Responsibilities Of a Hostess

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Responsibilities of a Hostess/Host and Guests at Formal Occasions Before the event a host/host should: Being a host/hostess is a hectic responsibility. The event can be successful by being aware of the risks and taking precautions to minimize your risk level. Host/hostess should ensure that: * Before the event, develop a clean-up plan. Keep your house and property well maintained. Delegate responsibility to specified individuals to look after the location of the event. * Develop a guest parking plan so cars are not towed or cited. * Establish an emergency contact list with the numbers of designated “neighborhood contact” individuals as well as specified attendees.. * Check everyone's identification and create a designation for those over 21 attending a function where drinking may occur. * Consider hiring professional security staff to assist with: * overseeing the function * managing uninvited guests * collecting car keys * checking the identification of invited guests * Establish a time limit for the event with a set end time. Four hours is a good estimate. A Host/Hostess should: * Welcome guest at entrance/ door. * Mingle with guests and introduce guests to one another. * Invite guests to the table. The host/hostess should take his/her seat then signal for everyone else to follow. * Ask someone to say grace. * Should place his/her napkin in their lap and signal for guests to follow. * Depending on the form of meal service, the host/hostess serves food from the table. If people are serving themselves, the hostess/host passes the serving dishes of food without first serving his/her self. * If carving at the table, host/hostess carves enough for all. * Serve food on plate and pass plates in the correct order to those at the table. * Offer second servings. His/her should ask

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