New Year's Reception

Ushering in the new year together

A New Year’s reception looks forward. Where the end of the year is about wrapping up, the first gathering of January is about what lies ahead: the plans, the ambitions and the people you want to realise them with. That calls for a different tone. The space may feel bright and energetic, as if a new page is quite literally being turned.

HuurAV sets up the equipment with that in mind for receptions in Amsterdam and the surrounding area. Not a heavy-handed production, but a well-arranged foundation that supports the conversation and the opening moment. We make sure the management team is easy to understand, that the plans can be followed on screen and that the atmosphere fits a fresh start.

The opening moment and the toast

The heart of the reception is the moment the management team takes the floor. A short look ahead, the priorities for the coming year and a shared toast to what is to come. That is exactly when everyone needs to be able to follow along, even at the back of the room and even once the glasses are already going round. We tune the speech reinforcement and setup to the space, so the speech lands equally clearly everywhere and the countdown or the toast becomes a shared moment.

If you want to give the outlook extra impact with visuals, we can project year figures, objectives or a short animation onto a large screen. That way the management team’s story does not stand on its own, but guests can picture the plans as they are explained. After the toast the background music returns gently and the reception flows into networking.

Fresh light and room for connections

After the formal start, the reception is above all a networking moment. Colleagues speak to each other for the first time this year, contacts drop by to wish each other the best and conversations about new collaborations take shape. That calls for lighting that makes the space open and inviting, without the warm, muted tones of the festive season. We work with calm, fresh atmospheric lighting for corporate events that gives the room a bright appearance. If you would like to add accents yourself, take a look at our range of lighting.

Handled on location from start to finish

We begin with a short survey of the space, the programme and the number of guests. On the day itself we set up well before the arrival, test the sound for the speech and run through the visuals the management team wants to show. During the reception we remain present in the background so the transition from toast to networking runs smoothly. You can read more about that approach on our technical support page.

If a single set is enough for a compact reception, you can easily rent it through SpeakerVerhuur.nl. Looking for a fully arranged welcome with an intelligible speech and fresh styling? Request a no-obligation quote.