How to give a Team Talk briefing

Timing

First of all make yourself familiar with the Team Talk timetable and work out when you will be expected to deliver your brief to your team. You should set a series of dates for your Team Talks –please set all of the dates in advance providing plenty of notice for team members.

When choosing dates you should try to aim for a day when most of your team is around - take into consideration those who may work part-time or shifts/rotas.

Size

The ideal team briefing is made up of around 4-15 people. If you are responsible for large numbers of staff then it may be necessary to hold more than one Team Talk with different groups, or it might be possible for managers/deputies within your team to deliver team briefing meetings to smaller groups of staff. If you’re in doubt about the best way to approach this then speak to your line manager for guidance.

Venue

Make sure you choose a suitable venue for your Team Talk. Take into consideration the number of people who will be involved in the briefing and any access requirements your staff may have.

Publicising Team Talk

Once you’ve got all the arrangements in place make sure that you give your team enough notice so that they are able to attend. Make sure everyone knows where the venue is.

If you’ve set dates for a few months in advance it’s worth letting people know about the dates all at once so that they can plan ahead.