Communication & Client Relations Flashcards
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A customer tells you they plan to drive home after drinking. What is the BEST communicative response?
Answer: Refuse further service and offer to arrange a ride or call a cab on their behalf
Refusing further service and actively helping the guest find a safe ride fulfills your duty of care as a responsible server.
Which communication strategy helps prevent a guest from feeling singled out when being cut off in front of others?
Answer: Whispering the refusal discreetly or stepping to a less public area
A discreet, private conversation minimizes public embarrassment and reduces the chance of an angry reaction.
After refusing service to a guest, what follow-up communication with the rest of the service team is important?
Answer: Brief relevant team members so no one inadvertently serves the guest at another station
Informing other servers and bartenders prevents the guest from being served at a different station in the same venue.
A visibly intoxicated guest insists they are fine and starts listing reasons why. The server's role in this interaction is to:
Answer: Acknowledge their perspective briefly, then redirect to your non-negotiable position
Briefly acknowledging the guest's view before firmly maintaining your position prevents argument escalation while holding the line.
What role does empathy play in a cutoff conversation?
Answer: It can lower the guest's defensiveness and make them more receptive to the refusal
Empathetic language signals respect for the guest, which reduces hostility and makes the refusal more likely to be accepted.
When should a server involve security or law enforcement in a communication breakdown with a guest?
Answer: When the guest becomes physically threatening, refuses to leave, or creates a safety risk after verbal de-escalation has failed
Security or law enforcement should be called only when verbal de-escalation fails and safety is at risk.
A minor attempts to order alcohol and becomes belligerent when denied. The most important first step in communicating with them is:
Answer: Maintain a calm, firm tone and clearly state that serving alcohol to minors is illegal, without negotiation
A calm, firm statement of the legal reality leaves no room for negotiation while keeping the situation from escalating.