Video Conference Facilitator Mugs

Jerry Maguire Now

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"Obviously some people here don't appreciate the gravity of our situation."

Inclusive speech

"All I can say is thank goodness for teleconferencing."

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

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

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

How to engage an audience

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

"Hold my video conferencing calls, Gina."

Start the session by doing something unusual.

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

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

Waiting for host to start the meeting.

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

The facilitator from hell.

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

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

"That's in case Mum skypes me."

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

"Nothing beats work events to mingle, build relationships, and backstab fellow colleagues."

'We're running late and I have much to cover. Can you hold your eight-part question for later?'

"Motion denied then"

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

Today's seminar is going to be so much fun...

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

"Listen, Phil....LOVE the hi-def video conferencing, but next time can you trim your nose hairs?"