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[Board Game Geek]

The dinner had a murder mystery theme, so everyone was distracted with trying to find the murderer anyway, the table I was sitting at got the right answer and we won a bottle of Champagne

The last time I did one of these, me and Mrs BGG decided to slip in to character (we're roleplayers see) and the evening took a rather dramatic turn when we decided to progress the plot according to our character's motivations.

Whilst neither of us was the murderer, per se, we felt that we both had sufficient grounds to off the Old Colonel. (I think our rather bland A4 brief's said we were his best friends).

By the time we were finished, the genteel and somewhat eccentric Old Colonel was infact a coke-snorting sex maniac with a penchance for upper-crust totty.

I recall at this point, the organiser got a tad wee upset, but by then the damage was done. The Guests were starting to drop in to character and the whole table decended in to drink-fuelled chaos of rampant personalities and wild characterisations.

Everyone agreed it was the best MM they had ever done :-)


Team-building and mini-generation game ? My god, I thought all that malarkey went out with the 80's (or 90's).

Remember...there is no "I" in "Teamwork"......groan......

[zamzummim]

Ive had something similar - joined a team just before they had a big end of year do and was expected to attend...

Best not to plan or try to be funny.. if it happens that you make a quick quip, it happens... judge the mood when you get there... hopefully it will be after a period of time when some drinks have been flowing, and just say something neutral about how this is a great way to meet the people you will be working with, very pleased to be invited, briefly explain your role and how you are looking forward to having a chat with people during the evening.... if its a very formal occassion just leave it at that, if the CEO or someone else starts to chat to you simply answer politely. And smile a lot, without looking pissed.

Nobody will expect you to suddenly talk for 10 minutes as if giving a presentation... keep it short and sweet and neutral...

I didn't manage to read this before going, but I more or less followed the advice - I didn't prepare anything kept it short and sweet - smiled and it was really easy going.

The dinner had a murder mystery theme, so everyone was distracted with trying to find the murderer anyway, the table I was sitting at got the right answer and we won a bottle of Champagne

This morning we continued all this team building activities - we had a shepherd showing us how to herd geese by training the dog to do what we want him to do, and making him follow our orders ...heh!! This technique was to help us manage client relationships with other departments etc, then we did a mini generation game !!! ... it was fun day - and I got paid for it too

[wobbegong]

Have a tug before you go, there is NOTHING more embarrasing than getting a boner whilst standing up in front of the md's wife

Unless, of course you're both in trap one of the "ladies", and she's about to put out!

[Forumbore]

People skills r not my strongpoint.

You are in the right place here then

[hyperD]

People skills r not my strongpoint.

no shit Sherlock.

[thief]

Tell them that you lack social skills completely because your every effort in life went into furthering your professional skills.

HTH

for ounce i totally agree. If i had to do something like that I would either get drunk and turn up as a mutant or go sober and just tulip myself.

People skills r not my strongpoint.

[The Clown Beater]

I'm a well known heckler at Microsoft conferences. I'd have a fun day on stage

(side note, I threw a complimentary sandwich at a colleage at Internet World once and got escorted off Olympia).

[MarillionFan]

My name is Threaded. After finding the cure for cancer and creating a perpetual motion machine I moved on to a six month stint at Microsoft where I wrote QDOS over a weekend and taught my friend Bill how to chat up women.......

[mcquiggd]

Ive had something similar - joined a team just before they had a big end of year do and was expected to attend...

Best not to plan or try to be funny.. if it happens that you make a quick quip, it happens... judge the mood when you get there... hopefully it will be after a period of time when some drinks have been flowing, and just say something neutral about how this is a great way to meet the people you will be working with, very pleased to be invited, briefly explain your role and how you are looking forward to having a chat with people during the evening.... if its a very formal occassion just leave it at that, if the CEO or someone else starts to chat to you simply answer politely. And smile a lot, without looking pissed.

Nobody will expect you to suddenly talk for 10 minutes as if giving a presentation... keep it short and sweet and neutral...

[bogeyman]

feck me, you're getting an IT contract and you're gonna meet the directors of the client company

must be a noddy sme small company

Milan.

Maybe in the tawdry little world you operate in milan.

I have met the directors and executives of several client firms I have worked for over the years, and not SMEs either.

[EternalOptimist]

Have a tug before you go, there is NOTHING more embarrasing than getting a boner whilst standing up in front of the md's wife

[sasguru]

chickens. Did you upset them? Have you been into beastiality long?

I think you'll find it's bestiality. Us experts know ....

[MrsGoof]

I did that once; feathers all over the place.

chickens. Did you upset them? Have you been into beastiality long?

[ratewhore]

Invoke the right of substitution and send someone else...

[Paddy]

. . . or wipe your cock on the curtains!

I did that once; feathers all over the place.