Conference Energisers And Icebreakers To Motivate Your Team

Every conference has its quiet times – at the start, after a coffee break, or after lunch. Catalyst can eliminate the lull and provide short lively interludes that energise and focus even the most lethargic group of people. In ten minutes we can give back a refreshed and motivated audience that is energized and primed for the next presentation.
Below are a list of fun interactive and energising team building activity ideas - These ideas are sourced from a South African team building company named Dream Team.
Blow The Blues Away: Highly rewarding, mass participation harmonica jam session
A high-energy experience, that literally, blows away perceived limitations to prove that with teamwork, good communication and belief, anything is possible.
The harmonica in the right hands is a tool that can transform teams by stretching personal limits, opening minds and bringing individuals together in a unique and compelling way.
Blow the Blues Away does just that by enabling your delegates to learn the basics of the blues harp then culminating in a massed harmonica jam session that will be long remembered. As a souvenir of the session the team members get to take their harmonica home with them.
One Voice: Physical, fun and uplifting vocal workout on a grand scale
Creating team harmony through the power of song. One Voice nurtures the power of song that is in all of us and, by combining all the voices in a team, demonstrates how the power of self-realisation and combined effort can create something truly wonderful.
We believe that once a team has found its 'voice' it can go on to achieve almost anything. If desired, the lyrics can be re-written specifically for a company or their product/service, or a song specifically written for the event.
This final song can also be made available on CD for them to take home - a special reminder of the fantastic experience of One Voice.
Body Rap: Fun and funky rhythmic wake up call with rubber gloves
Short, sharp, funny and funky. This is group rhythm in its simplest and quirkiest form. There are several points during any conference when it is vital to boost participants' energy levels and focus minds.
It is at these times that we recommend 'Body Rap'! A hilarious tongue-in-cheek activity, which will have your team donning rubber gloves while stomping, body slapping and vocalising sounds to create a musical spectacular.
Within minutes your team will be energised and unified by the rhythm and ready once again to focus on your conference message.
In The Picture: Dynamic reveal of the company logo composed of individual headshots
Time flies and time can pass you by…but there must be time to communicate, to keep people in the picture. Delegates arriving at the conference are photographed individually.
Then as the conference wraps up, delegates realise that the photographs taken when they arrived have been multiplied many times over and over and, miraculously, have formed a company logo, image or key conference message on the big screen.
A spectacular two and a half -minute conference climax, demonstrating quite vividly that your company has developed a unique method of ensuring that everyone is kept in the picture.
Tubular Tunes: Mass participation musical workout using 'Boomwhackers'
Tubular Tunes is percussion music in its most basic form. It's cost effective, simple, and real music and team harmony can be created within minutes.
The 'instruments' are brightly coloured plastic tubes, which you can whack against anything and they produce a note! Combine lots of people with lots of tubes and you have the perfect ingredients for a whole lot of fun - and a great demonstration of team working in action!

Source: http://www.dreamteam.co.za/category/icebreakers-and-energisers/4.html