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Drive-Thru Communication

Lesson 2 of 12 in Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Operations · 25 minutes

Take orders through a drive-thru headset, speak clearly through a speaker system, and handle communication challenges.

What you'll learn

  • Take orders through a drive-thru headset
  • Speak clearly through a speaker system
  • Handle drive-thru communication challenges

From the transcript

Taking orders at Tim Hortons and Wendy's drive-thru windows, including a customer who is hard to hear.

Raj: I put on my headset first. It has an earpiece and a microphone, so I can hear the customers and talk to them.

Raj: Welcome to Tim Hortons! What can I get for you today?

Customer: Hi, can I get a large double-double and a dozen Timbits?

Raj: A large double-double and a dozen Timbits. Would you like anything else?

Customer: And a sausage breakfast sandwich.

Raj: So that's a large double-double, a dozen Timbits, and a sausage breakfast sandwich. Your total is $11.82.

Customer: Sounds good.

Raj: Please pull up to the window.

Raj: Hi! That's $11.82.

Raj: Thank you! Here's your coffee, your Timbits,…