Conference News August 2020 | Page 53

champagne without touching the glass or the bottle? Well, now you can: Introducing Homer, the world’s first Mind-Controlled Beer-Pouring Robot and Matilda, the super-sophisticated Gesture-Controlled, Champagne-Pouring Robot brought to you by Thirsty Thoughts. In the year of having to wipe down your glass with anti-bac once the bartender has passed it to you, what could be more 2020 than having a robot pour the drinks. Not only is it a far more Covid-friendly way of serving drinks, it’s inevitably a lot more fun and engaging for the guests. According to Thirsty Thoughts, the use of their robots at events has an average 340% uplift in brand engagement and a 115% uplift in dwell time. They can also create a custom branded experience that suits the needs of your event, including a custom bar, branding on the robots, the bottles and glasses, bespoke drinks and interactive scoreboards. Find them at www.thirstythoughts.co.uk Go one better than the standard photo booth. Handmade in oak by English craftsmen, retro styled with good looks it is often referred to as the Left: Thirsty Thoughts in action world’s most luxurious photo booth. Everybooth by Smartpicsuk is a photobooth service with style. The vintage booth has an ‘open’ look but is used with custom made backdrops or the venue background and features. Why hide such an attraction behind a curtain? The open style of the booth allows guests to spontaneously gather and mingle nearby, creating a fantastic ‘ice breaker’ for your party. The Everybooth will print out your photographs within seconds. Why not go one further and provide a guestbook nearby your photobooth for your party to stick their photos into if they wish, creating a wonderful album of memories to keep in your office. www.smartpicsuk.com Make a show of it! To really elevate your Christmas party into something special and memorable, consider a Christmas show or performance, for staff to enjoy during dinner. Sorcha Productions have years of experience in creating spectacular shows filled with circus influences, dance, colourful costumes and fun music that will be sure to get your “THERE’S NOTHING LIKE LIVE MUSIC TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR SEATS AND ON TO THE DANCEFLOOR.” 53 party started with a bang and bring some live Christmas magic to the occasion. Get people on their feet with a live band. There’s nothing like live music to get people out of their seats and on to the dancefloor. A brilliant way of getting the party started after Christmas dinner! If you’re looking for a high energy, 5 star show band that’ll get you doing your best dad dancing in no time, have a look at the incredibly talented Jam Hot – www.jamhot.band Christmas Parties The set list features exhilarating renditions of the world’s best known songs and artists, from Justin Timberlake to Avicii to Aretha Franklin to Bon Jovi, there is something for everyone and along with great visuals and choreography, they will be sure to put on a show to remember! www.conference-news.co.uk