Sunday, 17 February 2013

How To Be a Bartender That's Out of This World

By Thomas Stilwell


If you happen to be reading this article than most likely you aren't sure "how to be a bartender that's out of this world"For those of you who are very experienced bartenders and consider yourself the best in the world...then this isn't for you. This article is for those beginner bartenders out there. You will learn a few tips to help you up your game and increase your social skills.

You'll learn a few things the great bartenders do to be out of this world.

It can be said that truly great bartenders are only born. This is because in order to be a great bartender it requires a set of skills that many people view as innate. On the outside bartending might like easy.

All bartender's do all day is mix cocktails right?In truth, it's not that easy.When you start bartending your focus will be less on mixing drinks and more on human interaction within social settings. In fact, it can easily be said that bartending is three fourths communicating, and one quarter making drinks. Many might even give the mixing of drinks a lower percentage than 25%.

With all of that understood lets get something off the table. Reading the following information won't teach you exactly how to be a bartender that's out of this world. Because bartending is mainly supported by social intelligence and picking up on social cues it can easily be called a form of art.

After finishing this article you should know what to focus on in order to be more sociable. Let's get the show on the road.

--How To Be a Bartender That's Out of This World. --

The first rule is simple. You have to be liked by others. It may sound unfair but that's what has to be done. How exactly can someone be more likeable?

The truth is that a lot of people do tend to be more likeable than others. But don't be discouraged if you don't think you are one of those. There are things you can do during social interactions that will increase your likeability as a bartender.

For one, don't talk as much as you might normally. Most people talk all the time and keep yapping on and on about nonsense. If you want to be liked by others, don't do this.

The hard truth that you have to learn is that most people really don't give a crap about what you have to say. So what should you do instead? Save your breath; talk less.

Make no mistake about it, conversation is an art and in order to increase your likeability you have to master that art form. So here's a golden rule to help you speak less and be liked more.

The tip is to avoid doing something called Conversational Narcissism. This is a term coined by a man named Charles Derber.

When someone is engaging in Conversational Narcissism they are in a constant battle to shift the conversation to focus on themselves.

Derber gave responses to statements in a conversation two names.

"Shift-response" and Support- response" are the two names Derber gave to the different kind of responses someone can give. When someone uses a shift-response they are trying to guide the conversation to focus on themselves.

A support-response is used when the responder keeps the conversation focused on the person of the original statement. Lost? Don't worry, let's look at an example explaining the process.

Jack: I'm really hungry.

Heather: Oh, I just ate. (Shift-response) Here Heather is changing the flow of the conversation to focus on her.

Jack: I'm really hungry

Heather: Oh no, when was the last time you ate? (support-response) Here Heather is keeping the focus of the conversation on Jack.

Jack: Man, I'm really not happy with Mike.

Heather: I've been getting angry at him also. You know what he did to me the other day? (shift-response)

Jack: Man, I'm really not happy with Mike.

Heather: Why? What did he do to you? (support-response)

Simple right? Now you're ready for the golden tip on how to be a bartender that's out of this world.

It's easy. Stop responding with shift responses so many times! The other person will continue talking more and more and you will talk less if you simple use more support responses.

If you're talking to someone and they spend the majority of the time yacking on and on about themselves than 9 times out of 10 they will think the conversation went fantastic.

What exactly will you get out of it? You'll be more likeable!

Now that you got this tip down, start listening to other peoples interactions with one another.

Learn how to be a bartender with great verbal skills and you will be learning how to be a bartender that's out of this world.




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