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Here is a meeting energizer that will jump start the problem solving juices in your attendees before the start of a brain-busting session. Make up a reasonable problem scenario for your organization where people need to get introduced, e.g. "The manufacturing department is bringing in 20 temporaries to help with the peak season. They want us [...]
Supplies: Paper and pencils Many people don't realize that 70% of communication comes from non-verbal cues such as tone of voice or facial expression. According to the SunSentinel there are “80 muscles in the face that can create more than 7,000 expressions. Facial expressions are so much a part of our lives that it is easy to [...]
We know that good ice breakers will help get meetings, training and team building off on the right foot, but remember to be flexible when using them. They don’t necessarily need to be at the start of a meeting, sometimes adding it later in the agenda may prove to give a boost to lagging energy levels [...]
Paper straw races! Here is an exercise that will bring out the “kid at heart” from your meeting attendees. I think almost everyone at one point in time has played with their paper straw wrappers at a restaurant, fighting the urge to shoot the wrapper at the person seated across the table. Divide the group into [...]