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The Gift of Hospitality | RestaurantOwner
The Gift of Hospitality

Five Ways to Build Positive Guest Connections

The Gift of Hospitality

About This Course

Category:

All FOH Positions

Recommended For:

Owners, Managers, Trainers, Servers, Bartenders, Greeters, Food Runners (any FOH position)

Learning Time:

31 minutes 57 Seconds

What You Will Learn

We all crave to feel important, understood and appreciated. While we won’t be best friends with every guest who walks in our front door, we can make a killer impression that opens the door to creating lasting relationships – aka repeat guests!

Intuitively, we understand how a genuine smile, eye contact and our enthusiasm can positively impact someone’s impression of us. In this course, we’re not only going to cover those three – what I collectively call the Triple Threat – but take it a step further and add two more powerful nonverbal cues into the mix: welcoming hands and confident posture. I’ve found that these five nonverbal cues or “gifts” make the potential of connection with each guest we encounter that much stronger!

This course will take you through understanding each gift’s significance to watching how all five interact to enhance our interactions. It’s simple but powerful. Every FOH position that interacts with guests –even over the phone (!) – can benefit from having a deep understanding of the five Gifts of Hospitality and HOW to deliver them. Let’s begin!

  • How Our Actions & Behaviors Influence the Guest Experience
  • Reviewing the Triple Threat
  • How to Consistently Deliver Hospitality to ALL Your Guests
  • Why “RBF” (Resting Bothered Face) is the Enemy to a Friendly Presence & What to Do About It
  • Learning the Five Gifts of Hospitality & Seeing it in Action
  • Answering Commonly Asked Questions About the Gift of Hospitality

Instructor: Kelli Laube


Kelli Laube
Kelli is a seasoned Hospitality Trainer with RestaurantOwner since 2011. Throughout her career, she has excelled in various front-of-house roles including Hospitality Director. Kelli's pivotal role involves aiding independent restaurant operators and teams via webinars, workshops, and training content. Simultaneously, she serves as a National Field Trainer at the National Restaurant Association, fostering successful teams and unforgettable guest experiences for restaurants.
Section 1
Introduction
  • 1.
    Introduction
    3:38
  • 2.
    Introduction Quiz
    1:00
Section 2
The Five Gifts of Hospitality
  • 3.
    The Triple Threat
    5:08
  • 4.
    The Final Two Gifts
    3:43
  • 5.
    The Five Gifts of Hospitality Quiz
    1:00
Section 3
Diving Deeper into the Gifts
  • 6.
    Gifts of Hospitality in Action
    4:55
  • 7.
    Commonly Asked Questions
    4:03
  • 8.
    RBF
    3:51
  • 9.
    Diving Deeper Quiz
    1:00
Section 4
Conclusion
  • 10.
    Recap and Conclusion
    2:39
  • 11.
    Recap and Conclusion Quiz
    1:00

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