Terrie did a phenomenal job facilitating my unit’s team building exercises.
I left the experience feeling closer to the members of my team; while also
learning more about myself as an individual. I strongly recommend her
services and believe she will be a great resource in increasing the
productivity and positivity of those who participate. Terrie was very
pleasant and has a peaceful demeanor. She made our team feel comfortable. I
was impressed by how knowledgeable she was in team building. And I could tell she has much experience in her field. -Kendra

TEAMbuilding:
Creative ways to create successful teams!
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs

Want to discover the secrets of building successful teams, or learn new team building activities you can share with your peers, colleagues & conference attendees! Then this session is for you.

Join us on October 7^th at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga as Terrie Gifford, Distinguished Toastmaster and member of the National Speakers Association delivers an interactive presentation on the benefits of team building! This interactive presentation will showcase the benefits of team-building in the hospitality field followed by fun and engaging activities for everyone.

In the hospitality world, we know you are a part of multiple teams: client teams, peer teams, work teams – all those teams can get overwhelming! We want to show you how to work better within your teams, so everyone can be more successful. Discover what bonds people together and how to make them accomplish more together. Come away with actual activities and exercises you can use immediately to motivate and improve productivity for all your teams.

CIC contact hours: 2.5 hours (Domain E: Human Resources)

Too many video games ruined our vacation

Posted on April 7th, 2014 in Improv, Improv Programs for Youth

One of my friends with pre-teen children told me this: “The last vacation we took was completely ruined by my kids playing too many video games. We just couldn’t get them to interact with us. The car trip for my husband and me was frustrating because we never had any conversation with the kids the whole road trip and not much out of the car, either.”

Ughhh.. .I am sure you can relate to this (although I hope not).

My friend went on: “Seriously, it was an absolute disaster. It was so frustrating. It all started with the car trip. The kids’ grandma gave them ipads for Christmas. We mistakenly let them have their ipads for the trip and they played games every single second it seemed like. At every restaurant, in the morning in the hotel room and they even wanted to take the ipads to the beach! I missed their company and they were right there with us! It was a battle to get them to stop playing games. It was a battle to get them to do anything that wasn’t on their ipad.”

Luckily, we have an interesting solution that I am hoping can help you the way it did my friend.

Imagine if your kids thought the car trip was the BEST PART of the whole vacation?? It is possible.

: This CD has 11 games to play with people in a car. Safe for drivers to participate. Can also be played around a table. Suitable for youth, teens, adults and seniors

Improv for the Car is the solution to bring your family back together having fun and enjoying every part of the vacation… starting with the road trip.

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