Liven up Your Next Conference or Training Meeting for Greater Productivity
What happens when your business or association holds a conference or training meeting? Is it the same old, same old? Do you gather together, sit at tables and listen to speakers or view a satellite presentation for hours on end? Are people bored, jet lagged, or simply uninterested in the topic at hand and attending only because they must? If so, think creatively, liven up your meetings and give your attendees a reason to be there.
One way to gain momentum is to begin the day with a special activity such as a golf lesson or time at a driving range or another interactive activity. Follow the activity with lunch and a work session. Depending on the nature of your business, attendees might start the day by participating in a volunteer activity followed by lunch and the meeting. Such activities increase networking, build team spirit and creativity, making the following work session more productive.
During a long day of meetings, plan at least one interactive session where attendees can work together to solve puzzles or a problem, play games, or in some other way collaborate, perhaps competitively. During a break send attendees on a scavenger hunt around the venue or to a nearby location, such as a park.
If attendees will be sitting in meetings all day, hire a couple of massage therapists and offer back massages during lunch. If the meeting is held at a downtown location, have lunch at a restaurant within walking distance, providing exercise and a change of scene.
Provide caffeinated beverages before the meeting and for breaks, as well as snacks to keep energy levels up. Snacks (and lunch) should contain protein, but go easy on the carbs or people will become sleepy.
Take the ho-hum out of your meetings by providing your employees, customers or members with a unique experience and a reason to want to attend your events in the future.
One way to gain momentum is to begin the day with a special activity such as a golf lesson or time at a driving range or another interactive activity. Follow the activity with lunch and a work session. Depending on the nature of your business, attendees might start the day by participating in a volunteer activity followed by lunch and the meeting. Such activities increase networking, build team spirit and creativity, making the following work session more productive.
During a long day of meetings, plan at least one interactive session where attendees can work together to solve puzzles or a problem, play games, or in some other way collaborate, perhaps competitively. During a break send attendees on a scavenger hunt around the venue or to a nearby location, such as a park.
If attendees will be sitting in meetings all day, hire a couple of massage therapists and offer back massages during lunch. If the meeting is held at a downtown location, have lunch at a restaurant within walking distance, providing exercise and a change of scene.
Provide caffeinated beverages before the meeting and for breaks, as well as snacks to keep energy levels up. Snacks (and lunch) should contain protein, but go easy on the carbs or people will become sleepy.
Take the ho-hum out of your meetings by providing your employees, customers or members with a unique experience and a reason to want to attend your events in the future.
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