Team away day communication sessions
Highly interactive communication experiences for team away days, leadership retreats, staff development days and internal company events.
- 90 minutes to a full day
- Highly interactive
- Adapted to your event
The problem
Why a team away day matters
Teams can work alongside one another every day without necessarily communicating effectively.
Established habits, assumptions, hierarchy and familiar roles can prevent people from listening properly, contributing ideas or collaborating creatively.
A team away day creates an opportunity to step outside those patterns and experience one another differently.
Team away day ideas that build communication
The Human Voice Studio delivers highly interactive communication experiences designed to complement the purpose and atmosphere of the event.
Through creative exercises, improvisation, communication challenges and group activities, participants explore how they communicate, respond to others, think creatively and work together. Possible themes include:
Learning through experience
Our approach is based on learning through experience.
Take part
Participants take part in an activity.
Reflect
They reflect on what they discover.
Understand
They understand the communication principles behind it.
Apply
And explore how to apply their learning at work.
From 90 minutes to a full day
- Length
- 90 minutes to a full daySessions can range from a focused 90 to 120-minute experience within a larger event to a half-day or full-day workshop.
- Group size
- Adapted to youGroup sizes and activities are adapted to the organisation and the objectives of the event.
- For
- Away days, retreats and eventsTeam away days, leadership retreats, staff development days or internal company events.
More than an enjoyable activity
The aim is not simply to provide an enjoyable activity, but to strengthen relationships, encourage more effective collaboration and create learning that continues beyond the away day.
Experience one another differently.
What your team leaves with
Shared experiences
Greater awareness of their communication habits
Practical ways to improve how they interact
Led by Kirsten de Bouter Shillam
Speaker, communication strategist and founder of The Human Voice Studio. Kirsten trained in theatre and performance before moving into business, psychology and coaching, and has spent more than 30 years helping individuals, teams and organisations across Europe communicate with greater clarity, confidence and impact.
She has worked with companies, schools and organisations, and has been a TEDx speaker, organiser and speaker coach. Sessions run in English, and Kirsten is also fluent in Dutch and Spanish.
- 30+ years' experience
- BSc Psychology
- PCC Coach
- TEDx speaker & coach
- Trained in performance
Team away day sessions, answered
What happens in a team away day communication session?
Through creative exercises, improvisation, communication challenges and group activities, participants explore how they communicate, respond to others, think creatively and work together.
How long is a session?
Sessions can range from a focused 90 to 120-minute experience within a larger event to a half-day or full-day workshop.
What themes can it cover?
Possible themes include listening and understanding one another, building trust and connection, creative thinking and improvisation, collaboration and exchanging ideas, communicating under pressure, and speaking up and contributing.
Can it fit into a larger event?
Yes. The sessions are designed to complement the purpose and atmosphere of the event, and can be a focused 90 to 120-minute experience within a larger event.
How many people can take part?
Group sizes and activities are adapted to the organisation and the objectives of the event.
Is it just a fun activity?
The aim is not simply to provide an enjoyable activity, but to strengthen relationships, encourage more effective collaboration and create learning that continues beyond the away day.
How do we book?
Contact The Human Voice Studio to discuss an interactive communication session for an upcoming team away day, retreat or company event.
Other ways to work together
Plan a session for your away day
Contact The Human Voice Studio to discuss an interactive communication session for an upcoming team away day, retreat or company event.
