Get the office buzzing! A collection of recommended entertainment and performance ideas for year-end and New Year parties
Have you ever been asked, “Can someone take charge of the entertainment?” and found yourself looking down without thinking? If you know crowd-pleasing acts for the company year-end party, there’s nothing to fear! From nostalgic TV commercial quizzes and delightfully absurd dance bits to easy-to-copy comedy gags, there are plenty of surprisingly simple ideas that really get people going.
In this article, we’ll showcase lots of entertainment ideas that are easy to prepare and can instantly brighten the atmosphere.
You’re sure to find hints for creating moments where seniors and juniors can laugh together!
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Get the Office Buzzing! A Collection of Entertainment & Performance Ideas Perfect for Year-End and New Year Parties (111–120)
True-or-False Quiz
In gatherings with people of various ages and genders, quizzes are an easy go-to game that everyone can join and enjoy.
In particular, true/false quizzes with two choices are great because they’re simple to answer.
Quizzes are also easy to customize so all participants can have fun, you can keep them going while people chat, and they lend themselves well to team formats like table-versus-table—making them perfect as entertainment for large parties.
You can make it even more exciting by preparing prizes for the winning team!
Earphone Loud Telephone Game
This “earphones-blasting whisper game” that YouTubers did in their videos and made popular is guaranteed to be a huge hit if you try it yourself! In a regular whisper game (telephone), you pass a phrase from the first person to the next in order to see if it reaches the last person correctly.
The basic rules are the same for this earphones-blasting version, but with the added twist that players listen to loud music through earphones while playing.
In other words, you’re basically doing it without being able to hear the other person’s voice.
As a result, it’s even less likely to succeed than the normal version, and the phrase is more likely to morph into something weird along the way—so when you check the final answer, everyone is sure to burst out laughing.
Cosplay Contest
A cosplay contest where participants can freely express themselves with costumes that match a character or theme.
Just having each participant appear in their costume energizes the venue and delivers laughter and surprise.
By setting evaluation criteria such as uniqueness, accuracy, and unpredictability, the audience can take part in judging, creating a sense of unity.
Incorporating trending anime characters or timely topics will increase buzz and draw more attention.
Introducing pair cosplays or team themes for groups will raise the overall quality and make the contest more memorable.
Silent majority
How about trying to dance to Silent Majority, one of Keyakizaka46’s popular songs? When performing this as entertainment, I think what matters isn’t how well you dance, but your facial expressions.
If you dance earnestly with a serious look, it’ll get the crowd excited.
Gesture Game
Using only gestures and your whole body, act out the “prompt” so the guessers can figure it out.
The longer the prompt, the higher the difficulty, but choosing a prompt with a reasonable length and an unexpected storyline makes it more exciting.
Of course, you can also have fun with simple prompts like animals, plants, or everyday items!