An original way for the participants of our trainings to get acquainted with one another without having to speak in front of the entire group: Speed Meeting. And no, this is not to meet ones soul mate (our trainings don’t have that vocation yet!) like in “Speed Dating”, as used by certain coaches. Speed Meeting consists of getting acquainted with a person within a limited timeframe, i.e. 2 minutes. The idea behind it is that with limited time to talk about a subject, we tend to get straight to the point by focussing on what is really important in relation to the subject in question. This way the participants can get acquainted, 2 by 2, each with one and other by having a defined goal and focussing on the essential, both very practical qualities for managers. Different variations can be applied to this exercise. One of which is finding 3 things participants have in common in between them. This way they can discover that they have more in common than they think. This puts the focus on the things that connect them rather than on the things that separate them, with the ultimate goal of group cohesion. The technique was used with several of our clients and knew a great success amongst the participants.