| Corporate entertainment is of crucial | | | | We are talking casino nights, wine tasting, |
| importance in today's business world. It is | | | | chocolate tasting, gourmet meals and so on |
| used to woo potential clients, to celebrate a | | | | here. Even the most sour of your employees |
| goal reached, to reward and motivate staff | | | | could not fail to have a great time, unless |
| and even as a subtle method of team building. | | | | of course they are teetotal or on a diet! The |
| But there is such a bewildering array of | | | | casino night is popular with just about |
| corporate entertainment events, what do you | | | | everybody - the point is to try and make |
| choose? Here are a few ideas of what is on | | | | money, but even losing huge sums can make for |
| offer. | | | | great entertainment. With the tastings, |
| | | | always make sure that they are a little bit |
| Adventure Days | | | | special, either at a special venue or with a |
| | | | company who emphasises the 'fun' in |
| Adventure themed corporate entertainment | | | | 'corporate fun event'. |
| events have been around for quite a while | | | | |
| now. They provide you with an exciting and | | | | Themed Events |
| entertaining day out and offer the chance to | | | | |
| sample activities that most people would not | | | | The corporate entertainment events that prove |
| normally experience. The original adventure | | | | hugely successful with staff and clients are |
| days involved abseiling and climbing, plus | | | | themed days - It's a Knockout for example. An |
| possibly weekends out in the wilds, although | | | | up and coming fun day idea is the Medieval |
| the latter became the steroetype for | | | | themed event that have developed from the |
| management training and team building events. | | | | medieval banquet style of event. Participants |
| These are still very popular but could | | | | dress up in medieval clothing for the whole |
| alienate some of your staff who prefer a dry | | | | event, which is just the start of the fun. As |
| and less physical environment. Also, there | | | | the day progresses, they learn and practice |
| can be quite a lot of standing around | | | | an assortment of medieval skills like |
| watching others. The adventure days style of | | | | archery, building and firing a trebuchet |
| corporate entertainment has evolved into more | | | | (siege catapult), getting a reluctant boar to |
| sophisticated events, for example Spy themed | | | | the kitchen and jousting. As the day |
| events, in which teams compete in a variety | | | | develops, everyone is involved in an archery |
| of short tasks, motivated by (fake) money! | | | | battle, where the battle of Agincourt is |
| | | | (sort of) re-enacted. The day is given a real |
| Hospitality Days | | | | sense of direction by the jousting finale. In |
| | | | the jousting, each team's best knight |
| Taking your clients or staff on a day at the | | | | competes for the championship - on horses |
| races or to a football match is another | | | | propelled by the other team members. Great |
| popular corporate event. One benefit of these | | | | fun indeed! |
| is that your staff or clients will remain | | | | |
| dry! They will also be pempered as sporting | | | | So to sum up, there are many different events |
| clubs and venues compete for their slice of | | | | out there; all have their merits and |
| the huge sums spent on corporate | | | | drawbacks so think carefully before choosing. |
| entertainment. A downside is, as with the | | | | Ring the changes, don't go for the same event |
| adventure days, some staff could be | | | | each time, no matter how much fun it is, too |
| thoroughly bored by the sporting event so do | | | | much can be boring and demotivate staff. Some |
| your homework carefully. | | | | corporate entertainment also doubles as team |
| | | | building which is an added bonus to your |
| Food and Evening Events | | | | organisation. |
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