When I'm tipping a waiter, I always wait until that waiter comes back to my table to give it to them personally. I find it of a better gesture when I'm giving it to them personally and not just leaving it on the table - I also think about if I leave a tip somebody else is going to come along and take it, such as another waiter or a customer.

It's just my personal preference

How do you call the waiter's attention?
Could you please walk me through what you do?

Like, I don't know what to say...
do I say: "hey here's your tip, thanks for your service"

And then I don't know how to follow through after handing it to them.

I either wait for them to return to the table or I keep a eyeball on them when I'm about to leave and just walk up to them. I usually just say something generally like "excuse me (or hey, hello, etc), I really appreciate the service tonight (or something around these lines, I've said it so many times I'm use to it) and then I'll proceed with giving him or her the tip while saying something like "here you go, or something similar" - also as I'm thinking about it I usually say something like: Hey, here's your tip, I really appreciated the service tonight - or something similar.. it's really just preference. Me personally I enjoy doing it because it brightens up that persons day even if it's for that split second.

After handing it to them depending if you strike conversation or not (I have tons of time, even talked about the gospel with a few waiters), I'll usually just simply say something around: Have a really good day OK? You could also even say something as simple as "Have a safe Christmas" or if you want to be more general since everyone doesn't celebrate Christmas, you could say Happy Holidays.

Just speaking my mind as I'm thinking about it, it comes natural to me since I've been doing it for a long time. I picked up on it from my pastor, he takes me out to dinner with his family a lot and he'll do that as well. It could be considered a annoyance to waiters, but the tons of ones I've tipped and chatted with seemed to have no problem and was nice.

Hopefully that's a long enough wall-of-text! I understand it takes confidence to just walk up to somebody randomly and strike conversation. Even if you leave a tip on your table that's still a nice gesture meaning you enjoyed his or her service to you, if you felt like you didn't get served right or it was very slow without a good reason then simply just don't tip, no hard feelings and they get paid still.

when the check comes, leave both the balance and the tip for them to pick up, telling them u dont need change or that its good as is. come up with a comfy phrase; its theatre--give the cue, and they'll understand. if u need to break a bill on the check just tell them how much to give u back. as for non wait staff picking up tip, i'd assume they have permission. they'r probly taking a cut of the tip themselves and may be just doing theyr job (as unclassy picking up tips before u leave may be, there is an issue of people leaving a negative balance, not to even mention tips). and always leave cash, its easier on taxes. the staff know wats going on and will see missing tips if its really an issue.

Thank you.
that was very useful
I read it all.
I'll try it the next time I go out to eat.
I will let you know how it goes

lol that's going to be hilarious. you should get a hidden cam and record it for all of us to laugh at

Don't have any hidden cams
don't know how to hide them
How are you supposed to record and hide a camera
cameras aren't that small

I didn't find it as creepy
He just got the waiter and gave him/her the tip and told him/her that the service was good.
Then if a conversation starts, it starts.

The waiter won't think twice about it being creepy since a tip was given.