Corporate events via zoom in times of a pandemic

Working from home is certainly convenient because it saves you having to travel to work. But many employees miss the little chat in the coffee kitchen. A company party could bring the team together again, but even that is not possible in times of a pandemic. Simply organize a company event via Zoom , because the platform is not only suitable for conferences.

1. Who am I

You can also play the popular game without a note on your head. The game master assigns everyone a role. For example, Mr. Müller becomes Catherine the Great and Mr. Maier becomes Peter Pan. Inform the participants in advance by e-mail, all participants will find out about the respective roles, apart from their own, of course. At a fixed date, everyone meets for a video conference and tries to guess their own role by asking questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no".

2. Guess movies

You can play the variation of the popular pantomime game charade in two ways in a team using zoom. A player writes on a piece of paper which film he has in mind. Now he can either describe a scene from the film or record the film title. Example he paints a woman and a man. Then he paints the man black. (Rendezvous with Joe Black). The slip of paper with the film title serves as proof so that no player has the opportunity to change the film to be guessed during the game.

3. Crafting together

Tinkering with paper is ideal for such zoom company events. First, the participants select a suitable guide from the Internet together. Paper folds are ideal, as each participant will probably have copy paper or something similar at home that is suitable for these crafts. Now all participants try to produce the selected item according to the instructions. You can also make a competition out of it. Whoever finishes first gets a prize.

4. Cooking and eating together

If the events mentioned so far are too childish for you, you might be looking forward to a real challenge. Each participant cooks or bakes in their own kitchen according to a set recipe. Via zoom, everyone involved is at least virtually in the same room. Then the sizzling is eaten together.
Tip: Send the ingredients to the participants in advance, but the recipe will only be known at the event.

5. A cozy cocktail party

Who doesn't miss her? A cozy get-together with friends in the cocktail bar. Why not just bring the bar into the house and mix and enjoy the drinks you've always wanted to try with colleagues via Zoom. There are cocktail boxes on the Internet (e.g. from the "Barschule", "Drinks" or "Sausalitos") that contain everything you need to mix yourself and, of course, instructions. Some of the mail-order companies even offer mixing courses led by professionals.

Make the most of your team software and also use it for fun events so that employees feel like part of a team that also meets outside of work.