Show & Tell
Metadot has a weekly activity called “Show & Tell” where members of the team are encouraged to share an object or skill that holds value to them. This activity is done with the intention to build team relationships, encourage self-reflection, improve communication skills, and relieve the stress of burnout.
How we do it
- Each week, one member from the team will volunteer to show something they created, found, inherited, or learned
- With each person’s camera on and the speaker’s microphone on during the presentation. The volunteer presenter will take 10 minutes to show their object or skill
- Answer questions about their methods and why is it important to the individual
- Answer further questions from the team about their presentation
- Take a photo of the object shared for future blog posts and the website
Who participates
- Members of the Metadot/MojoHelpdesk software team
- The volunteer of the week
- The volunteer signs up on Monday, after the Green Delivery meeting
What is shared
- Something the individual has found, created, inherited, or learned
- An object or skill that is presentable
- It can be funny, interesting, informational, historical, etc.
When
- Every Friday, during the first 15 minutes of the European Virtual Happy Hour
- At 11:30 AM (CST) and 6:30 PM (CET)
Where
- Show & Tell takes place in the “Lounge” virtual chat room on Discord
- The volunteer will be recorded each week in a Google Document that is shared with the team for reference and record of participation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3tFlm5UJjfTotlAT6CVIMrGRs5r5qZtmxhNiQBcp8o/edit?usp=sharing
Goal
- To learn more about each other’s passions, interests, history, and hobbies
- Build communication skills through presenting to the group
- Build self-reflection and self-awareness about why a specific object has meaning
- Relieve the stress of the work environment, and help avoid burnout in employees
- Build team connection and relationships
- Learn new information or methodologies