Office Debates:

Understanding how to handle disagreements and differences in opinion is fundamental to a functional office environment. Office debates are a great way to improve your employee’s communication and public speaking skills.

Great for Communication, public speaking, creative thinking, disagree & commit

Duration: 20 Minutes

Players: 4+

You’ll need: A way for speakers to deliver their presentations (whiteboard or projector)

How to set up an office debate

To set up an office debate, gather your employees into a room suitable for giving presentations, such as a boardroom. Then, select two players to go head-to-head in a debate.

One player must argue for the topic while the other must argue against it. By voting, the audience will then determine who they consider the winner.

Potential Topics:

• Unlimited PTO vs Limited
• Disagree & Commit vs Getting Consensus
• Hybrid Policy vs. Full RTO
• Company-sponsored lunches vs. BYOL
• Events during business hours vs. after-hours
• 4-day workweek vs. 5-day
• The expectation of being fully available vs. setting boundaries around work hours
• Casual office attire vs. professional office attire
• No-meeting days vs. meetings every day
• A company taking a position on cultural issues vs. Staying silent on cultural issues