LT: For a team meeting, probably Tom. He would buy a really nice spread that works for a variety of palates. If it was a bake-off, I hear ReGina might be the champ, though I wouldn’t know because she still hasn’t baked me ANYTHING!

 

RNR: Depends. I think Tom would be more likely to bring something healthier; Lorin is more likely to bring food everyone likes. But, if I had been on a baking binge, I think mine would be more interesting. I once brought an Apple Pie Cake to a team meeting – that’s hard to beat.

 

TC: There would be a spread. I would channel my alter-ego, Martin Stewart, and ensure there was a mix of sweet and savory. There would be 3x more food than necessary, but I will not be accused of letting anyone go hungry. ReGina’s edge would be her home-baked goods – everything I would provide would be store bought but hopefully locally sourced.

 

LT: ReGina is the queen of planning team-building exercises that are actually fun, and I say that as an introvert who literally once left a breakout session when the presenter said “let’s go around the room and introduce ourselves.”

 

RNR: Definitely Tom. And it would be something wild that no one has thought of but takes into account everyone’s personalities and skills, adding a bit of stretch to the mix. I think I would take the trophy with most people for this one, but not Tom.

 

TC: I am not competitive. Neither is ReGina. *cough*. But I will gladly take the W on this one. The emphasis being on “fun” because I am all about the quirky, outside-the-box, unexpected that ensures everyone is outside of their comfort zone at least momentarily. I think the best team bonding occurs through shared memorable experiences, so why not learn how to Polka together?

LT: This is a trick question, right?

 

RNR: I think I’m more likely to make the actual presentation more interesting, Lorin is more likely to make sure the information that is really needed by the audience is in the presentation, and Tom’s more likely to make the presentation itself more entertaining. But that’s why we’re a great team!

 

TC: We are still using PowerPoint? I’d have Canva slides that I would likely not reference and instead just engage the audience. My favorite presentation style is Pecha-Kucha, all images no words and time bound. Let’s get the group talking to one another, not listening to me or trying to read words on a slide from the back of the room.

LT: This is hard because Tom and ReGina are both wildly extroverted and know everybody. I’ll give the edge to ReGina because I think she’s lived in more places than Tom and so has more geographic regions to pull from.

 

RNR: Good question and one that’s pretty hard to answer. Tom and I both outgoing personalities who know a lot of people, and we are both laser focused on making targets for an event. I think that would be either of us. Lorin would much rather have a one-on-one with a donor.

 

TC: Hmmm. What tactics can we deploy? Is it a competition? Because if you offer the winner a prize, I think ReGina would take the trophy on this one. But again, she is not competitive.

LT: I LOVE a theme. The creative part of event management is still something I find a lot of joy doing.

 

RNR: Again, I think we are all really good on this one. However, I think I would beat them out by a hair.

 

TC: Choo-Choo. The train has left the station on this one. I got you both. But likely our clients get all three of our ideas and we always build on one another.

LT: All three of us have different lanes where we know a lot about some pretty random things (did you know dogs have 46 teeth?). So it would be hard to choose on this one. Maybe ReGina for her insane entertainment knowledge.

 

RNR: Lorin. She knows wildly random stuff for no particular reason.

 

TC: Put all three of us on your team! I’d bring lots of history and world affairs knowledge but cannot hold a candle to ReGina’s culture knowledge – with the sole exception that I am the team’s Swiftie.

LT: ReGina because every time we manage to get a story out of her, it winds up being the wildest, most interesting story you would never have imagined.

 

RNR: 100% Tom without a doubt. I have laughed so hard at so many dinners and gatherings we’ve attended together.

 

TC: I’ll sit this one out. ReGina’s got hypothetical questions and Lorin just returned from an expedition harvesting gemstones off the back of a narwhal under an avalanche.

LT: I’m giving this one to myself, too. As a child, I really thought I was going to need to know how to survive quicksand and avalanches and being stranded on an island, so I’ve done the research.

 

RNR: Tom is in much better shape than I am and he drinks more water. I do know how to fish though. But I’m going to say Lorin; see above for the wildly random things that Lorin knows, including survival skills.

 

TC: I’d die first. I’d do something stupid that Lorin and ReGina would never consider. I am too trusting of nature – “that berry looks scrumptious.” “Oh and that bear wants to be my friend, he is walking over on their hindlegs to hug me!” *Scene fades to black.*

LT: I’ve been stuck in an elevator before and it was awful. I’ll say Tom because I think he could easily keep us entertained for the three hours

RNR: Lorin if I want to get out of the elevator; Tom if I want to really enjoy the three hours while I wait to be rescued.

TC: That is enough time to act out Sister Act (the original is the best)! “As from now and until you leave, you are Sister Mary Clarence.” ” Alma, check your battery”

LT: Absolute tie. Both are profoundly funny in different ways.

RNR: Tom is more ridiculous in his humor; Lorin is stealth with hers and you just do not see it coming. I greatly enjoy both, but I may have to lean a little more into the sneak attack of Lorin.

TC: In their defense, the laughter I induce in others is usually out of sheer exasperation and shock. Want to set up a seating chart?