Focus Group Facilitator Gifts

"We've checked, and it's fine with women."

Networking

'Here's another one that'll make you blow your stack.'

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

Substance Abuse Seminar: How Not To Get Hooked!

"You're wondering why I've called you here."

"Despite years of management training john still found it difficult to give negative feedback."

"We'll start with some 'ice breakers' and 'team building' games..."

'The customers' suggestions make a lot of sense. I say, let's hire the customers and fire the staff!'

Keys to Success: Focus, Alertness, Concentration...

The meeting will start a little late, intelligence is lost in the building somewhere.

"I hope I haven't taken you aback by asking you to attend the change seminar."

"So we all love Cuddly Poo, but to cover ourselves, better run it by day care."

As the Chief Corporate Adrenal Gland of the company, Fred's recommendations were rarely a surprise.

'And now, Gentlemen, that we have our thinking caps on, let us continue.'

'Do you get the feeling that, in educational workshops, there are way too many buzzwords thrown around?'

"Well...this meeting is about...ummhh...structure and...ummhhh...preparation. Well...ummhh...at least I think so..."

"Hey - let's not us re-invent wheel."

"It's like every year my fear gets a little worse."

"Motion denied then"

"Isn't it time to forget the cat and start belling the violence?"

"Let's welcome our new member, Bob!" "You, too!" "'You, too'? Idiot!"

"I'll give you 3 to 1 nobody else turns up."

"Now let's walk through slide 67...'50 ways to make your presentation more exciting'."

Forward Planning - The key to Success

Decisions: Yes or No, 'Or maybe?'

Have your people friend my people.

'Welcome to the magic and the mystery that is Henry's powerpoint presentation.'

'It's got people contributing but it's a pain smoothing out all those notes.'

"Essentially people find cat's cuter"

Cliche Workshop, "Who wants to get the ball rolling?"

"Isn't it great? I found little 'Classroom Mode' switches behind their ears."

Suggestions Box

Focus Group: "Better or worse? How about now? Better or worse?"

"Look! There's an ELEPHANT in this room."