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The Engagement Friday Wrap-up December 2nd, 2022
Events and holidays for December 2nd and this week:
1974 Final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC TV.
1978 Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1.
2001 "Ocean's Eleven" directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California.
- National Mutt Day
- National Tie Month
- Play Basketball Day
- National Bartender Day
- A Blue Christmas
- Let’s Hug Day
- National Fritters Day
- National Pear Month
Reward your favorite Mutt (mixed breeds and mutts everywhere) with a special Tie and then tie on those runners and head to the gym for a Basketball game (invented by Canadian James Naismith), and afterwards celebrate with a cold one and thank your Bartender for their great people skills of talking, listening, joking and being a shoulder to cry on and a person to confide in when needed, and if you happen to see a police, firefighter, EMT, or 911 dispatcher, consider Blue Christmas, a holiday dedicated to how hard they work during the holiday season to keep people safe, and maybe they would appreciate a thank you or even a Hug to show your appreciation, and if that isn't appropriate, how about buying them a Fritter (while Apple is the most popular, try getting a Pear Fritter) and coffee.
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Video: Active Participation
Improv Comedy
Our award-winning comedic improvisers know how to grab the crowd fast and then dazzle them with a performance that’s full of action, audience participation and belly laughs.
Improv Comedy is a guaranteed crowd pleaser that has generated worldwide applause, praise and recommendations from thousands of performances!
How it works:
Perfect as post-dinner entertainment or for in-home parties!
“Thank you for the fantastically funny Improv Group you provided! It was exactly what the client asked for - interactive, customized and FUN!”
— Kelly Clarke, Production Manager, Cantrav Services
"The power of imagination makes us infinite." John Muir
"Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity." Seneca
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Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 25th, 2022
Events and holidays for November 25th and this week:
1792 Benjamin Banneker first publishes his Farmer's Almanac.
1905 Telimco makes the 1st ever advertisement for a radio set, by advertising a $8.50 set in the "Scientific American" which claimed to receive signals for up to one mile.
1942 "Casablanca" directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman premieres at Hollywood Theater, NYC (Academy Awards Best Picture 1943).
- National Flossing Day
- Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
- Buy Nothing Day
- Black Friday
- Blase’ Day
- Maize Day
- Sinkie Day
- National Parfait Day
Start the day with a good Flossing, as you prepare to Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day (Can you whistle through your nose? How about balancing an apple on your chin? Can you say the alphabet backwards while belching?), and then figure out the conundrum of having both Buy Nothing Day on the same day as Black Friday (to shop, or not to shop?) and then consider Blase’ Day (Unimpressed by pumpkin spice everything? Heard the same pop song for the 4th time today? It’s okay to be blase’ about it today!), and while you are thinking about what to make for Maize Day (how about Creamy Chili-Lime Corn or Grilled Corn and Bean Salad) avoid being a Sinkie (someone who occasionally dines over the kitchen sink), and have your Parfait (banana split anyone?) sitting at the kitchen table.
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Video: Get Comfortable Being UNcomfortable 2
PLAYSCHOOL PLAYSCAPES -- Mud Pie Kitchens
An amazing way to create hero-energy and give back to the local community. Groups build Mud Pie Kitchens or Buddy Benches to be donated to daycares and schools in need.
How it works:
Teams work in groups to win packages of materials and build outdoor play kitchens or buddy benches. These items are made from natural materials for daycares and elementary schools in areas where kids need the most support.
The goal is to encourage collaboration, communication, and creativity while giving back to the community in a hugely impactful way.
“Playschool Playscapes was incredible, I have had so much great feedback about how fun it was, and how much they loved the fact that we were “giving back”. I have heard from many people that it was the best sales rally ever...so thank you for contributing to that in a big way!”
— Helen Pratt Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
"If you’re alive, you’re a creative person." Elizabeth Gilbert
"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso." Pablo Picasso
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 18th, 2022
Events and holidays for November 18th and this week:
1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" released, first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon.
1959 "Ben-Hur" directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston premieres in New York City (Academy Awards Best Picture 1960).
1992 "Malcolm X" film directed by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett is released in the US.
- Have A Bad Day Day
- Mickey Mouse Day
- National Princess Day
- Road Safety Week
- Housing Day
- Apple Cider Day
- National Vichyssoise Day
- National Play Monopoly Day
Start the Have a Bad Day Day by greeting everyone you meet with your brightest, cheeriest smile you can put on your face, because chaos, my friends, is the heart of the revolution, and all revolutions started on a Bad Day.
Now that that is out of the way, lighten the mood by wearing your favorite Mickey Mouse Hat, or your Princess Dress (as everyone, no matter who they are, can be a princess) and add on extra reflective strips to your clothing to help out with Road Safety Week, before making a donation to a local Housing project (maybe Habitat for Humanity?), then pick up Apple Cider and leeks, onions, potatoes, cream and chicken stock for the Vichyssoise soup (pronounced “vish-e-swaz,” and remember to serve it cold) for your Monopoly game party tonight.
Cheers 
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Video: Now MORE Than Ever
Engagement Maximizer -- Customized engagement packages that MULTIPLY and MAGNIFY the engagement experience!!
The Engagement Maximizer is a customized program (for your unique situation) of engaging techniques designed to multiply and magnify, creating high impact and long-lasting results. Your organization will lock-in-learning to create a culture of engagement.
Harvard Business Review, Gallup and other leading organizations have discovered that a 1% increase in employee engagement can lead up to a 9% increase in revenue.
Time to use this secret power in your life to improve your bottom line and peace of mine.
Keynotes
Workshops
Engagement in a Box
"Having Roger Haskett and Engagement Unlimited involvement in our organization over the past seven years has been an unquestionable game changer. Roger has taken member engagement and enthusiasm at our events to an unthinkable level that we would not have predicted when he first became involved. One of the keys of this success has been Roger’s willingness and ability to truly get to know our union and its culture and refine his materials to maximize its value to our members and our organization. Not to mention his widely popular evening entertainment such as Family Feud. Roger's attendance has become a huge draw for our members in coming back year after year. Thank you Roger and Engagement Unlimited!"
Robert K. MacDonald, Director, BC/Yukon Region, The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
"It’s easy to solve a problem that everyone sees, but it’s hard to solve a problem that almost no one sees." Tony Fadell
"Learning never exhausts the mind." Leonardo Da Vinci
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Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Thursday Wrap-up November 10th, 2022
Events and holidays for November 10th and this week:
1871 Henry Morton Stanley encounters David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?'
1885 German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveils the world's first motorcycle.
1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV.
- Sesame Street Day
- World Top Up Day
- World Quality Day
- National Adoption Month
- International Accounting Day
- National Vanilla Cupcake Day
- National Forget-Me-Not Day
- National Pomegranate Month
Start the day with a flashback and watch Sesame Street (who is your favorite? -Kermit the Frog, Ernie or Bert, Big Bird or Cookie Monster) and to celebrate World Top Up Day for those who support their family and friends back home, consider World Quality Day, whose theme this year is "Quality conscience: Doing the right thing", so maybe make a donation for National Adoption Month (www.bcadoption.com) to help support a very worthy group, and then treat your Accountant to a Vanilla Cupcake (just 1 ...well maybe 2) before picking some wild Forget-Me-Not Flowers, those tiny little blue flowers, and finish the day with a ripe Pomegranate.
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Video: Engagement is STILL the Answer
A Leg UP develops presentation, confidence, and stress management skills. It helps you become a bigger, better, more powerful version of yourself. It teaches you how to ‘rise to the occasion’ even when that feels like an impossibility.
By exploring new, powerful, rules for life, the class directs participants into behaviors that guide them more easily, more directly, to the me they want to be.
We focus on creating internal power by a combination of engaging and interactive sessions that focus on each participant working on these skills each class. Participants will be up on their feet working on controlling their brain and body before, during, and after walking into stressful situations.
This program changes people’s lives by disrupting the way you think about confidence, stress, internal power and who you want to be. And exploring new, powerful, rules for life, helps direct participants into behaviors that guide them more easily, more directly, to the me they want to be.
This work is immensely important for getting A Leg UP:
“I'm seeing positive changes in my team. Your work is changing lives. Thank you!”
“I found that your lessons and notes really help, in fact they help so much the interviewers commented on my positive energy and personality! Thank you so much for teaching me! I'm excited to use more of your lessons in other places in my life!”
“Already seeing the lessons pay off!”
"It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure." Joseph Campbell
"Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path then by all means you should follow that." Ellen Degeneres
PS. Some Thursday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up November 4th, 2022
Events and holidays for November 4th and this week:
1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Symphony No. 36" premieres in Linz, Austria.
1929 Richard E. Byrd, Laurence McKinley Gould and their polar expedition team begin a 2½ month, 1500-mile dog-sledge journey into the Queen Maud Mountains. The first exploration of the interior of Antarctica.
1961 American folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall (NYC) debut; tickets priced at $2.00.
- Movember
- Fountain Pen Day
- Love Your Lawyer Day
- Use Your Common Sense Day
- National Sandwich Day
- National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
- National Candy Day
- International Stout Day
Bypass the shaving routine this month and support Movember (an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide) and head over to your desk and using your Fountain Pen, write a Love Your Lawyer letter (remember that problem you had when you were young and foolish?) as a reminder to now use Your Common Sense more often, then make some Sandwiches (Pastrami on rye anyone, or maybe a Peanut Butter and Jelly?), and then dive into the Halloween left-over Candy, and wash it all down with an International Stout, a descendant of the porter beer, which got its start in the early 1700s, and is a dark, strong version of a mid ale beer.
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Video: Holiday Events
Join Richard Dawson Jr. as he hosts your very own customized version of the hit game show Family Feud! This version gets the whole gang involved with 3 rounds of questions with 10-15 team members per round. A lightning round face-off determines the winner and everyone is treated to a fun game of Name that Tune.
We bring an amazing host, assistant, and everything needed to create the best experience for your guests. Top 5 answers are on the board…let’s play!
Perfect for interactive after-dinner entertainment!
HOW IT WORKS
- Warm welcome, rules, Team set-up
- 3 Question Rounds: 3 "Top 5 answers on the board" questions per round are asked. This allows for 6 teams of 5-15 guests each
- The Lightning Round: Our tech keeps score throughout the game and announces the top 2 teams, who then face off in a fast-paced trivia battle.
- Name that Tune: After the winning team is awarded, the energy in the room will be high, so we end the game on a literal high note by playing Name that Tune with everyone.
“Thank you for providing our group with a professional, energetic and truly entertaining show. We have received such positive feedback from not only our staff and partners in attendance, but also from the banquet employees who watched the show. Your rapport and engagement with the people on stage as well as the audience, allowed the entire room to be involved and participate in the fun!” Paula D'Souza, RBC Richmond
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Edison
"I’ve learned about the poetry and the wisdom and the grace that can be found in the words of people all around us when we simply take the time to listen." Dave Isay
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 28th, 2022
Events and holidays for October 28tht and this week:
1726 "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is published by Benjamin Motte in London.
1954 Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland", premieres on ABC.
1955 "Rebel Without a Cause", directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood, is released.
- Plush Animal Lovers Day
- Frankenstein Friday
- International Magic Week
- Cranky Co-workers Day
- National Chocolate Day
- Wild Foods Day
- National Potato Day
- Champagne Day
Roll out of bed and give your Plush Animals some Love by setting them up for a tea party, then get dressed in your Frankenstein costume and head to the office and try that new Magic trick you have been working on on your Cranky Co-worker and reward him with some Chocolates, and then plan a gourmet dinner of Wild Foods (Fish Chowder with Coastal Greensand or maybe some Dandelion Blossom Tempura?) and include Potatoes (maybe mashed with Wild Garlic Pesto?), and finish the day with a glass (or 2) of Champagne.
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Video: Why playing games is good for you!
Engagement is a Magnifier and Multiplier. Put engagement into a room (virtual or live) and magnify the benefits of what you want to get out of that room whether that is more engagement, creative fun, improved connections, better relationships, stronger bottom line and greater productivity.
Virtual and Live engaging Team Building options include:
Family Feud + Name That Tune
Engagement is the secret sauce that makes (virtual and live) events and meetings magical.
“... this was definitely the best team building exercise I've done not just at Oracle, but in my 15 year sales career. It was fun, engaging, and everyone felt good afterward. It was a perfect blend of needing to concentrate on the work / teamwork and enjoying the experience. Creative and worthwhile.”
"Very often, a change of self is needed more than a change of scene." A.C. Benson
"The Answer to the Great Question… Of Life, the Universe and Everything… Is… Forty-two." Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 21st, 2022
Events and holidays for October 21st and this week:
1964 Film version of "My Fair Lady" directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1965).
1992 Madonna's book "Sex" goes on sale.
1998 Comedian Richard Pryor is awarded the 1st ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- Back to the Future Day
- Reptile Awareness Day
- Celebration of the Mind Day
- International Day of the Nacho
- Garbanzo Bean Day
- Global Champagne Day
- Apple Day
- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
Start the day with a Back to the Future outfit, (maybe a cool vest to ride the hoverboard?) as you consider Reptile Awareness Day, to educate and inform the public about these often underappreciated cold-blooded vertebrates, then gather your friends to Celebrate the Mind Day, (which is the birthday of the famous mathematician, Martin Gardner) with an evening of puzzles, games, math, and magic, while enjoying Nachos (sour cream and guacamole anyone?), Garbanzo Bean salad, with a glass of Champagne, and baked Apple and Pumpkin Cheesecake for dessert! Hope you are hungry!!
Cheers 
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Video: Recognition and Engagement Stats
Roger's Rules for a Bigger, Better, More Powerful YOU!
In this inspiring, transformational, and truly heartwarming book, celebrated keynote speaker, entrepreneur, actor, teacher, director, and writer, Roger Haskett, helps you discover incredible new ways to create internal power and become The Me You Want to Be.
Roger has spent his life walking into stressful rooms where he wanted to do magnificent things but found it hard to do basic things, like breathe. Have you had that experience?
The Me You Want to Be illuminates Roger's path toward overcoming internal struggles and setbacks in important moments where he felt the most powerless. You will discover his signature rules - Roger’s Rules - that we will adapt into your rules to help you become the biggest, best version of yourself in any situation, no matter how stressful it might be or how hopeless you may feel.
Filled with fascinating stories, interesting studies, and practical information, you will be moved to make a significant change in your own life and inspired to become The Me You Want to Be.
“I have to say as someone who has read many books recently on general self-improvement and specifically on dealing with fear and self-image, I think your book is the best thing I’ve read in terms of practical advice on things you can do / steps you can take, to move forward. Good job man.”- CEO of a 50 million dollar company
"Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." Harper Lee
"Genius is born—not paid." Oscar Wilde
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 14th, 2022
Events and holidays for October 14th and this week:
1951 "I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS.
1957 Everly Brothers' single "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1.
2017 Actress Alyssa Milano's tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
- World Egg Day
- National Pet Peeve Week
- National FRUMP Day
- Be Bald and Be Free Day
- National Dessert Day
- National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
- Drink Local Wine Week
- Spider-Man Day
Start out with Eggs for breakfast (scrambled, poached or sunny-side up?), and get your Pet Peeves out of the way, like maybe all those FRUMP's (the Frugal, Responsible, Unpretentious, Mature Persons) who wouldn't dare Be Bald and Be Free (a celebration of the bald pate and the strength of the men and women who have dared to bare it all), or who wouldn't on National Dessert Day even try Chocolate Covered Insects and Drink a Local Chardonnay Wine, or certainly wouldn't dress up as Spider-Man. Now, go out and have an awesome day!!
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What can our Emcees do for you and your event?
- Engaging Emcees and Fantastic Facilitators
- Hilarious stories to entertain, educate and engage
- Know when to amp up and down the energy
- Playful Improv skills to entice and engage
- Summaries and extensions of content that draw the audience deeper into engagement
- Know how to read the room, even virtually
Our Emcees believe in active participation, interactive engagement and increasing the power of the people in the room or online.
"It was a pleasure to work with Engagement Unlimited and you Roger! Now that they see what a fantastic and engaging emcee you were that we will have you back in the future! "
Jess Poon, Events and Logistics Coordinator, Canadian Cardiovascular Congress
"If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears." Simon Sinek
"Imitation is suicide." Ralph Waldo Emerson
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up October 7th, 2022
Events and holidays for October 7th and this week:
1927 "The Jazz Singer", directed by Alan Crosland, starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy, released, 1st film with a soundtrack (Honorary Academy Award 1928).
1952 First "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host).
1959 Far side of Moon seen for the 1st time, courtesy of USSR's Luna 3 space probe.
- Plaidurday
- National Diversity Day
- National Forgiveness Day
- National Frappe Day
- World Smile Day
- National Body Language Day
- National Flower Day
- Bathtub Day
Pull out and put on your favorite Plaid shirt (and maybe pants too?) to celebrate National Diversity Day, to help bridge the gap between cultures, and find time to invite that someone who you want to Forgive (as that creates healing power and is important for a peaceful life) for a Frappe (a Caramel Frappe?) and remember to Smile often today (and always :)) and use positive Body Language as an important mode of communication, before picking some Flowers for your special partner, and end the day with a relaxing soak in the Bathtub, and rejoice in the introduction of the bathtub in England in 1828.
Cheers 
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Video: Active Meetings
A classic, on-trend, and interactive entertainment option full of mystery, intrigue, and huge laughs. Our Murder Mysteries have been performed for thousands of audiences and are one of our most popular and engaging shows. We have created different formats to suit different clients and events and will help you determine which one suits your event best!
An immersive murder mystery experience where your guests become suspects to the crime!
While the murder mystery unfolds around you, your group works in teams under the guidance of our senior detectives (our professional actors) to grill the 6 suspects (from your group), examine the clues, and solve the mystery to prove “whodunnit!”
“Thank you for an incomparable evening of mystery and entertainment. I will never forget the sight of our illustrious Board of Directors in drag and rubber boots, an event well worth every penny.”
— Garner Webber, General Manager, Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society
"Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it" Roald Dahl
"Someone, at some point, came up with this very bad idea that an ordinary individual couldn’t make a difference in the world. I think that’s just a horrible thing." John Skoll
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 30th, 2022
Events and holidays for September 30th and this week:
1955 American actor and cultural icon James Dean is killed in a car crash at the age of 24.
1960 "The Flintstones" the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC in the US.
1991 Jerry Springer's tabloid talk show "The Jerry Springer Show" debuts on TV.
- National Love People Day
- Orange Shirt Day
- Hug a Vegetarian Day
- Ask a Stupid Question Day
- Chewing Gum Day
- Blasphemy Day
- National Mud Pack Day
- National Hot Mulled Cider Day
In the spirit of Love People Day, wear an Orange Shirt to recognize Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and then Hug a Vegetarian and ask them if they want to go for a steak dinner (now that is a Stupid Question!!), and while Chewing Gum (Juicy Fruit?) ponder Blasphemy Day, which is the day to educate individuals and groups about blasphemy laws and defend freedom of expression, and then end the day with a nice facial Mud Pack while enjoying a glass of Hot Mulled Cider!!
Cheers 
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Video: Active Meetings
An awesomely fun, on-trend group activity that gets participants up on their feet, singing, dancing, and battling head to head in the ultimate music competition. Your classic game show host will divide the room in half and pit teams against each other in a series of music-based games.
TUNE TRIVIA: A round of light-hearted pub-style music trivia with questions like “Which rockstar wrote the infamous Bangles hit ‘Manic Monday’?” (PRINCE!)
SHAKE IT OFF DANCE-OFF: Representatives from each team are called up to show off their best moves to Taylor Swift’s dance hit “Shake it Off”. Top contenders on each side must face off before a neutral judging party and show off their best “Running Man” “Sprinkler” or even “Fax Machine” - whatever they can rock with the most confidence!
BLIND KARAOKE: An iconic pop/rock song is played, but right before the chorus, the music is cut and guests must guess the next set of lyrics.
e.g. “Wake me up, before you go-go, don’t leave me hangin’ on....” (LIKE A YO-YO!)
“I wanted to send you a note to say THANK YOU very much for all that you did to make our sales rally such a success! Kicking it off with Name that Tune was perfect, and everyone loved it! The team building event [Playschool Playscapes] was incredible, I have had so much great feedback about how fun it was, and how much they loved the fact that we were “giving back”. I know that was a lot of work for your team to prepare, and we truly do appreciate you working with us to make that happen! - Helen Pratt, Director, Sales Fairmont Hotels Pacific Northwest
"You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind." Irish Proverb
"Ignorance and fear are but matters of the mind—and the mind is adaptable." Daniel Kish
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 23rd, 2022
Events and holidays for September 23rd and this week:
1962 ABC's 1st color TV series - The Jetsons by Hanna-Barbera first broadcast.
1969 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford premieres.
2009 TV comedy "Modern Family" premieres on ABC, starring Ed 'Neill and Sofia Vergara.
- First Day of Autumn
- Innergize Day
- International Clean Hands Week
- Love Note Day
- National Ballroom Dancing Week
- National Great American Pot Pie Day
- Teal Talk Day
- National Checkers Day
On this First day of Autumn, enjoy a morning of Innergize (an opportunity to relax and rejuvenate, this is a day for you) and then Wash Your Hands so you can write a Love Note to your partner and invite them to go Ballroom Dancing with you, after you prepare a special American Pot Pie dinner, and remind them that today is Teal Talk Day (a day to increase ovarian cancer awareness among women), and cap off the night with a Checkers game.
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Video: Our Love Affairs With Our Smartphones
Our award-winning, world-class keynote speakers and emcees believe in active participation, interactive engagement and increasing the power of the people in the room or online, live, virtual or hybrid!!
What makes our speakers so valuable to you and your company, business or organization?
- Potent Keynotes, Engaging Emcees and Fantastic Facilitators
- Hilarious stories to entertain, educate and engage
- Expertly amps up and down the energy as needed
- Playful Improv skills to entice and engage
- Summaries and extensions of content that draw the audience deeper into engagement
- Knows how to read the room, even virtually
- Regularly receives comments from participants like: “best session of conference” “life-changing,” “high-impact” and “profound”
“It is an absolute pleasure to work with Roger Haskett and his team at Engagement Unlimited. Roger has been a dynamic key note speaker, engaging emcee and enthusiastic entertainer for the past two years at our Steward Council.
"Equally impressive is how Roger sits down with our planning team to get to know us, our Union and our desired outcomes, to help create and design specific educational programs. It is not surprising that we have had two of our highest ranking events since Engagement Unlimited came on board. We wholeheartedly recommend Roger Haskett and Engagement Unlimited to help elevate your next event to a new level.”
Robert M. MacDonald, Director, BC/Yukon Region, The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
"Unless someone like you care a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not." Dr. Suess, the Lorax
"A proud heart can survive general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride. It is more difficult and more bitter when a man fails alone." Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 16th, 2022
Events and holidays for September 16th and this week:
1972 TV comedy "M*A*S*H", adapted from the movie, starring Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Wayne Rogers, and McLean Stevenson debuts on CBS in the US.
1977 Ringo Starr releases single "Drowning in Sea of Love" in the UK.
1978 Filming begins for "Monty Python's Life of Brian", on location in Monastir, Tunisia.
- National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
- Wrinkled Raincoat Day
- National Collect Rocks Day
- National Tradesmen Day
- International Grenache Day
- Global Be(er) Responsible Day
- National Guacamole Day
- National Mexican Independence Day
Start the day with coffee and Cinnamon Raisin Bread, before heading out in your Wrinkled Raincoat (today is the birthday of Peter Falk, born in 1927, the actor who played the rumpled detective Columbo) and do some investigating of your own by Collecting Rocks (to learn more about the earth's material and become a geologist for a day), or maybe hunt down a Tradesman and invite him/her for a beer or a glass of Grenache, which is a bright red fruit and one of the most widely planted grapes in the world, and be Be(er) Responsible and raise your glasses to toast smart and safe drinking, and try some Guacamole and nachos while celebrating Mexican Independence Day, with Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain in 1810, a day filled with national pride, colorful parades, mariachi concerts, and food.
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Video: Facilitation
One of the things we regularly get asked to do is facilitation. One day, multiple days, workshops. Often it's our content and schedule, other times it's the client's content and schedule. Either way we bring some interesting and innovative energy and ideas to these events.
We start with Roger's Rules of Engagement that outlines for the participants how to act to best achieve results.
Rules like:
We create power in the room by empowering your participants. We create a 'hive mind' using the wisdom of crowds to lock in learning.
We work through your challenges using our engagement systems and tools for maximum results.
And running through it all is:
The POWER of PLAY
We usually work with clients multiple times as facilitators. Because they come back:
- For more engagement energy.
- For more playful power.
- For more outstanding results.
“We couldn’t of picked a more perfect way to create bonding and open communication channels between team members."
“The Facilitation was fantastic; it was just what our group needed after three long years of not being able to get together."
"It’s life. You don’t figure it out. You just climb up on the beast and ride." Rebecca Wells, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
"There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas." Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 9th, 2022
Events and holidays for September 9th and this week:
1908 Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hour airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va.
1956 Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the 1st time.
1984 First episode of daily syndicated version of Jeopardy! with Alex Trebek as host.
- Bonza Bottler Day
- National Teddy Bear Day
- Care Bears Share Your Care Day
- Stand Up to Cancer Day
- International Buy a Priest a Beer Day
- National Steak Au Poivre Day
- Wienerschnitzel Day
- Wonderful Weirdoes Day
Start this Bonza Bottler Day (the number of the month coincides with the number of the day - September 9) by giving your favorite Teddy Bears a hug, to thank them for their companionship, and include hugs for your Care Bears Share Your Care, who help to motivate significant giving and volunteerism, and support Stand Up to Cancer Day, which creates cancer awareness, then Buy a Priest a Beer, to express your appreciation for all that priests do for their broader communities, and also share a dinner of Steak Au Poivre, Pepper Steak, and Wienerschnitzel, which is a traditional Austrian dish of breaded veal, with one of your Wonderful Weirdo friends.
Cheers 
This week's wrap-up...
Video: A Leg UP!
A Leg UP develops presentation, confidence, and stress management skills. It helps you become a bigger, better, more powerful version of yourself. It teaches you how to ‘rise to the occasion’ even when that feels like an impossibility.
By exploring new, powerful, rules for life, the class directs participants into behaviors that guide them more easily, more directly, to the me they want to be.
We focus on creating internal power by a combination of engaging and interactive sessions that focus on each participant working on these skills each class. Participants will be up on their feet working on controlling their brain and body before, during, and after walking into stressful situations.
This program changes people’s lives by disrupting the way you think about confidence, stress, internal power and who you want to be. And exploring new, powerful, rules for life, helps direct participants into behaviors that guide them more easily, more directly, to the me they want to be.
This work is immensely important for getting A Leg UP:
- For Young Adults entering the workforce and adult lives. It gives them a Leg UP on some of the most important elements of real success: creating their own internal power, communicating well with others, creating positive energy and a healthier relationship with stress, adapting to change…
- It's essential for Managers and Leaders to manage their internal worlds and create internal power that makes their jobs easier, more enjoyable, and far less stressful.
- For the Executive Suite who are constantly being asked to rise to the occasion in a variety of different ways.
“I'm seeing positive changes in my team. Your work is changing lives. Thank you!”
“I found that your lessons and notes really help, in fact they help so much the interviewers commented on my positive energy and personality! Thank you so much for teaching me! I'm excited to use more of your lessons in other places in my life!”
“Already seeing the lessons pay off!”
"Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." Mark Twain
"Speak softly and carry a big stick." Theodore Roosevelt
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up September 2nd, 2022
Events and holidays for September 2nd and this week:
1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device which produces moving pictures.
1954 "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly, is released.
1984 "What's Love Got to Do With It" single tops the charts, giving Tina Turner her 1st #1 as a solo artist.
- National Wear Teal Day
- Bring Your Manners to Work Day
- National Doodle Day
- National Food Bank Day
- World Coconut Day
- National Sweet Corn Week
- National Blueberry Popsicle Day
- National Lazy Mom's Day
Start the day with by Wearing Teal, (which shows your support for survivors of sexual harassment and abuse, and is the color of sexual violence prevention), and then show Your Manners at Work by creating a Doodle that will highlight a Food Bank collection box you set up, and on the way home stop at the store to pick up Coconuts (you can’t make a piña colada or a decent Thai curry without them!), some Sweet Corn and Blueberry Popsicles in preparation of the special dinner you will make for Lazy Mom's Day, to give your mom a much-deserved break from her daily tasks.
Cheers 
This week's wrap-up...
Video: Get Comfortable Being UNcomfortable
Join Richard Dawson Jr. as he hosts your very own customized version of the hit game show Family Feud! This version gets the whole gang involved with 3 rounds of questions with 10-15 team members per round. A lightning round face-off determines the winner and everyone is treated to a fun game of Name that Tune.
We bring an amazing host, assistant, and everything needed to create the best experience for your guests. Top 5 answers are on the board…let’s play!
Perfect for interactive after-dinner entertainment!
HOW IT WORKS
- Warm welcome, rules, Team set-up
- 3 Question Rounds: 3 "Top 5 answers on the board" questions per round are asked. This allows for 6 teams of 5-15 guests each
- The Lightning Round: Our tech keeps score throughout the game and announces the top 2 teams, who then face off in a fast-paced trivia battle.
- Name that Tune: After the winning team is awarded, the energy in the room will be high, so we end the game on a literal high note by playing Name that Tune with everyone.
“Thank you for providing our group with a professional, energetic and truly entertaining show. We have received such positive feedback from not only our staff and partners in attendance, but also from the banquet employees who watched the show. Your rapport and engagement with the people on stage as well as the audience, allowed the entire room to be involved and participate in the fun!”
-- Paula D'Souza, RBC Richmond
"It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe." Muhammad Ali
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." John Quincy Adams
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
Engagement that TRANSFORMS Events and Gets RESULTS !!
The Engagement Friday Wrap-up August 26th, 2022
Events and holidays for August 26th and this week:
1907 Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater in 57 seconds, at Aquatic Park in San Francisco, California.
1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke premieres in Los Angeles.
1975 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's landmark third album "Born To Run".
- Women's Equality Day
- Make Your Own Luck Day
- Forgive Your Foe Friday
- Daffodil Day
- National Cherry Popsicle Day
- Musical Yoga Day
- National Dog Day
- National Toilet Paper Day
Remember to celebrate Woman's Equality Day (which commemorates the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote) and start by Make Your Own Luck Day and Forgiving Your Foe with a Daffodil and a Cherry Popsicle as a peace offering, before doing some Musical Yoga, and then taking your Dog for a walk (remember a doggy bag and some Toilet Paper just in case!!).
Cheers 
This week's wrap-up...
Our award-winning comedic improvisers know how to grab the crowd fast and then dazzle them with a performance that’s full of action, audience participation and belly laughs.
Improv Comedy is a guaranteed crowd pleaser that has generated worldwide applause, praise and recommendations from thousands of performances!
Perfect as post-dinner entertainment or for in-home parties!
HOW IT WORKS
- In advance of the show we send you a questionnaire asking for info your guests. This will be used as the basis for the content of the performance.
- During the show actors on a stage ask for input from the audience and improvise comedy sketches and games on the spot - much like the popular TV series “Whose Line is It Anyway?” or the quick witted comedy you would see at an Improv club around the world.
“Thank you for the fantastically funny Improv Group you provided! It was exactly what the client asked for - interactive, customized and FUN!”
— Kelly Clarke, Production Manager, Cantrav Services
"The best way out is always through." Robert Frost
"Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE." Joss Whedon
PS. Some Friday FUN!!
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