Cheffing Success: My First Show Went Well!

[PCSarahjm]

I had my first show last night...It went well!
First my host was wonderful. She helped with the demos as well as the guests too. I didn't talk about everything I had planned to but didn't find myself searching for something to talk about. So far the show is at the $400 mark and she is collecting outside orders. I also booked a catalog show and one cooking show for June and possibly one for July. I thought the night went well except there were alot of children there(more children than adults) I found myself trying to talk over them. I am sure this happens so what do you do? My host kept apologizing...she told me ahead of time that most of the guest would bring their children so I was not surprised to see them. What do you other cheffers do to help with a situation like this?

 

[raebates]

What a wonderful start. Congratulations.

What I do in that situation is ignore the children as much as possible. The parents are used to it, so it's not usually disturbing to them.

 

[AJPratt]

WAY TO GO! You had a great show!

Children are tough. I know we have debated this issue many times. I got the idea from someone to set up an area with paper and crayons and tell the kids that you will give them a prize if they draw you a picture. That has helped. I have also involved some of the kids in my demo. One topped a cake with the Easy Accent Decorator. When everyone saw how fun and easy it was to use EVERYONE wanted one.

Try to turn what can be a difficult situation into a postive. The parents I'm sure will appreciate the break.