A fun competition for the director. Example words and hints

Holding competitions and games is, without a doubt, the central link of the holiday. To stretch your legs, show ingenuity and dexterity, have fun yourself and please others, this is exactly what everything is started for holiday events. We offer fun competitions for New Year's corporate parties, to some extent they overlap with the New Year's theme, but still are not highly specialized, they are rather universal.

Dumpling maker

Leading:

Friends! Shouldn't we do some cooking? No, no, dear ladies and housewives, don’t rush to throw tomatoes and cutlets at me, that’s not what I meant at all! I am delighted with your culinary talents in general and today’s table in particular! You are inimitable and delightful, and not a single most famous chef of the most famous restaurant could cook better than you did for us! I just want to present some elements of culinary art in the form of a game! Let's try some cooking! Today we will cook dumplings. By the way, dear hostesses! As the main experts in food preparation, I want to ask you: are dumplings a simple or complex dish? Ah, that's it! Store-bought dumplings are easy to prepare, but making them yourself is a difficult task, it’s an art! Thank you. So, today we will not look for easy ways. We are starting a competition called Pelmennitsa!

Since real dumplings are not easy to make, the contestants will do this in pairs. Participants will distribute responsibilities among themselves. One of them will make dumplings (lepilytsik), and the other will throw the finished dumplings into the dish (kidalytsik). And this is also not an easy matter, as we will see. Let's cast lots to determine the order of the pairs' competition. Okay, first two couples, get ready!

What is needed for the competition:

• Caramel in blue and red candy wrappers.
• Paper for notes.
• Stool.
• Pot.
• Matchboxes and tablespoons for catapults.

The Lepilyts are given a handful of caramel - one in blue candy wrappers, the other in red. The number of caramels in both handfuls is the same. They, the lepilyts, are also given a stack of ordinary paper for notes. Caramel is “minced meat”, paper is “dough”. The lepilytsik must wrap the “minced meat” in the “dough” and pass the finished “dumplings” to the kidalytsik.

Each thrower from a stool, using a catapult, must throw the finished products into a pan standing a meter away from him. A catapult is made from an ordinary matchbox and a tablespoon lying across it.

The pan is common to both teams. As soon as one of the competing pairs exhausts the supply of “minced meat” (caramel), the competition stops.

The number of accurate hits for each team is counted and the winner is determined. As a reward, he receives a kilogram of real, most delicious dumplings, to a tasting of which he invites everyone the next day.

By the way, there may be more teams competing in this competition if the required amount of caramel of other colors is found - green, yellow, etc.

Engagement

Leading:

People meet, people fall in love,
They get married.
I'm so unlucky in this that it's just
Trouble...

Now, this was a man's song. Now can I have a women's one? Just a couple of phrases and that’s it, I won’t torment you anymore:

And I have enough gentlemen,
But I don’t have good love...

What do you think? Is it better not to go to the Star Factory? Yes, to be honest, I didn’t even hope. Just pay attention to what the songs are about: someone loves or wants to love, but it doesn’t work out. For a song, the theme is good, it touches the soul, but for a person, to put it mildly, it’s not very good. And all because of what? Due to the inability to make an oncoming movement in time. I would like to hope that this does not threaten you and me, but just in case, we will still practice during the game called Engagement!

What you need to play:

• Ring with a diameter of 10 cm.
• One and a half liter bottle.
• Rope.

What is betrothal? Right. Betrothal is putting a ring on the finger of the chosen one - the chosen one. Since people do this seriously at other times, let’s take up engagement lightly. We will select participants - boys and girls, they should be divided into pairs.

A string must be tied to the ring, which is attached to the girl’s belt so that the ring does not reach 10-15 centimeters to the floor.

And the finger will also be rather big. To put it bluntly, the bottle itself will be the “finger” on which you need to put the ring. The bottle is placed between the young man’s knees. The boy and the girl stand facing each other at a distance of half a meter. They are faced with the task of getting engaged, that is, putting the ring on the “finger” as many times as possible in one minute.

The engagement can be organized differently: place another couple of the engaged couple next to each other. The organizers of the competition assign prizes to the winners at their discretion; a hint will be a list of lottery prizes and a list of traditional gifts with non-traditional accompanying text.

Pirates of the 20th century

Leading:

Can you name the first domestic action movie? That's right - "Pirates of the 20th Century." Many of us probably still remember the excitement that once reigned around the film: rumors, queues, enthusiastic stories of the lucky ones and hundreds of thousands of boys shouting “kya-ya!” they broke their hands on boards and bricks. Now you won’t surprise us with such plots and tricks, but let’s shake off the old days. I invite you to the game Pirates of the 20th Century!

What is needed for the competition:

• Two ropes.
• Ball.
• Kimonos and karate belts (which ones will be available).

We won’t shoot, and there’s shooting on TV almost every minute. Let's add variety. Today every man's weapon will be his own body.

Let each of the game participants try on a kimono and a karate belt. You have to hit the target exactly. Taking into account the general relaxed and blissful festive state, the goal will be soft and safe for the hands and feet of the “karateka” - an ordinary inflatable ball, like children play on the beaches. But for you, warriors, this is a scoundrel who must be defeated!

Two assistants must horizontally hold a taut rope, to the center of which the ball is tied with the help of another small rope. First you need to strike the “enemy” in the head. To do this, the assistants must raise both the rope and the ball to the appropriate height.

Stage 1

Those who want to demonstrate their “martial art” must first look carefully at the target from 3 meters and remember its location, after which they are blindfolded. They then move towards the enemy and strike. One approach - one blow. You cannot feel the space in front of you and look for a goal. He approached and hit. Got it - well done! Let's take it sailing. If you didn't hit, you'll have better luck next time. It's a game.

Stage 2

After checking the strength and accuracy of your hands, you need to try your legs. Otherwise, what kind of karate is this? The assistants must lower the target to a height of 1 m from the floor - and a new series of approaches and strikes.

The luckiest one will receive a “black belt in large daisies”, established by the ladies present, and the honorable right to open bottles with the edge of the palm.

Golf

Leading:

It just so happened historically that the desire to imitate is strong among our people. Especially everything abroad. Well, what can you do? Even the greats were guilty of this. Peter the Great, for example. And he made an army in a foreign style, and dresses, and all sorts of other things. And there was a fashion for German, and French, and simply overseas. And so it still continues. Are you smiling? Please. What is considered the best repair? That's the same, “euro”! What about entertainment?! Now many of our people are learning to play their baseball, and not them learning to play our rounders, although there is no fundamental difference in the games. Well, what can you do, as it is, so it is. Bye. And, according to fashion, we will also call our next entertainment in a foreign manner. So, let's play Golf!

What you need to play:

• Potato.
• Strings.
• Children's bucket without handle.
• Two leather belts.

The name is similar to English golf. And in essence it’s a little similar: we will also try to get the object into the hole. Only this will not happen on a green lawn, but right here, in this room. And the “ball” will be limited in its mobility, because we will tie it with a rope to the belt of one of the players. The ball is a potato.

The “hole,” on the contrary, will not be fixed, as in classic golf. The “hole” in our case is a small children’s bucket without a handle, which will also be suspended from the belt of the player, this time a woman. It is attached to the belt by threading strings through the holes of the bucket (you need to prepare two trouser belts in advance).

Players, standing at a distance of 50 cm from each other, without touching the rope with their hands and without lowering the “shells” to the floor, must hit the “ball” into the “hole” as many times as possible within a certain time, for example, in 1 minute. They compete in pairs.

Cat Basilio

Leading:

Dear friends, allow me to conduct a short test not so much on knowledge, but on reaction speed. The question is quite simple: list the five senses that nature has endowed humans with. I knew you could handle this easily. So, vision, hearing and smell. We use them when we determine something at a distance. And taste and touch help us with direct contact with an object.

Probably, it would be good to learn to use the last two from a distance: they are just bringing us the salad, and we are already saying: “Oh, that’s not necessary, you have bitter cucumbers there!” Or in the kitchen, determine the temperature of the water in the kettle without touching it with your hands. Dreams, dreams... But do we need to change them? No, as for the taste, let it remain as it is, otherwise all the charm of tasting will be lost good wines and exotic dishes. But let’s try to develop the sense of touch a little, as one famous literary hero tried to do. I offer you a game called Basilio the Cat!

What you need to play:

• Cane.
• Bandage.
• Stool.

As you know, despite the “Blind” sign, the cat did not suffer from lack of vision and only felt objects with a stick for the sake of appearance. So you try to determine what is in front of you. Take a cane and lean on it. A blindfold is put on the eyes.

Objects that are at hand are placed on a stool, and those who want to participate in the game try to understand what is in front of them. For the correct answer there is a prize (for some a full glass, and for others the title of “chief seer”). If the answer is incorrect, the player gets a forfeit.

Table Roulette

Leading:

Gentlemen! I hope you know what roulette is? Let me remind you, firstly, a tape measure is a measuring tape enclosed in a case. Secondly, it is one of the most popular in the whole world gambling. True, there are several types of “national” roulettes. Of these, the most famous is the Russian one, when they use a revolver with one cartridge in the cylinder. Everyone takes turns cocking the gun and putting the barrel to their temple. There is an American race of ten cars on a mountain road, but only nine have good brakes. There is a French one - spend the night with five girls, but only four do not have AIDS. I also suggest you play roulette. She has no nationality. It doesn't even have an established name. So let it be just Table Roulette!

What you need to play:

• Table.
• Card deck.

Two cards from the deck are put aside, and the rest are scattered on the table to form a small mound, that is, a pile of cards in which they lie quite freely, but not a single card is completely separate from the others.

After this, the set aside cards are placed in a house on top of the mound. All players must take turns pulling out one card from it. This must be done carefully, trying not to damage the house on the top. If it does fall, the player whose actions caused it performs the task of the other players, or takes off one item of clothing, or is punished in some other way.

For example:

• puts 10 rubles “on the barrel”. The winner will receive the entire amount collected at the end of the game.
• runs for beer, vodka, etc.,
• drinks a glass of vodka,
• washes a dirty plate,
• sings a song, etc.

The loser can be punished more severely - excluded from the game, or a "survivability" limit can be introduced. Let's say, punish up to three times and only then take him out of the game. So choose your punishment, determine the limit of “survivability”, and go ahead!

Rhino in love

Leading:

My friends! When was the last time you fell in love? However, the couples present may not answer the question. Even if they fell in love with someone not so long ago, they will still say that love visited them when they met their half. Maybe “unpaired” guests will be more frank?

I ask this question, trying to find the most “freshly in love”, so that with its help we can remember as accurately as possible what happens to us at the moment of “the heart being struck by cupid’s arrow.” So, the signs of falling in love are approximately the following: sleep disturbance, rapid heartbeat, general absent-mindedness, periodically replaced by attacks of uncontrollable work enthusiasm...

Is that all or is there something else? That's it! I deliberately did not name it myself, waiting for you to say it: bursts of creative talent and inspiration, including among those to whom the Creator clearly lacked talent.

Yes, everyone starts writing music, poetry and paintings. Almost without exception, everyone is human. What are the animals like? I wonder if, when falling in love, they are capable of creative impulses? Let's do our research. Let's play Rhino in Love!

What you need to play:

• Canvases.
• Markers.
• Two hats with earflaps.

Imagine a rhinoceros. Introduced? Now think about how this animal can paint a picture inspired by his love? I think the only one free part body, that is, a horn, because only four limbs can hold it, so heavy. So you will have to depict a drawing rhinoceros on all fours.

The canvas is fixed at a height of about half a meter from the floor. And the felt-tip pen is inserted into one of the lapels of the hat with earflaps. It would be better if two “painters” began to create at once.

If he draws a “rhino,” then a rhino. If “rhino,” then she should depict a rhinoceros. And if he and she draw at the same time, then they will have to draw from nature, which will be nearby.

Reserve

Leading:

Ladies and Gentlemen! I want to ask you two questions, answering which you will receive prizes. The first question will be easy. Please name the only Russian television program in which you can win a lot of money by participating, and which was born in our country, and not “written off” from foreign analogues? That's right, this is the program “What? Where? When?". The main expert will receive a prize. Easy question, that’s why the prize is awarded a small one (at the presenter’s choice).

Well, now - the second question. I am addressing you as a team of experts from the just named program! Choose a captain, great! Let's get to know each other, captain... Very nice, croupier! You know the rules of the game as well as I do. You will have one minute to discuss. So - silence in the studio! An intelligent casino plays against experts!

...In world nature, -
In the struggle of the elements, in the gradual development
All beings, all forms were created
And they ignited with mighty life!

Dear experts! In one minute you need to name the author of these poetic lines! Time has passed, we are waiting for an answer!

(One minute later, after the answer from the “experts”, who probably went crazy.)

“The struggle of the elements, the development of gradual ...” should be understood as “natural selection, heredity and variability.” These lines briefly outline the theory of evolution, the author of which is Charles Darwin, and the author of the lines read is also Darwin, but not Charles, but his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin. Half a century before his grandson, he outlined the theory of the development of the animal world in his philosophical poems! The experts lost this round!

...We lost, but, I hope, we weren’t upset, the question was from the category of “unanswerable” and is unlikely to make it onto the table of a real game. I asked it for the sole purpose of reminding you once again of the connection between all living things. Let us remember, let us understand the importance of the issue - and it will be easier the process will begin transformation required for the game Reserve.

What you need to play:

• Blindfolds.

All participants must leave the table and move chairs and other objects that will interfere with the movement of animals throughout the reserve as far as possible. Yes, everyone present ended up on the territory of the reserve. All participants in the game are animals, its inhabitants. They are faced with the task of finding their blindfolded relatives by voice and characteristic sounds.

Everyone is blindfolded. The presenter approaches everyone and speaks into the ear the name of the animal that the player will imitate. Each player will have at least two, and more often, more relatives.

At the command “Start!” relatives must find each other by characteristic sounds: grunting, hissing, etc. and unite - hold hands. As soon as the players are sure that they have collected all “theirs” from the territory of the reserve, they raise their hands up. If you are truly the first and have not lost anyone, you are winners. You receive prizes, congratulate each other and go your separate ways, get new “roles”, etc. That’s the whole game.

Apple carving

Leading:

Gentlemen! Have you ever thought about this question: is it difficult to be a genius? No? But just think about what it’s like to be ahead of the curve - inventing, designing, composing, writing, drawing, playing?.. How much hard work and diligence is needed to develop ordinary human abilities to the level of genius? Or is it simpler? As one of the heroes of the film “Spring” reasoned:

“What about scientists? It's easy for them! I sat down, thought about it, and opened it!” Was Pushkin simply born Pushkin, Einstein Einstein, and Maradona Maradona? For example, have you tried pole vaulting? No? What if Sergei Bubka is dormant within you? Have you ever tried to turn a block of granite into a beautiful sculpture? In vain! I already see Michelangelo in you! We urgently need to make up for lost time and get busy... No, we won’t pole vault - there is no pole, and there is nowhere to fall from such a height, the sofa is clearly too hard, but sculpture is a completely different matter. Moreover, Michelangelo himself said: you just need to take a piece of marble and cut off everything unnecessary from it. We are unlikely to find marble now, so we will hold a creative competition called Apple Carving!

What is needed for the competition:

• Apples and teeth that are in the mouth.

The name probably explains everything. Or rather, almost everything. Each of them has the tool that sculptors will use - teeth. At the same time, the “chips” will not disappear - they can and should be eaten.

What figure to “cut”, or rather, “sculpt”, is decided collectively. Both individual sculptors and creative teams can compete, if, of course, they have conceived a composition of several figures.

Girl with a paddle

Leading:

I would like to start the next stage of our holiday by talking about trails. No, not tourist ones! not about animals and not about the paths of war. We won’t join the partisans yet either. The path interests us in Pushkin’s understanding of it. Can anyone quote Pushkin's most famous line about the path?

(It may well happen that at a fun holiday you will need a hint.)

I erected a monument to myself, not made by hands.
The people's path to him will not be overgrown,
He ascended higher with his rebellious head
Pillar of Alexandria!..

It is this “folk” and “unovergrown” path that I propose to trodden, without delay, right here and right now. You, of course, understand that such a unique path can only be trodden by creating an equally unique monument. According to the classic, it should be “not made by hands.” The question is controversial. Therefore we will go our own way. Is there anyone who wants to try on the laurels of Zurab Tsereteli? Or is the style of another master closer to you? Amazing. So, let's start a creative competition called Girl with a Paddle!

What is needed for the competition:

• Blindfold.

When working, each sculptor will need two volunteer assistants. One of them will be your clay - a masterpiece will be sculpted from it. The other will act as a sitter. The most important condition for holding the competition: the creator will have to work in complete darkness, that is, blindfolded.

The contestant is blindfolded. The sitter (the audience can help) takes some bizarre pose. It is advisable for the sculptor to move between the sitter and the sculpture with extreme caution so as not to crush their feet.

When the sculptor decides that the work is finished, he removes the bandage. Both he and the audience must compare the original and the copy. The greater the similarity, the fuller the glass is poured to the creator!

When holding a competition, it is important to remember that the time of loners has largely passed; now even creative workers often unite into teams. Therefore, newly-minted sculptors can compete in pairs and even trios! True, the complexity of the original compositions in this case will also increase! They will be created from three or even four people. And true art lovers will consider it an honor to take part in them!

penny basketball

Leading:

Tell me, that is, tell me, please, what can I do with the money? You can, I remember, “row them with a shovel,” you can “bathe” in them, “shower them with golden rain.” Anything else? Yes, indeed, “paint the toilet with them,” “light the fireplace with them,” and also “throw them into the wind.”

Have you noticed that most of the expressions that we remembered answer the question: what to do with money if there is a lot of it? But how to answer a more pressing question: what to do if their cat cries? Here, none interesting recipes folk wisdom didn't provide for it. We will have to look for a way out ourselves, and not in theory, but in practice. They offer you to get rich in an unusual way- “know-how” of our own design, because no one has ever played basketball with coins. Let's try! Ladies and Gentlemen! Attention! Let's start Penny Basketball!

What you need to play:

• Porcelain plate.
• Coins.

The principle of the game is extremely simple, on the one hand, and gives unlimited scope for variations and improvement, on the other.

A team of two (to begin with) people distributes sports equipment among themselves: one - a large small porcelain plate, the other - several coins (of the same or different denominations - by agreement with other players).

Partners are located at a distance of 1.5 to 3 or more meters from each other (the higher the class of the players, the greater the distance). One of them throws the coins he has, the other tries to catch them using a plate (and only a plate!). And this is not as simple as it might seem at first glance, because they have the property of bouncing off porcelain. You will have to put in a lot of effort, dexterity and dexterity to keep the money flying at considerable speed on the plate.

In a team competition, each team is given the same number of coins of the same denomination. The winner is the one whose catcher catches it with a plate. greatest number coins And now - possible variations of the game:

after a series of throws, the thrower and catcher change places, and the total amount caught;
During the entire series of tosses, the coins are not removed from the plate. Only coins remaining on the plate after the end of the series are considered caught;
the thrower may be given coins of different denominations, and therefore of different weights. The heavier the coin, the more difficult it is to catch;
each subsequent throw is made from an increasingly greater distance;
Each player on the team is both a thrower and a catcher. Everyone has coins and a plate. The throw must be made absolutely synchronously;
the number of players in a team can be increased to 3 or more. In this case, all players make the throw simultaneously.
There can be a great variety of game options. Go for it!

Gatherings

Leading:

Friends! Shouldn't we talk about roots? No, not about the roots of plants or words. Let's talk about our roots. That is, about who we are, where we come from? Do you know your grandparents? Still would! What about great-grandparents? Already difficult. What about great-great-grandfathers? Perhaps there was no need to ask. Meanwhile, we all had them, they were doing something and somehow having fun, in the sense of relaxing. But how? For us, who love to have a good rest, we can certainly find a suitable experience in the past. For example, get-togethers. Like in the song: “Come to me, my friend, let’s sit and eat!” So you are welcome to the Gatherings!

What you need to play:

• Stools.
• Towel.

First they sit in pairs. Everyone is on their own stool. And so that it doesn’t get boring, the players are given a towel - one for two. One end of it is placed on one stool, the other end on the other.

Of course, everyone has heard about “pulling the blanket over oneself.” The players have something else to do - pull the towel over themselves. The players sit on a towel and grab the stool with their hands in order to more securely secure the towel between the stool and... and themselves. They secure it - and on command they begin to move forward, only each in his own direction.

The towel is first stretched, and then left with someone who is stronger, more dexterous and more persistent. The winner rejoices, the loser gives way to another candidate for the honorary title “most diligent.” The best sitter is determined by the largest number of martial arts won.

Having “sat enough” one at a time, so to speak, in the individual competition, you can move on to the team competition and “sit” in pairs. For this type of gathering you will need a wider and stronger towel; and so - everything is the same.

Well, sitting poorly is better than standing well, and sitting well is better than sitting poorly. So take a seat and fight for the right to sit well!

Rublyathlon

Leading:

Agree that quite often, by combining seemingly incompatible things, you can get a nice result. For example, in sports: dancing plus swimming - synchronized swimming, hockey plus summer - field hockey, skiing plus acrobatics - freestyle. Now let's try to combine something close to us in this way. For example, money and hands are commonplace. What about money and legs? Most likely no one has tried it yet. We will be the first to know what happens if you hold money with your feet and then put the money in the right place, while competing with each other. And it will turn out to be Rublatlon!

What you need to play:

• Coins.
• A glass.

Compete better teams. Each participant from the starting line must reach the goal (cup) and hit the target with a coin, then remove it from the cup, return to the team and pass the coin to the next player as a relay baton.

The most important thing: you need to carry the coin to the goal on the toe of your foot, simply placing it there and not holding it with anything. You also need to throw the coin into the target (into the cup) only with your foot, without helping yourself in any way.

If a coin falls off your foot while traveling, you need to stop, put it back in its original place, and only then continue moving. If the coin does not hit the target on the first try, you need to put it on your toe again and then try to throw it again. The team that completes the distance will win, and, naturally, throws before the other.

After the first winning team has been determined, the second round of competition can be held. It may differ from the first one, for example, in that there will be two coins - each for both socks. Everything else is the same.

There may be a third round - if you place the coin on your head and thus bring it to the target. In this case, carrying is much easier, but hitting the target is not an easy task, especially if you put one glass on both teams.

And one more thing: get your camera ready, otherwise these photos will be lost for history!

Sladkodrome

Leading:

“How many times have they told the world…” that “you can’t even take a fish out of the pond without difficulty,” “however, everything is not for the future,” and everyone is waiting for their sweet pie... Almost according to Krylov, isn’t it? In my opinion, even worthy of applause... Why am I all this? Yes, for tea, my dears. For tea, or maybe for coffee, or maybe for soda, because today is a holiday! And these drinks should be served with something sweet. Once it’s supposed to be, so it will be. But there is one, or rather two, but.

The first is that there is nowhere to put tea, coffee, or sweets - too much of all yummy stuff has been eaten.

The second is the same “fish from the pond”... Do you feel where this is going? Right! Before you get delicious tea and sweets, everyone will have to shake themselves up a little and work hard. By the way, the process ahead of us all is very exciting, similar to fishing, only it will take place on land. So, I invite everyone to the Sweet Stadium!

What you need to play:

• Candies.
• Paper clips,
• Ropes (according to the number of participants).
• Plates (also according to the number of participants).

On various kinds-dromahs usually test equipment. Participants in the game will have to become candy harvesters of different models. They will be called: KUK of the “Misha” system, KUK of the “Natasha” system, etc.

Cleaning up the candies is made possible because each candy has a firmly attached protruding hook - an unbent paper clip. Each candy harvester has a rope ring of such a size hung around its neck that when the COOK gets on all fours, it does not reach the floor a little.

Harvesting at the sweetdrome should only be done with the help of this device; helping yourself with your hands is strictly prohibited!

Another. Two combines should go to the sweetdrome and start harvesting candies at once - we need to know which KUK model works more efficiently! The tests will be held according to the Olympic system - the loser is eliminated.

Only candies placed in the bins of the homeland are counted - in these plates, everyone has their own. You can't unhook the candy with your hands either. And finally: you must not touch your opponent’s rope with any part of the combine. Get ready - the harvesting begins!

Shall we dance?

Leading:

My friends! My speech will probably be the shortest of all that I have ever said, and that is very serious reason. This reason is this. The reason is the cassette, which is already in the tape recorder, ready to be played to sing us the most beautiful slow composition of all existing ones. So, as they say, “let’s dance, Lucy!”

There is only one condition of the competition: let the partners for this dance - note, a very slow dance, a very beautiful, very erotic dance - so let His Majesty choose the partners. Everything is very simple, like everything ingenious. I place a chair in the center of our dance floor, and I need a volunteer to sit on this chair for a while. Young man, please sit down! And now - music!

Here it sounds, and two brave girls who want to dance should approach the sitting young man from behind and put their hands - one on his left shoulder, the other on his right. The young man, without looking, selects one of the girl’s hands placed on his shoulders and goes to dance with the owner of the hand.

The remaining girl should take a place on a chair, two young men come up to her and put their hands on her shoulders, etc. That’s all the explanation, there’s only dancing ahead!

A fun scenario for a corporate event 3.08 /5 | Voted: 24

A cheerful scenario for a corporate party is the key to a bright holiday with colleagues. After all, it’s not the salads on the table and beautiful outfits that create the mood. Introducing the original and funny scenario for a corporate event, which is suitable for any office party.

This entertainment can easily be interpreted to celebrate a company birthday or New Year. Just add appropriate congratulations. If you want to run more competitions, a selection fun games and here's some fun.

Leading:

Hello colleagues!

For a cool corporate event

A friendly team gathered.

Everyone forgot about the dress code,

About reports and work.

We'll dance until the morning,

Sing songs and rock!

Leading:

Are you ready to have a good rest? To take on work on Monday with renewed vigor? Then let's start our corporate party! You are a single team, and this is what makes the company successful. I suggest testing your ability to act together in the next competition.

Competition "Catch the Ball"

For the competition, those present are divided into two teams. Each of them chooses a captain. The captains stand opposite the team, at a distance of 2-3 meters (marked by a line), they are given large baskets. There are many near each team balloons and a line they must not cross. The task is to throw as many balls as possible into your captain's basket. They, in turn, should help, but not step over the line. Captains are also prohibited from touching the balls with their hands. 3-5 minutes are allotted to complete the task, the team with the most balls in the captain’s basket wins.

At this stage of the corporate party, you can invite everyone to the table. But the fun doesn't stop. After the guests have had a little refreshment, the entertainment can continue.

Leading:

I know your boss is perfect. Understanding, generous, positive. And all employees find it without any problems mutual language, understand each other perfectly. The next game will confirm this!

Game "Deaf Dialogue"

The manager and subordinate are invited. The boss puts on headphones, and the subordinate asks the boss questions.

For example:

• Can I take tomorrow off?
• When will the salary increase be?
• Why am I going on a business trip, and not Ivanov?

The boss, of course, doesn’t hear the questions. He can understand what he is being asked about only by the movement of his lips and facial expressions. However, the boss must answer. As a rule, the answers are “off topic”, and the dialogue turns out to be very funny.

Then the subordinate puts on the headphones, and the boss asks the questions. For example:

• When will the report be?
• Why don't you go to work on Saturday?
• Why are you late again?

Then a new subordinate comes out and the fun is repeated, only with different questions.

There are no winners or losers, but small prizes can be awarded for the coolest answers.

Leading:

You are a close-knit team, almost like a family. I suggest checking how well you know each other.

Game "Who are you?"

The driver is blindfolded. One of his colleagues sits on a chair in front of him. The driver's task is to guess who it is by feeling only his head. To complicate the task, you can use glasses, wigs, earrings, scarves. Then the one who was guessed becomes the driver. This is not a competition, so there are no winners. But everyone will have a great time!

Game "Fanta"

This is traditional entertainment for the holidays, and we couldn’t help but include it in our fun scenario for a corporate party. The rules are simple: guests, sitting at the table, pass each other a small ball or some round fruit to the music. Suddenly the music stops and the one who has the ball pulls a forfeit out of the box and completes the task.

Forfeits with tasks must be prepared in advance. For example:

• To say a tost;
• Sing;
• Dance, etc.

It all depends on the company and imagination, however, respect the chain of command.

Leading:

You know how to work well and have fun! I invite everyone to the dance floor.

During the disco, you can hold a dance competition to keep the atmosphere festive.

Competition "Dance like..."

To play the game, you need to prepare cards in advance with descriptions of objects or phenomena of the same topic. For example, for a corporate party in winter the following are suitable: snowflake, snowman, blizzard, sleigh. All pieces of paper with inscriptions are put into a box. Each participant pulls out one card and dances like... a snowflake, a sled, a snowman. Then you can determine the most original performer and give him some kind of prize.

During the dance block, you can play a team game.

Competition "Company Treasure"

The players are divided into two teams. Props will include cocktail straws for each participant, two bracelets, and a pair of chairs. The first player puts a straw in his mouth and puts a bracelet on it. Then, at the leader’s signal, the participants run to their chairs (they are 4-6 meters away), run around them and return back. They pass the bracelet to the next player - hands-free! The winner is the team that passes their decoration from the first to the last participant faster and does not drop it.

Leading:

We have a very fun and bright corporate party, right? But can there be a holiday without gifts? Let's play the lottery and no one will be left without a present!

The presenter invites everyone to take turns pulling out a ball with a number that corresponds to the gift from the drum. Presentations must be prepared in advance and numbered. It is important that they be universal; the presenter suggests finding a hidden meaning in each souvenir.

For example:

• Notepad - career growth;
• Candlestick house - buying a cottage or house;
• A magnet with a beautiful landscape - a journey;
• Keychain – buying a new car, etc.

Leading:

This is the end of our fun corporate party. I wish success and prosperity to the company, achievement of your goals and inspiration to each of you.

We hope you enjoyed our fun scenario for a corporate event. We wish you a bright party!

"Funny toasts in alphabetical order." This one is well suited for those cases when all the standard wishes have already been made, and raising glasses just like that is not interesting. Each participant in the feast must make a toast that begins with a certain letter, for example:

• Z - “Good health in the New Year, so that we can gather at more than one corporate event!”;
• E - “If we don’t eat enough, then at least we’ll get drunk! For this we will empty our glasses!”

You can start the game in a circle so that everyone gets the letters in turn, or you can prepare cards with the alphabet in advance, put them in a box and let everyone draw them out at random. The winner will be the one who, in the opinion of the majority of those present, will make the funniest or most original toast (one or more).

Advice. To diversify this entertainment, we can draw an analogy with popular game to the cities: in this case, each next toast will begin with the last letter of the congratulations sounded earlier.

“How little you know about me.” All competitors should be given pens and small sheets of paper. Everyone should write a fact about themselves that is little known among their colleagues, something that is usually not customary to talk about at work. For example, during school years someone broke a glass with a ball. Some were destined for a career as a famous football player, but due to an injury they had to enroll in the Faculty of Economics. All notes need to be rolled up and placed in a box, and then taken out one by one and read aloud. Those present must guess who they are talking about. The one who turns out to be the most insightful will win.

"What is my name?". For this entertainment, you need to prepare in advance small signs with interesting and not so interesting in simple words: for example, “excavator”, “charm”, “multi-cooker”, etc. Each participant in a corporate party should receive a sign at the beginning of the evening, which can be attached to their forehead or back. The players' task is to find out as quickly as possible what is written on their sign. To do this, you need to ask everyone around you questions to which they will answer “yes” or “no.” The winner will be the one who quickly understands what “nickname” he got.

Advice. Another variation of this game is to write names on signs famous actors, singers, athletes, etc.

“Everyone sings!”. All those present are united into several teams. It would be good if each of them included representatives of different generations. Then everyone chooses together general theme: seasons, love, animals, etc. The essence of the task: take turns remembering theme songs and humming several lines from them. The team that lasts the longest will win.

"Remember all". Another board game for which you will need to prepare in advance pens or pencils and sheets of paper with categories written on them: “city”, “country”, “plant”, “female/male name”, etc. Those present can participate in the competition individually or in teams. Having received the leaves in their hands, they need 1-2 minutes. write as many words as possible for each category. The winner is determined by simple counting.

For lovers of active recreation. Mobile competitions for corporate events

"Big races". You need to organize a kind of path on the table or floor: arrange dishes or other objects in such a way as to create several paths. You need to hit small balls (for example, for table tennis), blowing on them through a cocktail straw. The winner will be the one who brings his car to the finish line first. You can arrange a knockout game where a new participant takes the place of the loser.

"The snow is spinning." For this fun competition you will need to prepare small pieces of cotton wool or paper napkins. They need to be distributed to everyone who wants to participate in the fun. At the signal, everyone who received a “snowflake” must begin to blow on it so that it does not fall to the floor. The winner is the one who can hold a piece of cotton wool or napkin in the air the longest.

"New Year's round dance". This is a team competition, and the team that completes the task funniest than the rest will win. Each group is given a piece of paper indicating which round dance should be depicted. This could be an event organized by:

• in kindergarten;
• in the army;
• V psychiatric hospital etc.

To win, you need to artistically and wittily get used to the proposed roles. The most talented actors can be awarded prizes.

A corporate party is a good reason to make the team even closer, and even preparatory stage, joint discussion of ideas, preparation of props will help with this.

When choosing competitions for the New Year's holiday among colleagues, do not forget that you need to support a healthy spirit of competition among employees by awarding prizes to the winners. Such gifts are usually symbolic: small stationery, sweets, souvenirs, etc. You can prepare small gifts with the company logo, and reward particularly distinguished employees with funny, original certificates. The main thing is that celebrating the New Year's corporate party is fun, and remembering it is not a shame.

Corporate competition: video

What do many compatriots expect from the upcoming winter holidays? New Year's corporate party, competitions, congratulations that begin at work and end at home, in the family circle. “Warming up” is important for the upcoming celebration, so for all those who will celebrate new year holidays with colleagues, we offer best competitions for a corporate event New Year.

“We wish everyone!”

You should write the names of employees on pieces of paper and put them in one box, and put leaves with wishes in another box. Then, notes are pulled out at random from each box in pairs and with laughter they inform all those gathered what fate awaits them in the coming year.

“Intonate it!”

First, a simple phrase is pronounced, and the task of each participant is to pronounce it with a certain intonation (surprised, questioning, cheerful, gloomy, indifferent, etc.). Each subsequent participant must come up with something of his own in articulation, and the one who could not come up with anything new is eliminated from the competition. The winner of the competition is the participant whose arsenal contains the most different emotional connotations of pronunciation.

"Push your place"

Coming up with funny competitions for a New Year's corporate party with colleagues, you can pay attention to the following option. Each participant in the competition is blindfolded and given a place in a certain queue. Then a signal follows, according to which participants need to stand in this queue in accordance with their numbers. What makes it difficult is that they must do it silently.

"Burst the Ball"

In this competition, the more participants, the merrier. A balloon must be tied to the left leg of each participant. Then the music turns on and the participants begin to dance, while trying to step on the opponent’s ball. The dancer who keeps their ball the longest wins. It will be even funnier if the participants are blindfolded during the competition.

"Dialogue of the Deaf"

People especially like cool New Year's competitions for corporate parties, and this one can be considered one of them. The leader calls the boss and subordinate. The first person puts on headphones with loud music playing. The subordinate will ask the boss a wide variety of questions regarding their work, and the boss, who cannot hear them because of the music playing, must guess from the lips, facial expressions and facial expressions of the subordinate what he was asking about, and answer the questions that he believes , were asked to him. Naturally, the answers will be out of place, and such a dialogue will be accompanied by peals of laughter from the audience. Then, so as not to offend anyone, the boss and subordinate are swapped, and the dialogue continues.

"Sew on a button"

People have come up with various funny competitions at corporate events for the New Year, for example, this one. You need to assemble two teams of 4 people, and line up all team members one behind the other. On the chairs standing next to each participant, you need to place a large fake button cut out of cardboard. At 5-6 meters there are large spools with twine wound on them. The first team member needs to unwind the string, thread it into a knitting needle and pass the tool to the participant standing behind him, whose task is to sew on the button. The next team members do the same. The work begins after the leader’s signal, and the team that completes the task first wins.

"Where am I?"

For this fun, you can select several people who are positioned with their backs to the rest of the audience. A piece of paper is attached to the back of each player, on which is written the name of some organization or institution, and if enough people have gathered friendly company, then you can also use places such as a toilet, maternity hospital, etc.

The public will see the names of these objects and answer leading questions from participants who, not knowing what is written on their backs, will ask over and over again, while at the same time trying to understand what they are talking about. Such competitions for a New Year's corporate party with jokes will certainly be accompanied by ridiculous answers and bursts of laughter, which will greatly amuse everyone present at the party.

"Boxing"

Among the party participants, you need to select two stronger men for a boxing match and put real boxing gloves on their hands. The boundaries of the ring will be marked by spectators holding hands. The presenter, with his comments, should strive to heat up the atmosphere before the future fight, and his participants prepare and warm up at this time. Then the judge explains to them the rules of the fight, after which the “boxers” appear in the ring. Here they are unexpectedly given lollipops, from which they must, without removing their gloves, remove the wrapper. The one who does it first wins.

"Dancing vinaigrette"

Interesting competitions for corporate events for the New Year are often associated with musical numbers. This competition involves several couples who will dance ancient and very diverse dances to modern music, such as tango, lady, gypsy, lezginka, as well as modern dance. Employees look at these “demonstration performances” and choose the best pair.

"Decorate the Christmas tree"

Participants of the competition are given Christmas decorations and take them to the center of the hall, where they are blindfolded. Next, they must blindly try to hang their toy on the tree. In this case, you cannot change the direction of movement, and if the participant goes in the wrong direction, he must still hang the toy on the object he bumped into. As a result, disoriented participants will scatter throughout the room in search of the Christmas tree. Such fun competitions On New Year's Eve, a corporate party can have two winners - the one who is the first to hang his toy on the tree will receive the main award, and a separate prize can be awarded to the one who finds the most unusual place for his toy.

Video with competitions for the New Year's corporate party:

"Next year I will definitely..."

Each participant in the competition writes on a piece of paper three things that he plans to do in the coming year. After this, all the folded pieces of paper are collected in a bag and mixed. After this, in turn, each participant blindly pulls a piece of paper out of the bag and reads it out loud, as if announcing their plans.

In this case, you will definitely get many funny options, for example, the boss will definitely “give birth to a baby” or “buy himself lace underwear,” and the secretary will next year Be sure to “go to the bathhouse with the men.” The more the participants’ imagination runs wild, the more successful and fun this competition will be.

“Don’t take it off!”

When the fun is in full swing, and New Year's competitions for office workers follow one after another, you can try the following entertainment. Place a variety of clothing items in a box. Then the music starts playing, and at the presenter’s signal, the participants pass this box to each other. When the music suddenly stops, the one in this moment there is a box, at random he pulls one of the objects out of it, which he must put on himself and not take it off for half an hour after that. And the competition continues. The process of this competition and the view of the audience after it are best filmed - it will make a very funny video.

"Song Assortment"

The public, fueled by alcohol, especially loves musical, fun New Year's competitions for corporate parties. IN in this case Everyone will have to sing, regardless of singing ability. All corporate party participants need to be divided into several teams and come up with a theme for the singing competition. Teams must remember songs suitable for this topic and perform at least a few lines from them. The team that offers the longest execution will win.

"Flying gait"

New Year's corporate competitions are rarely complete without equipment, the role of which in this entertainment can be played by simple glass or plastic bottles. You need to select several participants in this competition, place bottles in a row on the floor in front of them, and then blindfold each one. Next, participants must blindly walk the distance without touching a single bottle. It is not easy for a person who has temporarily lost his sight to do this, and he will twist and sweat in every possible way to complete the task. But the trick is that immediately after the volunteers are blindfolded, all the bottles are quietly removed. It will be funny for everyone present to watch how the participants in the game, stepping very carefully and dodging in every possible way, overcome a completely clear space. Of course, the bottles must be removed extremely carefully so that none of the competition participants suspects a dirty trick.

"Test cartoon"

Many people can participate in this competition, preferably from 5 to 20. You will also need paper, pencils and erasers. Each participant will have to draw a caricature of someone present at the party. Next, the portraits are passed around in a circle, and on the reverse side the next player writes his guesses as to who is depicted in the portrait. Then the results of all the “artists” are compared - the more similar assumptions, the more successful and recognizable the cartoon is.

"Noah's Ark"

Another interesting New Year’s competition for a corporate party, in which the presenter writes the names of different animals on pieces of paper, and, as in the legend, they must be paired. Of course, we must not forget about the symbol of the year. After this preparation, the competition participants draw out a piece of paper for themselves with the name of the animal, but they still have to find their mate. And this can only be done silently, using only facial expressions and gestures. The first one to correctly discover his pair will win. To make the competition last longer and make it more intriguing, it is better to guess less recognizable fauna representatives.

Cool video with New Year's competition for a corporate event:

"Mountain slalom"

For this competition you will need two pairs of short children's plastic skis with poles, drink cans and two blindfolds. Each “race” will require a couple of participants. They are blindfolded, after which they must overcome the “descent”, going around obstacles - pyramids of empty cans. Spectators encourage the participants and tell them the best direction of the route. The winner is the one who gets to the finish line faster, and for each knocked down obstacle 5 penalty seconds are assigned.

"Draw the symbol of the year"

Competitions for New Year's corporate parties can reveal unknown talents of employees. This competition will require paper, markers or pencils, and since this is a truly creative competition that requires the application of skill, it is desirable that it be accompanied by a valuable prize. The competition participants are faced with the task of drawing the symbol of the year better than others. Eastern calendar. The prize will go to the participant whose creation is most favorably received by the public.

If there are good artists among the team members, then the result can be impressive, then they will be happy to hang it in one of the company’s premises until the next New Year’s corporate party.

“My Santa Claus is the most beautiful of all”

To implement this fun you will need garlands, beads, scarves and funny hats, mittens, socks and handbags. From among the fair sex, 2-3 candidates for the role of the Snow Maiden are selected, and each of them, in turn, chooses Father Frost among the men. To turn her man into Santa Claus, each Snow Maiden uses objects previously laid out on the table. The competition may be limited to choosing the most successful Santa Claus, but it may be continued. Each Snow Maiden can with wit advertise her Frost, who himself must play along with her - sing, read a poem, dance. Such competitions for new year party for employees it’s a great chance to cheer up and unite everyone, even newcomers.

Did you like our selection? Tell us in the comments if you organized such competitions at your corporate party, and which ones did you like the most?

A corporate party is not only a way to unite the team, but also a fun time. In order for it to be such, you need to try. Games at a corporate party will lift the spirits of everyone present and brighten up any evening. Which ones are the most popular? Cool games at corporate events they are usually organized in the form of competitions in which several team members, and sometimes entire teams, participate. This evening program will be suitable for both already united workers and strangers. It is best to hold competitions after a couple of toasts, when the drinks taken will relax and enliven the guests.

Let's take a closer look at these games and competitions:

• “Don’t take pictures all evening!”
• "Remember all".
• "Accuracy".
• "Deaf telephone" and others.

“Don’t take pictures all evening!”

Surely every man in the team will come to the corporate event in a formal suit, and women will wear dresses for the occasion. Such outfits seem too strict, they are not entirely suitable for fun, and the dark colors of the suits are not at all pleasing to the eye. Give business image This competition will help you to get excited. It is best suited for men. Women in this case will act as spectators.

To the big one cardboard box The most unusual and colorful wardrobe items are placed: hats, glasses, carnival masks, clown noses, skirts and much more. To the music, the competition participants will pass the box to each other, and as soon as its sound stops, without looking, they will choose one thing for themselves. It is the loser who puts it on himself. The game is played as a knockout game. Only one of the participants will be the winner and will be left without an addition to the costume.

Participants in the competition will have to wear all purchased items until the end of the evening. Surely it will be fun to see a security officer in a spectacular bra, and a plant director wearing a children's cap on his head.

"Remember all"

On sheets of paper you need to write one word each and form two teams of players. Each team chooses a piece of paper with a task word. They need to remember and sing a song containing this word. The team that sings the most songs wins. Unity in this competition is not the least important.

"Accuracy"

Games at corporate parties, funny and cheerful, usually have ambiguous connotations. Participants are divided into pairs: a man and a woman. The woman’s task is to firmly hold an empty bottle without a cap between her legs. A nail is attached to the man's trousers, which must be used to get into the neck of the bottle. This will not be easy to do. Under the laughter of colleagues and cheerful music, someone will have to become a winner.

"Deaf Phone"

We all played “Deaf Telephone” as children. Do you remember how fun it was? Why not borrow corporate party games from your childhood? It is best to choose words for participants that are complex and close to the profession. Participants can be confused by words that sound like obscene expressions. The longer the “deaf phone” chain, the more unexpected the last player’s answer will be.

"Zodiac sign"

Perhaps it is thanks to corporate party Colleagues will open their eyes to many qualities in each other that were hitherto unknown. Games at corporate parties, funny in nature, become even more fun if the participants have artistic talent. The essence of the game is that each person must depict his or her zodiac sign without words; you can only use gestures and facial expressions. The rest will have to guess. It is best to play the game in a cheerful group.

"Musical chairs"

Competitions and games for corporate parties do not have to be new; we should not forget about those that have become a tradition. No party is complete without musical chairs. The rules are simple and have long been known to everyone. The number of chairs is one less than the number of players. To the music, the participants move and dance around the chairs, and as soon as it turns off, everyone must take their place on one of them. The loser does not have enough chair, the game continues for elimination. The chairs are removed with each loser. There will be one winner.

Dance

Games at a corporate party in a team should lift your spirits and create a special atmosphere. Any number of people willing are invited to participate in the competition. They are given the task: to write a certain word or number in the air with part of their body. You need to do this with the fifth point, carefully drawing the details of the sign in the air. While the participants are completing the task, it is best to turn on erotic music for striptease. Members of the team who remain as spectators will watch an extremely funny picture.

Table games

Table games for corporate parties can be not only intellectual, but also fun. Time will fly by unnoticed, and most importantly, with benefit and pleasure. Table games exclude observers. All team members will be able to be involved in the process. Table games for women at corporate events are also most often used.

"Mafia"

The cult game "Mafia" has become extremely popular. A bunch of positive points makes it not only interesting, but also useful. It unites the team, develops attentiveness and thinking, as well as acting skills and cunning, the ability to take risks and much more.

Any number of participants are seated at round table. You can use playing cards and agree on which one represents what. The leader takes a number of cards equal to the number of participants. A small team may have one mafia, a large team may have two, etc. Red cards may represent the mafia, while black cards may represent civilians. The host deals the cards and the players get their role. The mafia's task is to deceive civilians, and they, in turn, must guess who the mafia is.

"What? Where? When?"

Another game familiar to everyone can become a “feature” of your corporate evening. Everyone knows the rules of the game. There should be two or more teams, but the tasks must be thought out in advance. It would be a good idea to link them to the theme of the evening or to the specialization of your company.

"Voice"

Team cohesion can become the object of careful testing with the help of games at a corporate party. Every day, spending everyday life with the same people, we remember them not only by their appearance, but also by their voice, and sometimes we recognize them by the sound of their steps. The “Voice” game involves testing your memory for the voices of your colleagues.

One participant is selected and turned with his back to the table. Each colleague speaks one phrase, changing his voice. The player, relying on memory and intuition, must determine who exactly the voice belongs to and voice the name of this person. This way you can not only have fun, but also test the degree of cohesion among employees.

"Not looking"

To play at a corporate party, a volunteer is selected and blindfolded. Without looking, by touch, he must recognize his colleagues and say their names. To confuse the participant, you can take off your tie, wear a push-up bra over your shirt, try on a wig, and so on. You may hear many unexpected answers to the question, which will undoubtedly be fun.

"Colleague"

Pieces of paper are placed into the container, on which the names of the employees and their position are written. Any number of people can participate. Players take turns taking out a piece of paper. Each of them must show by gestures, habits and facial expressions whose name he got. The task of everyone else is to guess the position held and name their colleague.

"Let's shake hands"

Games at a corporate party for getting to know each other are usually held at the very beginning of the feast. Shaking each other's hands at the first meeting has been a tradition for a long time, and everyone knows about it. The entire team needs to be divided into two teams. A competitive spirit will help you make acquaintances quickly. To the music, people sitting at the table will have to shake hands in a chain. The team that finishes first will be considered the winner.

"Snowball"

Games at a corporate party in a team, held for getting to know each other, can also develop the memory of the participants. Employees sit in big circle. One of them says his name. The next one is the name of the previous one and your own. So, from the starting player, everyone must say the names of all the previous people and then their own. The most difficult task, of course, will go to the person who will have to name all the names.

Mobile competitions for corporate events

Movement is life. They'll make you move a little mobile competitions. You can arrange a relay race among the participants. The tasks should not be too difficult. Teams of 5-6 people will have to strive not only to win and complete the assigned tasks, but also to be a spectacle for observers.

"Director's name"

One letter is written on A4 sheets; in the set, these sheets are compiled into a word. Or rather, in the name of the director of the enterprise. Teams must unravel the word encrypted on the sheets and quickly line up in in the right order so that the name is readable.

"Important Paper"

Participants of two teams must form two circles. Their hands are located behind their backs, and in the mouth of one of their colleagues there is an “important” paper. You need to pass it only with your mouth, holding the edge of the sheet. The team that does this faster will be the winner. It is important that the paper goes around a full circle and does not fall.

Competitions and games for corporate parties are the basis of a successful evening. Determine your own goals for the event in order to choose the right program for your pastime. Remember that each goal is achieved in its own way, but the shortest is good mood and a positive approach. In any case, games and competitions are an important component of the so-called team building. They can be arranged not only at corporate events, but also during breaks in the work process.