Monday, 24 January 2011

The 'Fine Dining' experience - apply it to your business

I'm bowled over by the excellent Michel Roux's Service on BBC 2. Michel has picked a group of young people wishing to go into the hospitality industry, and train them up to become excellent employees - and the offer of scholarships to two participants, to enable them to study further.

The first point that struck me was that the young people had little experience of receiving good service; how could they anticipate how to provide good service. As Mary Portas is exploring, High Streets don't offer a good customer service, and a number of food chains also don't focus on this side of the business.

I have experienced working with one of Michel's teams recently, in my capacity as an entertainment provider. I was struck by how hard everyone worked; how they anticipated what was required by the clients BEFORE the event as well as during, and how they welcomed us into the team: giving us positive feedback throughout the evening. We all felt very privileged to be part of the team! I will be blogging on this programme again!

So what does this programme offer business owners that aren't in the Hospitality industry? A smile; what you say (for example Good morning, not hiya!!) and an engaging body language are all ways of making a huge impact; a 'Magical Moment' for the client. Executive Voice offers individual and team training in using the voice and body language; to engage your employees with clients.
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