Welcome to Five Minute Fridays, the team-building that proves you don't need trust falls or forced fun to bring people together.
Just five minutes, one brave soul, and whatever wild thing they want to talk about.
Here's the deal: every Friday afternoon, the team gathers. One person presents. The topic? Literally anything. The format? Whatever works. Slides, no slides, interpretive dance, puppet show we're not picky. The only rule that matters is the clock. When five minutes is up, you're done, and the questions start.
And honestly? The constraint is the entire point. Five Minute Fridays isn't about creating the next TED Talk, it's about creating a vibe. A moment. A shared "did that just happen?" at the end of the week. It takes the pressure off "formal presenting" (which, let's be honest, nobody asked for) and gives people permission to be curious, weird, funny, and human.
Plus, you get really good at cutting the fluff. Five minutes forces clarity. It rewards storytelling. And when someone nails it? Unforgettable.
To keep things spicy (and fair), the presenter is chosen completely at random. Every week, Rebecca spins the wheel like it's a game show, and fate delivers its verdict.
Once you're selected, you can either spin again to get assigned a mystery topic from our curated list of chaos, or you can go rogue and pick your own. It's like Choose Your Own Adventure, but with public speaking.
The topics are random, but that is the point, right? We've covered:
- The formation of coral reefs (surprisingly emotional)
- Rubber ducks (surprisingly deep)
- Action Park, aka the most dangerous theme park in history (unsurprisingly unhinged)
- Déjà vu (which felt... familiar, groan yes, I did, sorry)
And everything in between!
Some talks make you laugh. Some make you think. Some make you wonder why you never knew about homicidal waterslides before. Most do all three.
There's a real craft to making five minutes work:
- Distilling complexity without dumbing it down
- Finding a hook that slaps
- Making people laugh, think, or see the world just a tiny bit differently
Five Minute Fridays are proof that learning doesn't need a workshop, bonding doesn't need a ropes course, and great ideas don't need a deck with 47 slides. Sometimes, five minutes is more than enough.
Sometimes, it's everything.
We would love you to challenge us with your topic and why not join the team and watch the chaos!