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1-Day Valet Boot Camp

Saturday 11th August 2012, London

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR BUTLERS, HOUSEKEEPERS, VALETS AND MAIDS

SuitcasesBrush up on sartorial elegance, fine tune your valeting and wardrobe skills, learn more about the art of personal service, and enhance your knowledge on how to set the scene, the etiquette of service, the sequence of table service and concierge duties in an intensive one-day programme given by tutors from one of the leading private household and etiquette schools in the world. Held in an informal but elegant classroom setting in central London, topics will include:

  1. First impressions, body language and client contact

  2. Communication and non-verbal interpretation

  3. Garment care and laundry lists

  4. Understanding dress codes

  5. The daily wardrobe

  6. How to tie a bowtie

  7. Packing and valeting skills, packing lists

  8. The Housekeeper’s Eye

  9. The Red Book and the White Board

  10. IT issues and the minefield of wiring

  11. Etiquette and Manners

  12. Rules for dining

  13. The sequence of service

  14. The coffee tray, tea tray and drinks tray

  15. Hotel standards vs the private house

  16. Employee relations

  17. Interview and CV techniques: how to get a job and keep it!

  18. Cocktails, mocktails and the service of wine

Classes are strictly limited in size and the cost of the programme includes notes to take away, morning coffee and biscuits, a light lunch and afternoon tea.

£250 per person | Saturday 11th August, 10am-5pm

Please feel free to contact us for more information.