“Trilby mag­i­cally trans­ported our large group of par­tic­i­pants from a quiet posi­tion of sit­ting in rows in their chairs into mer­ri­ment, per­for­mance, joy, con­fi­dence, exhil­a­ra­tion, laugh­ter, and then into quiet, self-​reflective, deep aware­ness enter­ing into their bod­ies, minds and souls in a fresh and new way, and then back into the group in a renewed mag­nif­i­cent man­ner.” Suzanne Kyra, CEO of Liv­ing BIg Retreats, Inter­na­tional Empow­er­ment Speaker, Cer­ti­fied Coach, award win­ning author of Wel­come Home to Your­self, Reg­is­tered Clin­i­cal Counsellor.

The Buf­foon­ery Team-​Building Workshop

Post Buf­foon­ery team­build­ing discussion

“When peo­ple are laugh­ing, they’re gen­er­ally not killing each other.” ~Alan Alda

Have ever found your­self think­ing too much, being overly seri­ous, lis­ten­ing to your inner critic, and spend­ing too much energy try­ing to be what you are NOT?

You’ll be relieved by “Buf­foon­ery Work­shops” facil­i­tated by Trilby Jeeves.

Trilby pro­vides a safe place for you to dis­cover your inner bouf­fon (every­one has one) and really let go. Bouf­fons love to mock and mir­ror us silly humans. When we learn to laugh at our­selves, we dis­cover a sense of free­dom that per­mits us to be who we truly desire to be.

A great by-​product of the bouf­fon world is their pos­i­tive sense of “gang”. There is never any con­flict, which allows each indi­vid­ual to flour­ish in a safe and sup­port­ive manner.

This work­shop will take you through a series of exer­cises that will reignite your play­ful­ness (your right brain), with your knowl­edge (your left brain). You will leave feel­ing refreshed and relat­ing to oth­ers in a more play­ful pro­duc­tive way. Enjoy read­ing about a recent team-​building moment.

WORKPLACE CHALLENGES

• Lack of trust between employ­ees and/​or mid­dle management
• Lack of pro­duc­tiv­ity due to fatigue, low inter­est, anxiety
• No moti­va­tion
• Lack of sup­port from fel­low work­ers or management
• Hav­ing to work long hours
• No fun or lightness
• Lack of job satisfaction
• Ill­ness due to stress

AN IDEAL WORKPLACE

• Employ­ees that trust and like their team
• Every­one is pro­duc­tive, ener­gized, inter­ested with no anxiety
• Moti­va­tion is high
• Fel­low work­ers are supportive
• Work hours are reasonable
• Time out for fun and lighter times
• Good job satisfaction
• Low stress, low absen­teeism because of no illness

BENEFITS TO BUFFOONERY TEAM-​BUILDING

• Regain trust and respect for fel­low workers
• Dis­cover per­sonal sto­ries which makes every­one “human”
• Learn to play with each other
• Stress is reduced through play & laughter
• Energy returns, more pro­duc­tiv­ity & innovation
• Health­ier work­ers equates less absenteeism
• Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is improved through laugh­ter & stories
• Con­flict is reduced (there is no con­flict in buffoonery)
• Work­ers feel val­ued because their employer encour­aged FUN!
• Boosts moral
• Encour­ages inclu­sion (the buf­foon ‘gang’ is remark­ably cohesive)
• Breaks the ice prior to “seri­ous” meetings
• Increases empa­thy amongst workers

“Liv­ing Vision Retreat”

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT!

• A safe place to explore
• Intro­duc­tory exer­cises to con­nect you with the others
• Sur­pris­ing your­self as you redis­cover your sense of play
• Being able to laugh with the others
• Being phys­i­cal
• Redis­cov­er­ing being in the present
• Story telling in var­i­ous ways
• A work­shop of 2 hours or more (see work­shop page)

“Trilby Jeeves facil­i­tated two Buf­foon­ery Work­shops for our Pro­fes­sional Devel­op­ment Day at Arts Umbrella®. The morn­ing ses­sion was a huge hit with our employ­ees and cre­ated such a ‘buzz’ at lunch time that enroll­ment in the after­noon ses­sion tripled! Par­tic­i­pants included admin­is­tra­tive staff, man­age­ment and fac­ulty. Trilby’s dynamic work­shop cre­ated an oppor­tu­nity for our employ­ees to inter­act in a way not pos­si­ble in the office or class­room. The oppor­tu­nity to have fun and play together has resulted in a more com­pas­sion­ate and pro­duc­tive work­place. This is team-​building at its finest.” ~ Arts Umbrella®