What entertainment should you plan for an incentive trip or executive offsite in France?
An incentive trip rewards people who have already seen a lot; an executive offsite gathers a small group that needs to step back. In both cases, the moment guests remember is one they could not have bought anywhere else, and that happened to them personally. Mentalism gives you that moment, in English or French, at close range, in a private circle or on stage, wherever your group is staying in France.
Incentive or offsite: two different briefs
- An incentive trip thanks top achievers, partners or key clients. The programme is already generous: a fine hotel, gastronomy, excursions. What people talk about on the flight home is rarely the menu. It is the moment that singled them out.
- An executive offsite takes a leadership team away from the office for a few days of strategy. The evenings matter as much as the working sessions: that is often when the group finally talks.
Why mentalism suits a reward
Most entertainment is something guests watch. Mentalism is something that happens to them: a thought read, a memory found, a personal object that tells its owner's story, a prediction written long before the evening began. That is what makes it a fitting reward. It is not about me; it is about the guest, and about what nobody at the table can explain.
For an offsite, the private experience goes further. No stage, no distance: around the table, in a salon or a private dining room, a small circle lives something rare together, which no one else in the company will ever see. The next morning, the group starts its work with a memory that belongs to it alone.
Who sits at that table matters. I am the Researcher Turned Mentalist, and offsites are familiar ground: as a former R&D Director, CTO & Managing Director, I know the world of the people around that table from the inside. Nobody is put on the spot; those who take part are volunteers, and what is shared stays in the room.
Which format for which moment?
- Welcome cocktail or gala dinner: close-up mentalism, 30 to 120 minutes, from group to group. The ice breaks and guests who did not know each other start talking.
- Gala night: a show. The Invisible Threads (Les Fils Invisibles), my signature show, lasts 90 minutes; a bespoke show, up to 90 minutes, can be built around your year, your awards or your message.
- A small circle: the private experience, 30 to 75 minutes, from 5 to 30 guests. For top clients, a winners' dinner or a leadership team.
- A working session: a keynote or a masterclass. A 45-to-60-minute keynote to open the offsite, or a masterclass from 3 hours to a full day for 12 to 25 people, on deciding in the age of AI, clear-headed decision-making, creativity and innovation, influence or transformation.
- A team moment: team building, from 90 minutes to a full day. Each team receives a mentalist's secret, creates its own act and presents it to the whole group.
Practical points for a trip
- Where. A hotel, a château, a villa, a privately hired restaurant: I come to wherever your group is staying, anywhere in France and internationally.
- Logistics. Light: close-up and the private experience need no stage, installation takes 30 minutes at most, and I bring my own microphone.
- Timing. On a trip, schedules move. The format adjusts in real time to your programme, a late coach or a dinner that runs long.
- Language. English or French, agreed with you before the trip.
What Jerome Viro offers
With more than 20 years of mentalism, I work as a Mentalist & Keynote Speaker across France and internationally. Shows, keynotes and team building can be booked separately or combined into one programme, with a single contact for the whole trip.
Frequently asked questions
Can you join us at our destination?
Yes. I work anywhere in France and internationally, in English or French.
Do you need a stage or technical equipment?
Not for close-up or the private experience. For a show, a clear space that everyone can see is enough, and a technical rider comes with my proposal.
Will our guests be asked to do anything uncomfortable?
Never. Taking part is voluntary, nothing that could embarrass anyone is revealed, and no personal information is kept after the event.
What budget should we plan for?
On request, depending on the format, duration, number of guests and location. A personalised answer within 48 hours.
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