Effective Communication
In the food business, working with others is part of the job. This business is team-orientated. Consequently, good communication skills are essential to having a successful team/operation. One place where communicaation is critical is writing recipes. A poorly written recipe with misspelling, poor grammar and lack of order in procedures has no place in our business. Understanding the product and the desired results are totally enhaced with clear, concise and easy to follow instructions.
Arthur,
Excellent example in the use of recipe! I agree with that statement!
Shelly Crider
I also agree if you are an educator you must be able to spell out what they are learning accurately and with a lot of detail not unlike a recipe.
John,
As an educator, I can relate to relying on effective communication to enhance great works and services. Teams, or in my case students, rely on effective instructional methods (which I call my recipes) to understand and apply concepts I teach so they can further their education and career; as well as their personal and professional growth.
An educator who communicates ineffectively, will compromise their students ability to produce remarkable works.
I could agree more John being in the culinary industry communication is it key to our business.When anything is mispelled even in procedures make it dificult to strive for success.
Kathy,
Oh I have done that exercise and it is much harder than it sounds!!! BUT a great exercise!!
Shelly Crider
We find some of the same things in the massage field, especially as to client continuity.
I frequently do exercises with my students to assess their communication skills. One I particularly like is splitting students into pairs. I then give one of the pair a series of geometric shapes on a piece of paper. Without seeing what their partner is drawing, they must give distinct directions to the partner for him or her to draw the correct shapes in the correct size.
I will further increase the lesson by having one partner able to ask questions while drawing. The second partner to draw is NOT allowed to ask questions. This shows the importance of effective communication on both sides of the process and the benefits of asking good questions.
It is a fun exercise which does present a nice lesson for those who have to give clear directions!
How right you are Mr. Mims. The food and beverage industry is full of grammar errors. Recipes are an area of the business that you would think capturing accurate information would be paramont. I work in the Culinary field as well. I loath spelling and grammar errors. Thanks for the post.
John,
I can see where this would be a problem. I am glad you concentrate on the communication as good food is a nice pleasure for most!
Shelly Crider
