Planning Corporate Entertainment and Team Building Events
How to Organise an Event - the Things to Remember
The Guests
Some events can involve quite physical activities, others are mental challenges and some are a mix of both. Team building will fail and corporate entertainment be a disaster if the activities are not realistic and achievable with guests positively encouraged. It is important to remember that nobody will benefit if an individual is be forced to do an activity which embarrasses them or with which they feel uncomfortable However with careful consideration at the planning stage as to who is coming and their different abilities then usually the hard work is done.
Noise!!
Some indoor and outdoor events use amplified music or authentic African drums and most result in the exuberant participation of your guests! Make sure that the venue understands what you are doing to ensure that you and they do not receive complaints from neighbours or companies in nearby conference rooms.
Past Events?
What have you done in the past? Did it work? Why? Why not? All good event companies have a wide variety of equipment and options and the introduction of new team building events each year allows them to provide different events to clients year after year. On the other hand some clients prefer to have a similar event for different teams as they find it has been the key to success in developing team productivity or provided the perfect corporate entertainment for their guests.
Your Budget
The dreaded word! This is the time clients come over all coy. Nobody goes out to buy something without knowing how much they are able to spend. There is nothing different with corporate entertainment or a team building event. At KDM the reason we ask is not so that we can sell you the same event for more money, it is so that we can propose the right event for you. After all why have a look-a-like if you can afford Sean Connery himself!
Have you told your Event Organiser Everything?
A client who recently held a James Bond evening asked us at KDM if we could slow their sales teams drinking speed down … no easy task! However, as the bar was paid on account we introduced time slots when drinks could only be bought with casino chips for part of the evening.
The more we know about the event the more suggestions we can make.
Organising the Event
If you have the time or if organising conferences, corporate entertainment and team building events is your job then researching, creating and delivering your event can be very rewarding. If however like most organisers, organising the event or conference is a task given to them in addition to their other roles then it has the potential to be a time-consuming and stressful time.
We do however have a solution – use a professional organiser like KDM - it’s as simple as that.
- We’ve dealt with every type of booking imaginable and have contact with hundreds of suppliers and venues.
- We can guide you through the minefield of picking the right event: whether it’s a Gala theme night, a team building activity, a company fun day or a corporate conference.
- We are completely independent and we are unbiased.
- We eliminate the stress, allowing you to deliver and enjoy your event and also take the credit for a job well done!
