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Teambuilding Without Training Wheels
Situation: You're Hard Up For Team Building Options There are sites out there that offer teambuilding exercises you can do in the office, which I guess is ok if your group is the "go along with it" type. However, most need something a little different and off-site. Which brings us to this goofy idea for a teambuilding exercise. The conference bike has been around for a while now. I thought I'd throw it out here, just because its unusual. Wikipedia defines teambuilding in a rather complex way, which I think is what happens once people start consulting in a particular area. To me, if everyone just gets along a little better afterwards, then we've had a good outing.Other Options I tend to think weird=memorable. I'm still working on getting everyone to do the group Trapeze Lessons. We've done Dave and Busters, Ice Skating, etc. - but I just can't bring myself to do the ropes course thing. Our crew is a little more outspoken , dynamic, and opinionated than most. So we just try to get together and have a good time once in a while. |
Posted on: April 06, 2007 10:53 AM
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Color Me Funny...
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Time Killers
Categories: Time Killers
 Situation: Your Team Needs a Good LaughI'm not typically an email "forwarder", but someone really put some time and thought into this Executive Coloring Book. My friend Laurie sent it to me a couple of months ago and everyone I've shown it to loves it. |
Posted on: April 04, 2007 10:52 AM
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Is the Manager Committed to the Project?
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Advice
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| Situation: You're Looking for a Truly Committed PM... |
Posted on: April 03, 2007 05:05 PM
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Minority Report Style Presentations... (now you can deliver them)
| Situation: You Need to Absolutely Blow Away a Large Audience...
 GoodPoint is a leading edge presentation product from Gesture Studios . You may have seen it on CNN or read about it in the latest BusinessWeek. This technology makes Minority Report style presentation possible, helping you turn your lackluster PowerPoint pres into a dazzling sci-fi demo. We recently spoke with Kevin Parent, CEO & co-founder of Gesture Studios who gave us a little more insight into how you might be using this technology in the near future. Right now, it's more for "the big show", but in the future who knows?Q. Are people finding Good Point easy to use? It seems like you're turning "stand up and talk" into "stand up and dance". I imagine thats a positive thing for emphasizing major points, but is it difficult for some?
A: GoodPoint is fantastically easy to use. Our average training time is literally minutes if not seconds. This is because the whole system is designed around the intuitive gestures we've all used since we were children: pointing, waving, stop, “O.K”., thumbs-up, and so on. After a short while with the system, presenters actually find it easier to use than a mouse or keyboard. Those devices force the user to funnel his or her thoughts through that very limited interface. GoodPoint restores true connectivity between presenter and presentation and thereby frees his or her attention to address the content and to engage the audience.
Q. Right now the technology is expensive and pretty much geared toward large audience/big show use. Do you see it coming down in price and practical for use in everyday office meetings? When do you see that happening?
A: It is expensive, but the incremental cost to the customer is quite small, we believe. That's because the GoodPoint system cuts across various line items in the budget. It is at once an attention-getter and a multi-media source. The hardware itself can be rented, so the total net cost increase over a standard alternative can be in the range of 0% to 10% of the show or booth budget, depending on complexity. Meanwhile, development underway in our laboratory will drive the price ever downward so that it can be practical for every meeting -- even conference rooms.
Q. Does the technology help the audience focus on the material being presented or distract them from it? In what ways?
A: It absolutely draws in the audience and keeps them engaged for the duration. The presenter becomes a conductor and the presentation a dynamic and purposeful symphony. There is no distraction factor, because what is happening on the screens is precisely coordinated, by virtue of being driven by the presenter's motions. In a very real way, the interface between the presenter and the presentation disappears entirely. And because the presenter is more cognitively coupled with the presentation, so is the audience. With GoodPoint, speakers can stick to a pre-arranged order or they can adjust their presentation on the fly, tailoring it to the audience and to questions or areas of interest. The result is an unprecedented communication experience. |
Posted on: April 02, 2007 08:55 PM
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5 Minute Toons for your Next Presentation...
Situation: You Need to Spice Up Your Status Meeting... Ok, forgive the weak attempt at humor below - but this is an interesting tool that you just have to take a look at. I'm not Charles Shultz (or Chris Rock for that matter), but using this tool in 5 minutes I can come up with a cartoon that (although its not that funny) makes a point in a more engaging way than a text-covered ppt slide. ToonDo, the free online software you use to make these is produced by Zoho - the same guys that make Zoho Projects. |
Posted on: April 01, 2007 11:28 PM
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