Put Up Your Christmas Tree for a Christmas Tea!

By Dawnya Sasse

It’s that time of the year again! The snow is gently falling
outside your window. Christmas trees are being decorated
and stockings are being hung. Shoppers are bustling and
presents are being wrapped. Holiday cheer fills the air.
And so does the rich scent of tea!

If you are a tea business owner who would like to celebrate
the season of giving, why not have a holiday tea party at
your store? Sound like a festive idea? Then let’s get
planning today.

First of all, you can start putting your Christmas tea party
together with holiday decorations. For example, you can
set up tables in your store that are adorned with pine
wreaths and holly.

Perhaps you could put a poinsettia
centerpiece in the middle of each table. Next to all of the
tables, you can set up a fabulous Christmas tree.

You can even hang tea-inspired ornaments from it, such as
little glass teacups or teapots. What a lovely conversational
piece your tree will make. If you want your party to be
extra special, why not have all of the guests buy or make
their own tea ornaments.

You will be surprised to see how creative people
can be with tealeaves and tea products.
After everyone’s ornament is hung on the tree, the food and
drinks can begin!

At your store’s Christmas tea party, you can serve bite-
sized snacks. Try some pumpkin bread topped with honey
nut cream cheese. Serve mini roast beef sandwiches. For
the sweet tooth, you can serve fudge squares or delicious
little sugar cookies. Your guests will be licking their lips in
delight.

So you have your decorations, your tree, and your food…
but let’s not forget about the most important thing of all –
the tea!

For a Christmas tea party, you should certainly
serve hot-spiced teas. Try a Ceylon black tea that is
flavored with spicy cinnamon, strong cloves, and flavorful
orange peels.

You can even make a variety of twelve teas and serve
tastes of “The Twelve Teas of Christmas”. The teas you
choose are completely up to you. Your customers will
savor the opportunity to try and then later buy their favorite
picks.

Don’t forget: Never allow your customers to go home
empty handed. When your customers exit the tea party,
you can present them with small gift packages – Christmas
presents – from your store. These gifts can be located
under the tree, and picked up upon departure.

As for gift ideas – cinnamon swizzle sticks and some
sample teas can be wrapped up in colorful Christmas gift
bags to go.

No matter what gifts you choose to give, your party will be
sure to warm the hearts and the souls of all who attend.
Customers will enjoy it so much, that they will come back
to your store for more and more – no matter what the
season.

So have a Merry Christmas and a happy teatime!


(C) Dawnya Sasse

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Dawnya Sasse is the creator of the ultimate tea business
training school allowing students to discover the secrets
of the tea industry, "quickly and easily" without ever leaving
home.

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Why do some people succeed in the tea business?
Discover how to "Unlock the Secrets of the Billion Dollar
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Are You Ready to Publicly Promote Your Tea?

By Dawnya Sasse

Do you have a fear of public speaking, but want to promote
your new tea company? Well, before you break into a cold
sweat and begin hyperventilating, take a deep breath and
relax.

Here are some great tips for helping you to get your ideas
across to others, as well as idea for promoting your own
brand!

Before you go out to publicly speak about your tea, you
must be totally ready and confident. Perhaps you have
tried public speaking in the past, and experienced a variety
of nervous symptoms such as dry mouth, sweaty, shaky, or
cold hands, nausea, rapid heartbeat, or shakiness.

Although you may not ever be completely comfortable
speaking in front of large crowds, you can get your nervous
feelings under control.

In order to perform your best public speaking in a calm
manner, there are several things you can do.

● First of all, tell yourself that you are a wonderful public
speaker (even if you are not!). Concentrating on this fact
will actually enable you to believe it.


● Envision yourself merely chatting comfortably with a group
of friends. This method will allow you to relax and feel at
home.


● Think about your strong desire to teach this particular
group about your tea topic.


● And if worst comes to worst – you can always just picture
your audience in their underwear! (Although that may just
make you laugh!)


When you are preparing to publicly endorse your tea, you
should make sure you are well prepared with all of the
information you want to share with your audience.

Be able to answer questions concerning your tea – both
easy and hard questions. After all, the last thing you want
to do is sound like you don’t know about your own
company!

Organize any speaking notes that you have and memorize
your opening statements. Don’t forget to practice, practice
again, and practice some more.

If you are still concerned about your abilities to publicly
promote, why not get an individual or group speaking
coach? He or she can help you a great deal in understanding
how to advertise yourself. In addition, joining a group such
as Toastmasters can help you gain confidence and speaking
expertise.

Once it is time for your big day, you should get to the site
of your promotional speech at least an hour early if possible.
This way you can check the microphone (if there is one) or
test out the acoustics in the area. This time will also allow
you to meet potential customers or distributors coming in
to see you speak.

You can shake hands with these people and greet them as
they come in. Extra time can also allow you to have the
opportunity to glance again at any notes that you have.
And, not only will getting to the place early help you
organize, but it will also help you be more relaxed.

All of these tips will definitely give you what you need to
get out there and sell your tea to the public. And last but
not least – good luck!

(C) Dawnya Sasse

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Dawnya Sasse is the creator of the ultimate tea business
training school allowing students to discover the secrets
of the tea industry, "quickly and easily" without ever leaving
home.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Why do some people succeed in the tea business?
Discover how to "Unlock the Secrets of the Billion Dollar
Tea Industry from the Comfort of Your Own Computer"
and make your tea dream a reality. Free audio mini
course http://www.StartATeaBusiness.com

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

This article may be distributed freely on your website, as
long as this entire article, including links and this
resource box are unchanged.
Copyright 2006 Dawnya Sasse All Rights Reserved.
Tea Events http://www.teaevents.com/