Tasting for Team Building 101

Looking to connect your team in a fun and social way?

Want to improve communication, creativity, mental flexibility all while reducing stress and burnout?

Virtual tastings are more than a fun activity for the team, they are an opportunity to improve communication, foster creativity, and experience something new in low stress and memorable way.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

It’s very likely that video calls are here to stay and practicing how to engage, and get others to engage regularly is a great way to make all calls better.

No to mention setting aside a bit of time to socialize helps create a more friendly feeling for the next crucial business meeting.

COMMUNICATING DIFFERENCES

One of the hardest things to communicate is differences and disagreements. And with less opportunities to communicate these days, and virtual meetings adding pauses, and disruptions, teams can often default to not speaking up.

With no wrong answer in tastings, and lots of different tastes, teams can practice communicating differences and disagreement in a fun and social way.

Our guides will encourage guests to share their thoughts and encourage varying perspectives.

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SLOW DOWN AND ENGAGE ALL THE SENSES

Slowing down and taking deep breaths are more fun when breathing in chocolate, wine, whisky, and more tasty treats. Slow down and observe

Tasting events are a great way to share a full-sensory experience with your team, adding taste, smell, and touch to engage all the senses even virtually.

EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW

One of the the things many of us have missed these last few years is the joy of trying something new with friends, family, colleagues.

Trying something new helps keep us open minded, creative, mentally flexible.

Our team balances a mix of comfortable with innovative that takes guests a bit outside their comfort zone.

At very least, tastings make a great conversation starter even after the event for teams to connect now that we’re less connected.

EASY REPEATABLE ROUTINE

We know, sometimes scheduling meetings, coming up with new ideas, getting every one to agree can often push team building events on to the back burner.

Not to mention getting everyone up to speed can add delays and make us wonder if it’s all worth it.

Rather than reinvent the wheel each time, our team can help curate on a category like wine, whisky, or help your team switch between themes with curated options that take the stress out of planning events.

And our new One-Stop shipping option means kits can all be delivered to the office for one flat-rate for team members to pick up or we can curate a tasting pack for multiple events to reduce shipping fees.

If these last two years has taught us anything, it’s that human connection is important. Not just to get work done, but to foster a team, boost morale, and create opportunities for creativity and cohesion.

We’re here to help! Contact us at thefeed@theultimatefoodguide.com for more info on team building options to suit and team and budget.