Classes & Workshops
Whether you need hands-on training or a virtual presentation, I have a classes ready for novices and leaders in need of professional development.
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Coffee Leadership Training
While there are an incredible number training courses for elevating barista skills, there are few resources for cafe leadership describing how to communicate these skills quickly and effectively. This class is designed to give managers and leads tools for developing a robust in-house cafe training program.
2
Articulating Coffee Flavor
Describing coffee and coffee flavor can feel intimidating and difficult to express. Within the context of a tasting and cupping, I provide tools and methods for connecting your sensory-experience to language that bolsters communication between you and your team and you and customers.
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3
Origin and Processing Class
In a 3-hour comprehensive and interactive course, we'll examine the roots of coffee trade, the biology of the plant and seed structure, how coffee is processed and milled under different farm structures, what environmental and financial factors influence a producer's decisions, and how it all effects what you taste in the cup.
