lunch-and-learn

Training during eating

A lunch-and-learn is a workplace training session or presentation held during the midday meal break, allowing employees to learn while eating.

The format promises professional development without sacrificing productive hours—though attendees trade their free time instead: The HR department scheduled a lunch-and-learn on the new benefits package.

format

brown-bag

Bring food from home

workshop · session · meeting · briefing · talk · lecture · training · roundtable · panel · demo

workplace

HR

Employee management department

office · employees · colleagues · coworkers · department · staff · management · upskilling · reskilling · cross-training

food

catered

Supplied food professionally

snacks · beverages · buffet · grab-and-go · refreshments · coffee · soda · wraps · cookies · chips

topics

compliance

Adhering to requirements

cybersecurity · leadership · productivity · policy · tools · skills · processes · updates · announcements · innovation

Opposites
formality of professional development

lunch-and-learncorporate retreat

Organized company outing

mandatory training · keynote address · board meeting · annual convention · sabbatical

productivity vs. break time

lunch-and-learnlunch break

Midday work hiatus

coffee break · downtime · social hour · idle time · recess

formality

lunch-and-learnkeynote address

Central speech at gathering

certification course · symposium

Family

lunch, learn, lunches, lunched, lunching, luncheon, learns, learned, learning

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