Run a pre-shift lineup meeting for restaurant or hotel staff
A 10-minute pre-shift briefing covering the night's numbers, VIPs, menu changes, and one focused service goal.
The prompt
Write a pre-shift lineup briefing for me to deliver.
Shift: [DATE, DAYPART, OUTLET OR DEPARTMENT]
Business on the books: [COVERS OR RESERVATIONS, LARGE PARTIES, ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES, GROUPS, OCCUPANCY]
VIPs, regulars, and special occasions: [DETAILS - only what staff need to know]
Menu changes, 86'd items, specials, and wine or drink features: [DETAILS, WITH TASTING NOTES]
Allergy or dietary alerts on the books: [DETAILS]
Operational notes: [section assignments, maintenance issues, events in the building, weather]
Last shift's issue or guest feedback: [WHAT WENT WRONG OR RIGHT]
Focus for tonight: [e.g. table touches, upselling dessert, check average, speed of breakfast service]
Structure it to take 10 minutes or less:
1. The numbers (1 minute): covers or occupancy, peak times, and the target for tonight.
2. Guests to know (2 minutes): VIPs, occasions, allergy alerts.
3. Food and drink (3 minutes): specials with how to describe them in one appetizing sentence, what pairs with them, and what is 86'd.
4. One service focus (2 minutes): why it matters and exactly what to do, with one example phrase.
5. Recognition (1 minute): a specific shout-out from last shift.
6. Questions.
Return the briefing as speaking notes, a one-page printable version for the back-of-house board, and 3 quick quiz questions to check the team knows the specials and allergens.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- DATE, DAYPART, OUTLET OR DEPARTMENT
- DETAILS - only what staff need to know
- DETAILS, WITH TASTING NOTES
- DETAILS
- WHAT WENT WRONG OR RIGHT
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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