barton creek resort and spa supervisor orientation july 20, 2012
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Barton Creek Resort and Spa Supervisor Orientation July 20, 2012. Our History. Founded in 2005 at Güero’ s Taco Bar on South Congress Only organization in Texas focused on workplace English instruction 30 different sites across Austin and Central Texas including -. ENGLISH @ Barton Creek. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Barton Creek Resort and SpaSupervisor Orientation
July 20, 2012
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Our History• Founded in 2005 at Güero’s Taco Bar on South
Congress
• Only organization in Texas focused on workplace English instruction
• 30 different sites across Austin and Central Texas including -
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OUR GOAL
• To improve communication with guests, visitors, and coworkers while maintaining customer service.
ENGLISH @ Barton Creek
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• Conversations with guests/visitors
o Interactions in the room
o Bringing requested items
o Hallway interactionso Giving directions
around Barton Creek
Proposed Topics
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• Conversations with coworkers
o Talking about the schedule
o Communicating guest needs to a coworker
o Reporting safety concernso Understanding
instructions
Proposed Topics
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• Lack of confidence is the biggest barrier
• Practice opportunities are critical
• Some use of the native language is good
Learning English
• People understand more than they can speak
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• 1.5 hours per class• 2 classes per week• Pre/post-testing &
intake/outtake• 12 weeks, including– Workplace Basics– Customer Service– & graduation
ceremony
Logistics
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• How many potential participants?• What days would be best?• What times?• Participants on the clock? ½ and ½?• Does Barton Creek have any systems that
would help us gauge the impact we’ve made? (Benchmarking customer service scores)
• What conversation do you want people to have at the end of the courses?
Questions?
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• Who NEEDS the class?• Who is AVAILABLE?• Who WANTS to learn
English?
Marketing the Program
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1. Put up the sign-up sheet2. Schedule Information Session with employees3. Email/mail documents to Bekah4. Put up First Day of Class sign5. Remind employees 1 week and 1 day ahead
Next Steps
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Action Items