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Interesting Ways To Prevent A Hangover – Bacon, Egg And Vegemite Sandwich?
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A hangover can really disrupt your day with annoying headaches and a constant sickening feeling. So is there a way to prevent or cure a hangover other then not drinking?
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Debate about Hangover cures
Hangovers are poorly understood from a medical point of view.[18] Health care professionals prefer to study alcohol abuse from a standpoint of treatment and prevention, and there is a view that the hangover provides a useful, natural and intrinsic disincentive to excessive drinking.[19]
Within the limited amount of serious study on the subject, there is debate about whether a hangover might be prevented or at least mitigated; additionally, there is a vast body of folk medicine and simple quackery. There is currently no empirically proven mechanism for prevention except reducing the amount of ethanol consumed, or for making oneself sober other than waiting for the body to metabolize ingested alcohol, which occurs via oxidation through the liver before alcohol leaves the body. A four-page literature review in the British Medical Journal concludes: “No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover. The most effective way to avoid the symptoms of alcohol induced hangover is to avoid drinking.”[20]
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover_cures#Possible_remedies
However then goes on to list Potentially beneficial remedies including:
Rehydration especially with sports drinks or rehydration fluids, Vitamin B6
Tolfenamic acid better than placebo in reducing the reported hangover symptoms for headache, and for nausea, vomiting, irritation, tremor, thirst, and dryness of mouth.”[22]
Yeast-based extracts: There is some evidence that the consumption of a yeast-based extract rich in thiamine and riboflavin (such as Vegemite or Marmite) is effective in the relief of hangover symptoms.[20] These extracts are commonly manufactured from a by-product of beer production.
Food and water: consumption of foods such as eggs, which contain cysteine, and water may be enough to replenish lost moisture and at least rehydrate the body, making a hangover shorter. A traditional hangover remedy in India is coconut water, the natural electrolytes of which will assist in rehydration of the body. A bacon sandwich has also been claimed to effectively relieve hangovers.[31]
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangover_cures#Possible_remedies
Leaving us to suggest forgetting the kebab and
having a Bacon, egg and vegemite sandwich after drinking.
This video presents some interesting supposedly scientific ideas and ways to deal with a hangover. In any case it’s pretty funny.
Hangovers can be avoided by drinking in moderation and drinking water between alcoholic drinks.
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Does Antipokhmelin Work?
This tablet is supposed to give relief from hangover symptoms.
This is what wikipedia has to say:
Antipokhmelin is a Russian tablet that allegedly helps to prevent or overcome the negative effects of alcohol consumption and hangover. The main ingredient is succinic acid, also found in amber. It is marketed as RU-21 in the US and UK.[1] Claims of effectiveness are based primarily on anecdotal evidence, and there have been no known placebo controlled double blind studies published in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Apparently it was developed as a tablet that would overcome drunkenness and keep you sober, even while drinking. This would allow spies to drink with enemies and stay completely sober, in hopes that drunken officials would leak crucial information.
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Will Eating Food Prevent a Hangover?
Food can be a good thing to help keep people sober, as it soaks up the alcohol in the stomach and helps slow down alcohol absorption. According to the video above and wikipedia a bacon and egg sandwich may help those suffering from a hangover. We suggest adding vegemite to increase the benefits. Well why not!
If you own a bar you may want to consider serving food becasue it may reduce the speed at which people drink. Food also tends to make people thirsty so they will want to drink after eating, but may drink water or soft drinks instead.
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Should I Serve Food At My Bar?
What time does your bar/club open or close? What time do most people come in to start drinking? By looking at these factors you can tell whether you will need to serve food or not.
If you find that people are coming in early and getting too drunk to quickly, then at least offer bar snacks, or a bacon egg and vegemite sandwich! If they get drunk really quickly and are then forced to leave, often their friends will also leave. If they had spaced out the drinks they may have been able to drink more over the night and had a good time.
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Grab Your RSA Certificate Today!
By going online and completing the RSA Certificate course, you are allowing yourself to serve responsibly at a bar/club/restaurant or even a liquor store. This means you know techniques of how to keep people relatively sober and having a good time. So get started today!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Tips For A Smooth Running Bar
Posted by admin Monday, May 14, 2012
Getting to know your co workers is actually a crucial thing that ensures the safety of all patrons in the bar. The RSA course will teach you to look out for the safety of patrons who have had too much to drink, so that you can regulate their drinking and be aware of their safety. But to be able to apply this safety to patrons properly, you need to know your co-workers very well. These are the people that will share customers with you and will essentially ensure the smoothness and safety of the bar. So the better you know your co-workers the easier it is pass information about customers and what they are doing.
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How do I get to know my co workers?
‘Well, we only work together in a very busy bar – there is no time for me to get to know the rest of the people that I work with!’ This is the perfect situation to get to know them, and you need to! This will improve the speed and reliability of the bar which is exactly what you will be looking for. So make time! You have to organise meetings outside the bar, you should organize times to meet and hang out! They don’t have to be your favorite people in the world, but who knows you could really like them!
Another important thing to note is that working with people you know and like can help you to really enjoy your job, it creates a fun and casual atmosphere. People like having a bar tender that is chatty and fun, who is eager to have a conversation, so practice your people skills with.
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Serving highly alcoholic drinks
The Responsible Service of Alcohol course teaches you how to serve people in a safe manner and keep peoples nights incident free. But this can be rather hard in a bar atmosphere when people are drinking shots and doubles. These drinks are easy to serve because they are just like any other drink, you pour it into a shot glass and hand it out. The Responsible Service of Alcohol course teaches you to be aware of how much you are serving to ensure that drinks like spirits do not contain more then the customer thinks they are getting.
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Beware of these Drinks!
There are several drinks that you should probably be aware of when serving.
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You probably will not come across these high alcohol spirits in Australian bars but if you do, beware of serving these drinks with really high alcohol content to people who are unaware of what they are receiving.
See what Wikipedia has to say bout Absinthe
Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug.[7] The chemical compound thujone, although present in the spirit in only trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although absinthe was vilified, it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Any psychoactive properties attributed to absinthe, apart from that of the alcohol, have been much exaggerated.[7] A revival of absinthe began in the 1990s, following the adoption of modern European Union food and beverage laws that removed longstanding barriers to its production and sale. By the early 21st century, nearly 200 brands of absinthe were being produced in a dozen countries, most notably in France, Switzerland, USA, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
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What Do I Do If I Served Too Much?
If you have served too much alcohol to someone by serving more then the standard amount or serving to much of a high alcohol content drink then you will need to let the customer and your manager know.
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So Grab Your RSA Course Certificate Today!
Get online today and complete the RSA Course, so that you too can work in the kind of environment that is fun and casual. This means that you will be able to apply for jobs in bars and restaurants, which can be challenging and fun work. But you do need your RSA Certificate to show that you are prepared to look out for the safety of those you are serving! Get started on the smooth and straight forward process.
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Working Bar Tabs and Responsible Service of Alcohol
Posted by admin Friday, May 11, 2012
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The responsible service of alcohol course teaches you several things that need to know about working in a bar.When you are busy keeping up with bar tabs can be difficult. The bar tab is designed to keep your bar functioning in a faster manner, but it complicates situations when people use other peoples bar tabs. Can you be sure this person is entitled to use the bar tab or are they using it to get free drinks all night! |
Applying the Safety Techniques
You need to be prepared to turn people away if you don’t think they are the real owners of the bar tab. Or invent a system such as coloured cards that the owner of the tab can give to designated people.
One thing to look out for is people who are constantly ordering on a tab, who seem to have no regard for the amount remaining on it, or what the charge is up to. These are the people who maybe riding someone else’s tab. If you don’t cut this off at the beginning, then violence or fights may outbreak.
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Binge Drinking
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Binge drinking is really not that hard to define as all it really is, is the process of drinking a large amount of alcohol over a short period of time. This can easily happen when there is a bar tab that has a limit on it. In America, they define binge drinking as having drunk over 5 beers in a row, in a short period of time, over the past two weeks. Heavy binge drinking is known as doing this three times or more in the past 2 weeks.
This is a dangerous habit and can lead to becoming an alcoholic, and while people may do it, they don’t realise the effect it is having on their body. The RSA Course Online teaches you to serve drinks responsibly so that people don’t binge drink heavily, as responsibility with alcohol is paramount, as you realise when you get your RSA Certificate. |
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Complete Your Responsible Service of Alcohol Course Today!
There is a lot to learn from the responsible service of alcohol course, such as how to serve safely, so that once you work out all the kinks in serving efficiently, you can serve more and more safely. Knowing what to do is one thing, and being able to apply it is another! For more information on how people get bar tabs and how they work, check out this yahoo answer to the question!
There are so many reasons that it is better for you to complete the RSA course online, and the list goes on and on. But first and foremost, it can be a real nuisance to have to take time out of work just to complete the RSA course, with the RSA course online, you can complete it in sections at any time you want. If you fail a section, you can also just simply re-take it.
By taking it online you are still getting a personal experience with straightforward and clear instructions being delivered to you, so that you can understand how you are supposed to serve people responsibly and safely. This ensures that the liquor market remains a safe and secure one, where minors cannot be served and where people can drink responsibly under the care of a bar tender! The RSA Course‘s first priority is keeping patrons safe and out of harms way at all times!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Responsible Service of Alcohol Update : Australians Drink Less Beer And More Spirits
Posted by admin Thursday, May 10, 2012
An interesting article recently featured in The International Business Times highlighting the changing landscape of alcohol preference in Australia. The article based on statistics by The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that beer and wine consumption in Australia was down and the sales of spirits was up. In fact the statistics showed an increase of 4.8% in alcohol sales.
According to The International Business Times:
Australians continue to show a change in their drinking preference as they drank less alcoholic drinks and beer, and more of spirits.
According to the report of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released on Friday, 182 million litres of pure alcohol were made available for consumption in 2010-11, less 2 million litres compared to a year ago. Sales of beer, which is 42 per cent of all alcohol sold, declined 3.4 per cent, while sales of wine, which is 37 per cent – went down by 0.6 per cent. Beer sales used to account for 76 per cent of Australian alcohol consumption.
On the opposite side, sales of spirits went up by 4.8 per cent for the same period. Pre-mixed spirits and spirits account for 20 per cent of all alcohol sales.
The data means the average Aussie imbibed 10 litres of pure alcohol in the past 12 months or 2.2 standard drinks daily. The daily amount of alcohol consumption recommended by health authorities is just 2 standard drinks. Overall consumption dropped 1.1 per cent, the ABS noted.
The ABS report came out amid a price war by Australian supermarkets on Grange, considered Australia’s most prized liquor. The recommended retail price of the drink is $625, but Coles started the price war by offering a 20 per cent discount to $499 at Coles’ 1st Choice liquor outlet.
Costco joined the price war by bringing down the price of Grange to $489.99, while the Dan Murphy Web site offered on Thursday afternoon Penfolds Grange 2007 for $479.99.
Woolworths, the main competitor of Coles, announced initially on its Dan Murphy Web site that the vintage’s price would drop to $554.60, but the price is expected to go down further as the supermarket war intensifies.
However, the $489.99 price tag of Costco is only at three warehouse supermarkets in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, and the purchases are limited to club members.
A comparison indicated the lowest price of Grange is at 1st Choice, but shoppers could only buy two bottles each. A similar two-bottle limit was made by Vintage Cellars, which is also owned by Coles. Vintage’s price tag is $520.
Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/337023/20120504/australians-drink-less-alcohol-more-spirits.htm
With a variety of alcoholic brands available it can become an overwhelming choice. Here is a basic breakdown of various classes of alcohol and a brief description of the most popular ones:
Spirits
Gin – Is made by distilling rye or grain spirits and adding juniper berries or other flavourings such as anise, caraway seeds or angelica roots. The liquid is colourless.
Whiskey – distilled from grain, potatoes maize, rye, wheat or malted barley.
Vodka – originally distilled from fermented wheat mash or mash of rye, corn, or potatoes.
Tequila – an alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
Rum – distilled from cane juice, treacle or molasses.
Brandy – an alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
Liqueurs
(Flavoured Spirits)
Liqueurs are flavoured spirits prepared by infusing certain woods, fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and adding sugar, etc. or from aromatic or flavouring agents.
Wines & Champagne
Red Wine – wine having a red colour derived from skins of dark-coloured grapes.
White Wine – has a clear, transparent colour, bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; — distinguished from wines of a deep red colour, as port and Burgundy.
Rose Wine – pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began.
Champagne – a sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne.
Sparkling Wine – any of various effervescent wines, such as champagne, produced by a process involving fermentation in the bottle.
Vermouth – a sweet or dry fortified wine flavoured with aromatic herbs and used chiefly in mixed drinks.
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Making Some Interesting Drinks, With Style!
Posted by admin Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Great Recipes?
One that mixes fun and taste is an alcoholic slush, or ‘slushy.’ People love this drink because it is like an ordinary alcoholic drink but with the fun of a different texture.
| Brandy Slush _____ One Cup of Brandy 174 ml of Frozen Lemonade 174 ml of Frozen Orange Juice One Cup of Sugar Three 1/2 Cups of Water |
—– | Pina Coladas _____ 1 ½ cups Pineapple Juice ¾ cup Coconut Milk ¾ cup Rum 2 TBSP Sugar 1 cup Ice |
—– | Frozen Margaritas _____ ¾ cup Tequila ¼ cup Orange Liqueur ¼ cup Lime Juice 2 TBSP Sugar. 1 ½ cups Ice |
| Strawberry Daiquiris _____ 1 cup Strawberries ¾ cup Rum 2 TBSP Sugar 1 cup Ice |
Frozen Melon Ball _____ ¼ cup Vodka ¾ cup Midori 1 Cup Pineapple Juice 1 Cup Melon, Cubed 1/8 cup Lime Juice 2 TBSP Sugar 1 cup Ice |
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These are only a few of the combinations for alcoholic slush! Get online and have a look at some different recipes as well.
The watermelon shot is an interesting drink that relies on some interesting ingredients! it is something that not a lot of people have heard of and could separate your bar, and your tending skills from others. Check it out below!
To be able to make shots like these, you need to complete your RSA course, and get your RSA certificate. This ensure that you can serve correctly and safely behind a bar and in your workplace.
You might not know it, but there actually is such a thing as a diet cocktail mix! Check out the news report on it below!
It can be really interesting to see a bar tender pull off some tricks. Check out the video below on making some interesting drink mixes!
It’s pretty interesting to see how other bar tenders do it. But before you start learning any of these skills for bar tending, make sure you get online and complete the RSA course to allow you to serve behind a bar or in a Restaurant in Australia!
There are a whole range of interesting cocktails that you can make out there, but check this one out, you might just like the mix!
This kind of fun drink can be served at a bar so long as you have your RSA Certificate, which you can get by learning safety in serving through the RSA Course! The responsible service of alcohol course teaches you how to serve fun and interesting drink mixes with safety and responsibility.
You might want to check out this mixer for making the bramble cocktail!
The bramble cocktail is a nice drink that is generally a large crowd pleaser, so being able to make it really well is almost necessary in a modern bar. But before you serve this drink you need to get your RSA Certificate by completing the responsible service of alcohol course online!
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To legally serve these Drinks
What Are You Waiting For – Get Online and Complete the Responsible Service of Alcohol Course! By going online and getting the responsible service of alcohol certificate, you are allowing yourself to work in any bar or restaurant around Australia. This significantly increases the chances of you getting a job and serving great drinks.
By getting this certificate, you are allowing yourself to serve fun and exciting drinks behind a bar, and be paid for it! Bartending is a skill and the best ones are rewarded for their work.
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Chosing Glassware For A Bar
Posted by admin Monday, May 7, 2012
If you are given the choice of what glasses you should use in your bar or club, then you may want to know that it is actually a fairly big decision. You have to decide whether it will be safe to have glass in the bar, as well as what sort of image you want to portray.
If it is a rowdy bar where glass would be smashed (and potentially used as a weapon) then you will have to use plastic glasses. But if your bar is laid back and classy, then it may be imperative to have glass, simply to complete the look of the bar!
One other option that you can take (which is much safer and adheres to RSA Course safety guidelines) is to rotate between glasses in the day and plastic glasses at night, as it usually gets a little more crowded and rowdy at night!
Using plastic wine and champange glasses has become more popular for many occassions
For a long time we have been stressing the benefits of plastic wine glasses. Increasingly, plastic champagne glasses and flutes have been proving popular amongst bars, clubs, holiday home owners, yacht owners and those who love to hold outdoor events at their house.
Champagne Glass with Strawberry
Plastic champagne glasses offer the benefit of being virtually unbreakable. Because they are constructed from polycarbonate, an ultra-strong polymer that can withstand huge amounts of force, they won’t break or chip when dropped. Thus, this makes them ideal for use around the pool, home and at bars. Swish Plastic agrees – “We’re seeing a huge increase in the number of champagne glasses sold. They’re almost overtaking plastic wine glasses as our most popular type of plastic glass.”
There are many different styles of plastic wine glasses available today. The most popular is the traditional shaped glass, which looks and feels like traditional glass champagne flutes. Of course, there are a multitude of different glasses available depending on the occasion. You’ll be able to celebrate in style with a quality polycarbonate champagne glass.
Whatever your choice, remember that you have to complete the RSA Course first, before you can work in a bar or restaurant in Australia.
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Where Can I Serve Alcohol When I Get My RSA Certificate?
Posted by admin Saturday, May 5, 2012
So you’ve gone online and got your RSA certificate, and you are ready to choose somewhere to apply to, well… There are so many different places to apply for, and you really have to base it on your personality. Are you outgoing? Are your more subtle and classy? Do you love sports? These all classify into unique bars; for those with a love for talking and socializing, try for a busy bar or a club in town. For more classy and retained people, you might want to try wine bars or laid back/classy bars. If you love sports? Well that’s simple, just go for a sports bar!
Check out the list below of places you can work. Look at the work environment and decide if you really want to work there.
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At The Bottle – O
The bottle-o, or bottle shop/liquor retailer is the first place that you can work once you get the RSA Certificate, and working at one of these shops means you are not involved in an atmosphere that requires you to watch how much people drink. But you do have to be able to look for people who are underage, using a fake ID, or are buying alcohol for other people who are underage. So if you would like to get into the industry and learn all the different types of beer/drinks, without getting into a full on bar/club atmosphere, then this may be the place for you.
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At a Bar
A bar usually goes with an atmosphere that is either full on, or laid back. So this can be a perfect place for you to work, as you can choose the kind of atmosphere you would like to work in. But be cautious, jobs don’t grow on trees so working in the bar industry often means that you don’t have a lot of choice when it comes to the bar you want to work in!
Sydney managed to get 3 bars listed in the top 100 in the world
Grandma’s Bar
Basement, 275 Clarence Street, Sydney, 2000
Located underneath a guitar shop with no obvious signage, a visit to Grandma’s has a suitably magical quality. There’s a deer’s head mounted on the wall, a sprinkling of kitsch trinkets and a series of astro-turfed steps leading down to the entrance. Behind the bar a wall of rum reminds you that cocktails are this place’s raison d’etre. There’s a smattering of beers and wines available but it’s the mixed drinks that make this place sing. They make a fresh quantity of punch everyday, ladled from a bowl on the bar as it should be and know how to handle the classics. Their warming winter cocktails are just the thing on chilly evenings: their hot buttered rum is textbook. The bar’s on the small size and gets packed quickly, so show up early if you want a seat.
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Shady Pines Saloon
256 Crown St Darlinghurst, 2010, Sydney
There’s an intentional aura of the Old West to the Shady Pines Saloon, the kind of bar where a horse-sore gun-slinger could happily prop up his spurs for a round or two. If that makes it sounds like theme bar hell, we beg to differ. Shady Pines is a dive bar with pedigree; true, it’s pared down and basic, the antithesis of the ‘style-bar’, but the new-wave dive bar is an increasingly familiar sight in NYC (the Rusty Nail being a prime example) and now it’s making its mark in Sydney. There’s not much to say about the slightly kitschy décor of this former Darlinghurst steak house, but this place scores in terms of drinks and its unforced ‘everyone knows your name’ atmosphere. The head bartenders know their cocktails and the bar stocks an impressive range of beers and spirits, with a particular emphasis on whiskey. The place is hums with voices, people chatting, laughing, enjoying themselves, just passing time – the see-and-be-seen ethos of some other city bars happily absent.
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Foveaux Bar
65-67 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
It’s all in the details. Darrell Felstead’s attractive Surrey Hills bar and restaurant excels in the small things. Foveaux is an elegant urban space, with bare brick walls and creamy leather seats accented with splashes with red. The stylish bar area is a draw in itself and the atmosphere is that of a low-lit speakeasy. There’s a huge tequila list and a cocktail menu that includes lots of old classics including a number of drinks from a past era (try the Charlie Chaplin). The bar tenders are highly skilled and they even serve home made potato crisps to munch on as you sip your cocktail. The food in the main restaurant is just as accomplished and certainly worth your time.
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At a Club
A club can be one of the harder places to work in with the RSA Certificate, as it is harder to tell who has been drinking too much and often requires some practice. In addition, clubs have some long hours and can mean a tiring work environment. On the other hand they are fun and social, so if this is your element, then start applying for jobs in this industry!
RSA Certificate
These are the three main areas you can work in. However you can also work in restaurants that serve alcohol, in catering in general and functions. So get online and complete the RSA Certificate Course to get started in any of the industries and job markets mentioned above!
The RSA Course certificate certainly puts you ahead of the field. You are applying for jobs that require this qualification, which most people don’t have!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
The Importance of People Skills – Complete Your RSA Course To Use Them!
Posted by admin Thursday, May 3, 2012
The RSA Course allows you to work in a bar or restaurant, therefore expanding your work opportunities. 
After you complete the RSA course, you will need more skills to be able to successfully work in a bar or restaurant. One of the most important skills is people skills. You will have to be able to talk to all kinds of people when working in a bar. The more that you speak to people and keep them entertained, the more you will bring customers in. The bar is supposed to be a lively atmosphere, and as such you need to keep it this way by always talking to people in the bar, and being able to keep a good conversation going.
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The RSA Course Online: Providing you with the opportunity to learn people skills
Whatever you do in life, you will always need to be developing your people skills. These skills will help you in every aspect of life, from socializing with people to developing new friends. The ultimate goal is to make the other person feel comfortable. Rather then worrying about yourself and what you are saying and what they think of you, all you need to do is be genuinely interested in them.
Just by making conversation with different people each day, you become more and more comfortable dealing with people and speaking to them. This kind of networking can also be useful for finding jobs, and finding new opportunities that may arise. The more people that you know, the more chance you have of gaining new opportunities. They always say that, it’s not what you know, but WHO you know. Also, if you are looking for more information on developing people skills, check out this website.
This website gives lots of information about people skills and it is interesting that alot of our communication is non verbal
The power of nonverbal communication cannot be underestimated. In his book, Silent Messages, Professor Albert Mehrabian says the messages we send through our posture, gestures, facial expression, and spatial distance account for 55% of what is perceived and understood by others. In fact, through our body language we are always communicating, whether we want to or not!
You cannot not communicate.
Nonverbal messages are the primary way that we communicate emotions:
Facial Expression: The face is perhaps the most important conveyor of emotional information. A face can light up with enthusiasm, energy, and approval, express confusion or boredom, and scowl with displeasure. The eyes are particularly expressive in telegraphing joy, sadness, anger, or confusion.
Postures and Gestures: Our body postures can create a feeling of warm openness or cold rejection. For example, when someone faces us, sitting quietly with hands loosely folded in the lap, a feeling of anticipation and interest is created. A posture of arms crossed on the chest portrays a feeling of inflexibility. The action of gathering up one’s materials and reaching for a purse signals a desire to end the conversation.
Nonverbal Messages
1. Account for about 55% of what is perceived and understood by others.
2. Are conveyed through our facial expressions as well as our postures and gestures.
source:http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/section4.cfm#Verbal%20Messages
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Get Your RSA Course Certificate To Start Serving ASAP!
If you go online and get your RSA certificate, you instantly open up your job selection. As such you will be able to work behind any bar or in any restaurant in Australia. This will mean, though, that you have to work on your people skills if you don’t already have them as people will be expecting to talk to you and you will be expected to talk back!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
Starting Your Own Bar
Posted by admin Tuesday, May 1, 2012
It is a dream of many to own their own bar or nightclub. Why not own the place that you go to every weekend. But it can be a costly exercise for those who don’t do their homework. We provide some helpful hints from a variety of sources on how to successfully open your own bar.
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New bars & nightclubs only get one shot at success.
Every customer that comes through your doors is crucial & you need them to return. It is of vital importance that your venue is ready for success from day 1.
Most bars fail in the first 12 months of opening because they don’t have an adequate plan in place.
It is important to remember you are not just opening a bar but operating a business. The first priority is to come up with a concept for your bar then like any business, you require a Business Plan.
source: http://www.entertainoz.com.au/article-detailview.cfm?aid=14908 |
Writing a business plan and considering all the things that are needed for a successful bar is essential to get it right. The Australian Government has guidelines for small business owners.
Depending on what type of business you intend to start, your business plan could include these elements:
Business planning is an ongoing business activity – you should regularly review and revise your business plan. |
Marketing your bar is also going to be very important. If you are set on being the only owner then it will be all up to you. But consider what this very successful bar owner did
| What was your most successful marketing exercise?Easily our most successful marketing exercise was our very first. We took 20 investors into the Commercial Club Hotel. They had stakes ranging from $500 up to tens of thousands. Every one of them ‘owned’ the hotel. They were a marketing machine! Most were young and excited, and inspired by the chance to be involved in something so fun and so different. They filled our venue week after week after week. |
Sometimes it can be hard to know how to start a bar, so check out the video below on how to do it! The video is primarily related to the US, but a lot of the information can be translated to Australia.
Starting your own bar in Australia also means that you need your RSA Certificate, obtained through the RSA Course, so get online and get started today!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
The RSA Certificate – Bar Tips for Identifying The Regulars
Posted by admin Friday, April 27, 2012
The RSA Certificate will not give you the charm of a perfect bar tender, that is something that you have to get on your own! But it is also very important when working in a bar or a restaurant/club. This is not just because 
regulars put a lot of money into your place of work , it is also because it is these people who will bring the business to you. If a regular ever wants to have an event or have a few people around for a drink, they will use the club or pub that they know best, which is hopefully yours. This means that the regulars and you have to have a good trust between each other so that you mutually understand that you will treat each other well! So the trust that is built is an essential strut to supporting the business. But in addition, regulars will spread the word about your bar if they think it is good enough (you have to show them that!). So better than any form of advertising and marketing, is viral marketing where one person simply spreads the word to another person about your bar! And it works charms!
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So How Do I Build This Trust? Won’t Come With The RSA Certificate!
The trust that you need to build with regulars is not something that will come with the RSA Certificate, you have to build it on your own. So the first step is to have a drink you do really well, something that someone will come back for a lot. The next step is to identify who is coming back for particular drinks each time. And the final step is really, just to get to know them! The best way to create an impression is to remember their name as well. You do this and they will remember yours. At this point you will start to develop a friendship and will be able to keep the regulars coming back. But one thing that you need to do is make sure that you serve a drink particularly well, so that they know when to come back if looking for you and a drink you do well!
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Before Any Of This, Get Your RSA Certificate!
Before you start to work in a bar or even apply to work in one, you first need to complete the RSA Course and get the RSA Certificate! This will allow you to work in any liquor serving establishment around Australia, so you open yourself up to a whole new range of job opportunities. Get started today!
Posted by Peter Cutforth
THIS COURSE WILL TEACH YOU TO:
- Identify customers to whom service should be refused.
- Prepare and serve alcoholic beverages responsibly.
- Assist customers to drink within appropriate limits.
- Assist alcohol affected customers.
RSA TRAINING APPLIES TO:
- licensees;
- approved managers;
- staff, including promotional staff, involved in the sale, supply and service of alcohol;
- volunteers, including club directors, who have liquor service responsibilities and
- security officers with crowd control duties.
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