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- 10 Great Reasons to Use a
Conference Game
by Ron Kaufman
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- A well-designed, well-delivered game gets
your audience involved with the conference topic and with
each other. Here are 10 great reasons to use a conference
game in your next special event.
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- Break and Melt the Ice
Games give everyone the opportunity to break out of
traditional roles and express themselves more freely. What
a great way to start a conference!
- Draw Out Quiet and New Participants
Games can require everyone to contribute for anyone to
achieve success. New or quiet participants quickly become
valued members of the group.
- Reveal Hidden Issues
What isn't seen, discussed or understood in "real
life" can come screaming to the surface through a
well-designed conference game. Expert processing then
helps participants recognize the real issues and the
implications.
- Reveal Hidden Talents
Who knows what skills and talents lie just below the
surface of your colleagues? Game conditions can set people
loose to invent, create, design, negotiate, set targets,
take bold actions and succeed.
- Generate a Mood of Energy and
Enjoyment
Conference games let people have some fun. A good game can
deliver key learning points with involvement, excitement
and entertainment. A great way to launch your program, or
wrap-up the entire event.
- Establish a Reference Point. Introduce
a Lasting Metaphor
People refer to effective conference games for years. Let
the activity and insights from your conference become an
anchor for group understanding.
- Highlight a Specific Theme
Whether your focus is teamwork, leadership, customer
service, competition, motivation or innovation, an
effectively designed game can bring that theme to
"top of mind" and keep it there throughout your
event.
- Gather New Ideas
Games put participants in a totally different perspective.
All kinds of new ideas and insights tend to grow. The best
ideas can be pursued long after your conference is over.
- Game Solutions Can Become Work
Solutions
What succeeds in a game can sometimes succeed in the
real-world, too. Lessons learned in conference games can
be useful throughout the year.
- Games Add Energy to the Mix
Every conference should boast a mix of interactive methods
and techniques: speeches, workshops, exhibitions,
demonstrations, meals, social gatherings, multi-media
presentations. And, in the right situations, effective and
entertaining Conference Games.
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- Ron's successful background includes high-impact special events at the
Rose Bowl, the Great Wall of China, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and on the Capitol
Mall in Washington DC. His unique approaches to leadership and learning have been featured
in LIFE Magazine, the New York Times and frequently on TV. A graduate of Brown University,
USA, Ron is certified in Applied Neuro-linguistics and is a professional member of the
National Speakers Association. For more information please visit his web site: http://www.ronkaufman.com/
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