TIPs certification for bartenders

Establish a signature move. I do this thing that the guys call Blakelying It’s a hashtag on Instagram. Essentially, it’s a yearbook pose: I drop an elbow down on the bar, with my fists under my chin, and give a big smile. It works especially well if a customer’s in a bad mood: I’ll get down low on their level and say, Hey, how are you? with a soft voice and a big smile. There are lots of photos of me doing it. Embrace the selfie. Girls will often ask us to take photos of ...them, and I’ll grab the phone and take a photo of myself instead. If we’re having a good time behind the bar, regardless of what anyone else in the room is doing, it shows. Bartending isn’t this slow, sad, pretentious thing. We’re not just cocktail-making machines! Use props. Sometimes, we’ll make it rain with cocktail napkins all over the bar. We have a bell, and when a regular walks in, we’ll throw one ding, and everyone will turn around. Two dings means all the bartenders come down to whoever rang it, and we take a shot. Three rings means it’s someone’s birthday. Deflect advances. You ask girls their names, where they live, and what they do exchanging information just like you would if you met them at a bar. But remember that guys or girls, all around your job is to warm them up for someone else. Plus: If a girl’s coming onto me, and I’m not interested, I have an out. There’s always someone else down the bar that needs a drink, and you can use that as an escape without having to look like jerk. You can never be a jerk. Don’t take the booze too seriously. We always have a bottle of Blue Curaçao behind the bar. We throw down blue shots, and it’s a nice, fun joke. On a girl’s birthday, we’ll say, Now we blew you on your birthday. Or I give away something fruity off the cocktail list, and then say, You should’ve been drinking this all night. Relax. It’s about reading each individual and giving the person exactly what he or she wants. Some of the best tips happen after you go up to someone, you find out that they’re just not interested in having a conversation, and you give them the space that they need. Be nice. I’m selling a luxury item, all of the time. People are coming in to spend their hard-earned money with me, so I make sure to give everyone what they want, no matter what that is. And if you’re a nice, confident person, then people are attracted to that. That’s why the term money-flirt is tough. It’s a performance, but that’s not to say it’s not genuine. No one doesn’t like to flirt, or be flirted with. It’s the coolest thing ever.

THE SECRET to YOUR BARTENDING job SUCCESS -Anyway, as I’ve mention All the Time about getting a Great bartending JOB , RIGHT out of Bartenders Training Institute is basicaly 2 things about 2 things (1) Who you are [i.e., your ability, swagger,smile and ability to connect your personality] and more importantly (2) timing. MOST people dont just leave a great bartending gig . So you really have to be extremely motivated and creative with your timing ! You could easily be ...Continue reading

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