Gamelan at Work

Have you ever felt like hitting something at work?

Now you can!

Good communication and teamwork are vital parts of every business. Without them, the effects can be seen to cause stress and disruption. Harnessing that energy, by bringing your team together for a communication training workshop, can make a real difference. It will help to develop each individual whilst forging stronger bonds between colleagues.

If you are looking for a way to improve communication and strengthen links between people with often very different business experiences through a method that is based on co-operation, respect, unity and equality, then the Gamelan at Work workshops could be just the answer.

Benefits of a Gamelan workshop for your team include:

· Listening to each other

· Learning about boundaries

· Fully active involvement for all

· Time for reflection

· Sense of calm

· Re-assessing values

What is a Gamelan?

'Gamelan’ refers to a set of instruments which originate from the Indonesian island of Java and which consist largely of metallophones and gongs which are played with wooden mallets or beaters. The music produced by the Gamelan is based on everyone playing together but, at its simplest, requires no previous musical knowledge or skill.

It is meditative, simple and most importantly, great fun.

What others have to say about their Gamelan experience ...

"Great exercise in encouraging teamwork and co-ordination skillls. Everyone should have the chance to be a Gamelan musician."

"I made music. Possibly a first!"

"Amazing sound. Great support and everyone was really encouraging."

Gamelan at Work - workshop options:

Communication Through Hitting Things workshop

This is a half day workshop by the end of which your team will be playing an authentic Javanese piece of music in a relaxed and stress free environment. The emphasis in the workshop is on developing listening skills, cooperation and having a lot of fun. Composing their own tune in a Javanese style helps to aid communication between colleagues and draws out hidden creativity.

To hear more about the Communication Through Hitting Things workshop contact Sue Finn sue@GamelanAtWork.com

Releasing Potential workshop

Gamelan music is traditionally used to accompany shadow puppet plays which mostly depict great epic stories.

Using shadow puppetry and drama as gently creative facilitation techniques to reveal your team's hidden talents, you can subtly explore any current issues or problems.

This process can be achieved in a full day workshop or through a series of sessions tailored to your needs.

To find out more about the Releasing Potential workshop contact Sue Finn sue@GamelanAtWork.com

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