“Coming
together is a beginning, keeping together is a progress, working together is a
success”- a quote by Henry ford and lived by participants in ‘’Oasis
Team Building Trip 2014’’ held in GuangZhou China.
Let’s take a look at some of the
participants' opinions:
“Nice, cheerful and wonderful, I am looking
forward to our next club activities” - Allen Po(Co-Vice President, Public
Relations, Oasis Toastmasters Club).
“Very Compact and fruitful training,
relationship building was the highlight. Nice experience of learning by doing’’Alwin
(Member, Oasis Toastmasters Club).
“Inspiring, fun team building and a chance
to gather with team members and get to know each other more’’ Wallis ( Co-
Vice President, Membership, Oasis Toastmasters Club).
Here is a sneak peek into the team building
sessions which got these amazing reviews:
The first team building session was facilitated
by Priya Gururaj - A passionate trainer, who started the
session with an inspiring song, and a chorus was a refreshing
start. The session progressed with games which were fun and yet capable of
delivering impactful messages to participants.
Key takeaways from this
session were:
* Listening – A key skill to
know your team well.
* Knowing yourself - Everyone is unique in
their own way yet a part of team and this uniqueness makes a team stronger.
* Connectivity – Connectivity
between team members plays an important role, when it comes to problem-solving
and bonding.
What followed was an energetic session led
by K.F. Tam, an experienced, most loved and ever smiling
member of Oasis. There was lots of energy, laughter and fun, and besides
all that a lot to learn, and think about. Highlights of this session were:
* Teamwork - Working together for
one purpose and emerge as a strong team.
* Creativity - Thinking out of
the box and exploring less obvious solution to a problem.
* Innovation - Let go fears of
criticism and losing.
The day ended with members sketching
classic portraits of each other and sharing positive comments about them. This left us with a light head,
warmth and pride in our hearts.
On day 2, the final training
session was led by the dynamic and lively Steve Yu.The session focused on how to convince people
to listen to your thoughts and how to work efficiently with each other . This was
beautifully wrapped up with lavish and entertaining karaoke lunch. High points
of this session were:
* Creativity - Being creative to
make efficient plans.
* Synergy as a team - Working
together and taking directions from team members.
* Team spirit - Coordinate and
help each other to get a collective goal.
This splendid string of training
sessions wound up with the finale event - The 6 club joint toastmaster
meeting. There was no better way to spend two wholesome days for a true
toastmaster.
- By Pragya Trivedi - Member, Oasis Toastmasters Club
