The so called icebreaker activities are related to different tasks to trainees aiming to make them feel confident in the process of communication. It is essential that they feel free to provide any information and suggestions to colleagues and superiors within the business structure. This is the reason why the first activity for trainees need to be focused on their communication skills -- they need to familiarize themselves with the business structure, to ask questions and actively participate in discussions.
Providing a chance for trainees to express opinion on the business activity of a company is also a good technique for familiarizing themselves with the essentials of business communication. Such a program would give every trainee several minutes time to present their views on an organization. For example, if the company organizing the event is an alternative energy producer, trainees should be able to express their views on how the business should develop in a short statement under the form of a presentation. This will allow these people see how business considerations are made through communication business members.
A problem solving activity would ensure that the trainees are familiar with how to address a business matter and seek advice. Organizing a simple problem-solving task for every person attending the education day would be a good chance to familiarize everyone with the essentials of seeking advice and thus engaging in communication. For example, set out a task not too hard and within the competence of every trainee, but ensure that there is information that can obtained through communication with a member of the company. Thus everyone would ask questions about the task and would become familiar with the communication approaches used by businesses.
A good activity would also be a group tasks. Business communication in team work is essential because this is how business people exchange ideas. For example, if the company organizing the education day is a legal company, a good activity would be setting up a task for small groups of trainees related to legal services -- what are the costs, what should be changed and what should be kept operating. Thus trainees would exchange ideas and become familiar with the essentials of team work.