217631 164 Careers & Education Office Life General Office Life true Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:31:19 -0700 staging, sports, event, office, work, job, game How To Stage an Office Olympics http://www.howcast.com/videos/217631-How-To-Stage-an-Office-Olympics http://www.howcast.com/videos/217631-How-To-Stage-an-Office-Olympics/edit live 1 Rosemarie_Lennon http://img.howcast.com/images/icons/howto-xxlarge.png 1065 85126 1 0 Step Get the boss' OK Convince the boss that hosting an Office Olympics will boost morale and increase team loyalty. Not only will you get the blessing to blow off an afternoon of work, you might even get the funds for some decent prizes.

]]> 85127 2 0 Step Choose judges Choose at least three judges for the competitions that need to be scored.

]]> 85128 3 0 Tip Appoint the nastiest person and the nicest person in the office as judges, as well as someone neutral. That way you’ll have a high and a low score to throw out.

]]> 85129 4 0 Step Write athlete intros Have everyone jot down a few words about some kind of adversity they have overcome. Have a host read them aloud when introducing each competitor.

]]> 85130 5 0 Step Begin with synchronized swimming The Olympics have everyone’s favorite sport, synchronized swimming. You have synchronized simulated swimming. Divide competitors into pairs and have them perform in rolling office chairs.

]]> 85131 6 0 Step Move on to gymnastics Move on to office gymnastics. Take a stationery chair with arm rests and clock competitors as they lift their body off the chair with their arms, extend their legs straight out in front of them, and try to stay suspended.

]]> 85132 7 0 Tip Assign someone to hold a faux microphone and keep up a steady chatter of Olympic clichés — “overcame the odds,” “worked all her life for this day,” “rose at 3 a.m. every morning,” “never lost sight of the dream,” blah, blah, blah.

]]> 85133 8 0 Step Devise a relay race Time for track and field! Devise a relay race that passes the stapler like a baton between teammates who must complete a series of menial office tasks.

]]> 85134 9 0 Step Engage in judo Now for some linguistic judo. Hold a contest to see who can be the fastest to translate an office memo into normal English.

]]> 85135 10 0 Step Heave the shot put Empty a recycling bin and crumple the paper into one enormous shot put. See who can heave it the farthest.

]]> 85136 11 0 Step Set up volleyball games Set up volleyball games, with competitors batting a toilet paper roll over a cubicle divider.

]]> 85137 12 0 Step Test people's fencing skills Test people’s fencing skills as they battle it out with new — unsharpened — No. 2 pencils. The first one stabbed with an eraser tip is out. Wear safety glasses!

]]> 85138 13 0 Step Hold a closing ceremony If your co-workers are still standing — and speaking to each other — host a happy hour for the closing ceremonies. Serve Goldschläger, silver tequila, and a nice amber — that is, bronze — beer.

]]> 85139 14 0 Fact The five interlocking rings that symbolize the Olympics represent the five original participating continents: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

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