3 ways to jumpstart a meeting.
Build a buzz to make your meetings memorable.
Ever found yourself settling into a lengthy meeting - and immediately wondering what’s for dinner? Who hasn’t? And if it's not you in that meeting, it's definitely one of your colleagues. So how can you start the agenda on the right foot?
What is it?
Simple ways to start a meeting that keep your team focused, energised and on the same page.
Who is it for?
Anyone looking for more engagement in team meetings.
Anyone bouncing between meetings with no time to stop.
How does it work?
Sixty seconds of zen
Most meetings are squished between other ones. Important inputs, urgent actions, lists upon lists for cerebral filing. Why not stop and focus?
Sixty seconds of zen is a simple way to pause the hamster wheel and return to the real world. Just set a clock and sit in silence, focus on the ‘why’ of what you’re doing. Easy.
Energy clap
Need to build buzz and boost collaboration? Create an energy clap. Just stand in circle and lock eyes with the person on your left and clap. Then clap the energy on.
As the clap darts around the circle, the secret is locking eyes to keep it alive. Do it slow, try it faster, then start sending the clap across the room. Eyes, clap, energy. Easy.
Superhero power up
There’s nothing like a Superhero to add a little energy. So why not make one up? Get everyone to introduce their inner hero (e.g. Broccoli Boy) and their secret move.
Once you’re familiar, send the power round the room with as much energy as possible. “Desk Destroyer (karate chop) to Icy Fran (spirit fingers). Imagine the fun… or just try it.
The secret’s in the stop
Whether it’s sixty seconds of Zen, or the infectious energy of Broccoli Boy – the secret is stopping before you start to focus on the task in hand. All these games do the same job – and whichever you choose, your team will feel centred and supercharged, ready to tackle any problem as a group – like your own unique brand of Avengers.
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