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3 ways to get genuine feedback from your employees

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It’s universally understood that getting feedback is an excellent way of improving just about anything, but it’s particularly true in a business environment. It’s common for hierarchy and professionalism to result in a disconnect between managers, processes and the experience of people at ground level. This can slowly and silently affect morale and performance which, […]

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The Art of Ice-Breaking Questions

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Audience Response Systems are a great way of getting people engaged with a presentation or workshop, and we often talk about how quizzes, team challenges and polls are an easy way to collect and share data. Of course, audience participation is always better when as many people get involved as possible, which is why a […]

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How to avoid these 4 major mistakes in a Q&A session

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You’ve delivered a content-packed presentation, having moved seamlessly from slide to slide to give yourself exactly ten minutes to wrap things up with your audience. You throw it out to the room; “Does anybody have any questions?” and are met with… no response whatsoever. Most of us are all-too-familiar with the proverbial tumbleweed at the […]

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7 Tips for Creating the Ultimate Teambuilding Quiz

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Teambuilding is essential for improving workplace culture and employee retention, so it’s no wonder that companies are investing more time and money in ways to get their staff to work together. Luckily, these events don’t have to break the bank. A trivia quiz can be enough to bring your teams together and create a fun, […]

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How to Boost the Engagement of Millennial Employees

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Workplaces are changing faster than ever before, thanks to the influx of a new generation of employees – millennials. These young adults have a bad reputation for being glued to their smartphones and having an inflated sense of self-importance, however, with proper direction this translates into an incredibly capable workforce that is utterly fluent in […]

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How to successfully moderate a debate

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Whether you’re holding an important company conference, a product exhibition for clients or a live opinion debate for the wider public, having a capable moderator is essential to keeping a panel discussion on track. If you’ve been tasked with facilitating an important conversation, here are the top five things that will help it to run […]