<p style="margin: 0px;">1</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Professional Server </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Economic Importance of the Restaurant Industry </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Advancement Opportunities </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Income Opportunities </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Tipping Standard </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Getting Stiffed (Left With No Tip) </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Tip Credit </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Non-Tipping Restaurants </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Occupational Advantages for Professional Servers </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Occupational Disadvantages for Professional Servers </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Challenges for the Restaurant Industry </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Job Qualifications </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Never judge a book by its cover</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">2</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Professional Appearance </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Server Health </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Grooming Standards </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Grooming Guidelines </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Body Language, Poise, and Posture </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Uniforms and Aprons </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Shoes </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">When how you look and perform your duties is noticed</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">3</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Service, Table Settings, and Napkin Presentations </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">American Service (Individual Plate Service) </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Butler Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">English Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Modified English Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Russian Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">French Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Other Types of Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Family Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Counter Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Banquet Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Room Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Salad Bars </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Dessert Tables and Trays </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Setting a Table </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Bread and Butter </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Side Dishes and Condiments </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Flatware Placement </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Glassware </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Cup and Saucer </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Settings </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Breakfast Table Setting </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Lunch Table Setting </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Dinner Table Setting </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Formal Dinner Table Setting </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Napkin Presentations </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">What is happening with tabletop place settings?</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">4</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Readiness </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Responsibilities that Support Good Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Opening and Closing Side-Work </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Closing Procedures </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Dining Room</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Breakfast Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Lunch Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Dinner Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Dessert Menu</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Tablet Menus</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Wine List </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Guest and the Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Server and the Menu </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Work Smart or Work Hard?</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">5</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Serving Food and Beverages </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Proper Table Service</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Etiquette</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Removing Dishes and Flatware</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Booth Service</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Bartender / Server</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Loading and Carrying a Tray </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Carrying Glasses </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Priorities and Timing </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Server’s Assistant (or Busser) Responsibilities</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Bussing</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Customer Complaints and Issues</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Complaints are not always reasonable but always have a solution</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">6</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Beverages and Beverage Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Responsible Alcohol Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> Incident Report</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Wine and Wine Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Proper Temperatures for Serving Wines </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Ice Bucket Usage </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Wine Presentation and Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Opening Champagne or Sparkling Wine </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Decanting Wine </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Wine Glasses </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Styles of Wine </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Grape Varietals</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Notable Wine Varietals and Food Pairings </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Food and Wine Pairing</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Distilled Spirits and Cocktails </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Beers, Lagers, and Ales </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Bottled Waters </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Coffee </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> Types of Roasts</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Baristas and Barista Training </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Types of Coffee Drinks </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Spirited Coffee Drinks</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Tea </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">A feeling of being welcome at home with hospitality and specialized drinks</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">7</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Guest Communication </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Getting to Know Your Guests </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Taking the Guest’s Order </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Server Enthusiasm </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Different Types of Guests </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Guests with Special Needs </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Anticipating the Guest’s Needs </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Nonverbal Cues and Prompts </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Suggestive Selling </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Guidelines for Suggestive Selling </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Servers Incentives </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Showmanship sells suggestively </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Timing </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Emergency Situations </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Connecting to the Guest to Create Guest Loyalty</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">A welcoming greeting and personalized service creates loyal guests</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">8</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Technology of Service </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Benefits of Technology </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Technology Applications </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Handheld Touch-Screen Tablet </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Product Management Applications </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Tabletop Tablets </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Kitchen Production Screen </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Handheld Pay-At-The-Table Devices </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Alert Manager Application </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Application </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Employee Scheduling and Communication </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Training with Technology </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Online Table Reservation Applications </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Management Applications </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Web Presence </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">We only have 30 minutes for lunch</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">9</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Dining Room Management </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Responsibilities of the Maître d’ or Host </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Menu Meetings </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Managing Reservations </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Taking Telephone Reservations and “Take-Out” Orders </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Greeting Guests </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Selection </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Professional Courtesies </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Responding to Complaints </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Server Training </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">How to recover from disappointing circumstances</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">10</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Banquet, Catering, and Buffet Management </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The Event Plan </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Event Management</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Customer Information</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Date and Time Schedule</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Number of Guests</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Presentation </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Menu</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Bar Service</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Open Bar</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Cash Bar</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Open Bar — Cash Bar Combination</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Room Location </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Room Floor Plan </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Setup </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Sizes </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Length/Width/Seating </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Arrangements </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Head Table </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Table Numbers</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Accessories </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Estimated Charges</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Service Fee</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Deposit Amounts and Payments</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Restaurant Reality</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">The helpful service and details from a banquet/catering manager</p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Summary </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Discussion Questions and Exercises </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Glossary Common Menu Terms </p> <p style="margin: 0px;">Glossary Wine, Beer, Spirits, and Beverage Terms </p>