{"id":7883,"date":"2020-02-25T19:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T19:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/?p=7883"},"modified":"2021-01-18T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T16:50:40","slug":"blow-away-corporate-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/blog\/blow-away-corporate-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"What sort of entertainment will simply blow away corporate guests who&#8217;ve seen it all before?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-2732402358f5b847640293215ea37ea8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2732402358f5b847640293215ea37ea8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2732402358f5b847640293215ea37ea8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-2732402358f5b847640293215ea37ea8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-2732402358f5b847640293215ea37ea8 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >What sort of entertainment will simply blow away corporate guests who\u2019ve seen it all before?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k2xdybux-cab322916f17787a8e2fdbec525595b3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-k2xdybux-cab322916f17787a8e2fdbec525595b3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-k2xdybux-cab322916f17787a8e2fdbec525595b3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-k2xdybux-cab322916f17787a8e2fdbec525595b3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-7725 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7725 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3.jpg\" alt='Private Party Entertainment Ireland - Mentalist Shane Black' title='irish-magician-and-mentalist-shane-black-entertaining-at-private-party'  height=\"1536\" width=\"2304\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment3-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-39j46m-e7528f10bf7a9a6d70731cc7c2eb5a35'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Sourcing entertainment for your company training day or team building day can be problematic.<\/h3>\n<h3>It&#8217;s getting increasingly difficult to come up with something they haven\u2019t seen before.<\/h3>\n<p>Companies are investing more in their events, and spending more time in selecting the <a href=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\">corporate entertainer<\/a> and devising their entertainment programme.<\/p>\n<p>The upshot of this is that it&#8217;s difficult to deliver the unexpected <em>and<\/em> create an impact that will last for a long time afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Difficult \u2013 but not impossible!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few simple ways in which you can get your guests talking for months afterwards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7122\" src=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/65460995_10156513011436699_3703819950272544768_o-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Incognito Guest<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>As soon as you introduce an entertainer, your guests are on high alert.<\/p>\n<p>They almost demanding that they be wowed by whoever takes to the stage at that moment.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> introduce your entertainer?<\/p>\n<p>What if you just let him mingle with your guests \u2013 as if he\u2019s just another one on the guest list.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next hour, they\u2019ll eventually discover they\u2019re in the company of a \u2018card shark\u2019, a mind reader, and a conjuror of extraordinary talent.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Turn the tables on your M.D.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your Managing Director is the one who has all the answers but what if you turn the tables on him.<\/p>\n<p>Let him be on the receiving end of some close-up mind reading at the hands of Ireland\u2019s leading practitioner.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming you\u2019ve cleared it with the M.D. in advance, it can be great craic for the staff to see their boss squirming as I correctly guesses his PIN&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Or when he fails to keep a secret as I probe his mind to discover what he\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get some networking going<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>Not all your guests will know each other, and may feel a little reticent in introducing themselves formally to complete strangers.<\/p>\n<p>But as they break up into small groups to watch me in action, they automatically get drawn into the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Soon they&#8217;ll find that they\u2019re on first name terms as they see the magic unfold in front of their eyes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7712\" src=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shane-black-corporate-entertainment.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate Entertainment Ireland - Shane Black\" width=\"1094\" height=\"1368\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Introduce your event theme in a super-clever way.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Most corporate get-togethers have a central theme.<\/p>\n<p>Something that you want your guests to remember long after they\u2019ve got back to their desks.<\/p>\n<p>By briefing me on what the theme is \u2013 and how it relates to your guests \u2013 I can incorporate this into my patter.<\/p>\n<p>There will be absolutely no doubt as to what you want them to remember.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Create an internal hero<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>Every company has a character who really missed his or her vocation.<\/p>\n<p>They really <strong>should<\/strong> have been on stage rather than working in the corporate sector.<\/p>\n<p>So how about giving me access to this person in advance?<\/p>\n<p>I can teach them a simple but powerful trick that will wow the audience on the night.<\/p>\n<p>I will casually ask if there\u2019s anyone in the crowd who knows a trick or two, providing the opening for the company \u2018plant\u2019 to further enhance his reputation as an absolute legend.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go big with a stage act<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m totally happy to spend my time mingling with small numbers of guests.<\/p>\n<p>But if there are too many to get to, then why not have me perform a spine-tingling 30-minute act on your main stage.<\/p>\n<p>Again, this can include members of your own staff or some of your corporate guests.<\/p>\n<p>And if you have a videographer on hand to capture the proceedings, this can make a great souvenir for guests \u2013 the perfect memory of a great night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7765\" src=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1235\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3.jpg 1235w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3-1030x364.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corporate-Hire-Top3-705x249.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see from the examples above that there are lots of different ways to cause a real stir at your next corporate event.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch to find out how I can weave some true magic throughout your event with my unique and high-impact form of <a href=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/corporate\/corporate-magician\">corporate entertainment.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ka81djpc-ef4bfa9355c791fa2adbf351a3d0d2ce\">\n.flex_column.av-ka81djpc-ef4bfa9355c791fa2adbf351a3d0d2ce{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-ka81djpc-ef4bfa9355c791fa2adbf351a3d0d2ce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kahznbg1-317b7f0418c4a61bf6a4aa1bd985a044'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2mz90t-ca7b88bc2f132a7e24eb17f9ac538dc3\">\n.av_font_icon.av-2mz90t-ca7b88bc2f132a7e24eb17f9ac538dc3 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:30px;\nline-height:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-2mz90t-ca7b88bc2f132a7e24eb17f9ac538dc3 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/blog\/'  class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue830' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/shaneblack.ie\/blog\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Back to blog.<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think your corporate guests have seen it all before, it&#8217;s time to get creative with your chosen entertainers. 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