Name of caller• Name of person who should
receive message• Message
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4 Tips for Better Phone
CommunicationWhen it comes to communicating
over the telephone, are you putting your best foot forward or
are you just phoning it in?
Learn how to radiate personality over the phone with the four
simple strategies.(click on image)
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Questions?
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References and Resources
Images:• Microsoft Office Clip Art: Used with permission from Microsoft.
Textbooks:• Culinary essentials. (2010) Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.• Foundations of restaurant management & culinary arts. (2011). Boston: Prentice Hall.• Littrell, J. J., Clasen, A. H. & Pearson, P. (2004). From school to work. Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Willcox.• Reynolds, J. S. (2010). Hospitality services: Food & lodging. Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Willcox.
YouTube™:• 4 Tips for Better Phone Communication
When it comes to communicating over the telephone, are you putting your best foot forward or are you just phoning it in? Learn how to radiate personality over the phone with the four simple strategies.http://youtu.be/Kv3q2vcGq74
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