Let´s Do an Unofficial Start

The unofficial start is one of the most powerful tools you can employ to engage your program participants and invite them to interact. This is a strategies that facilitate early engagement and interaction of your group in the meet.

The unofficial start is any strategy that facilitates early engagement & interaction and amplifies the productivity of your group and/or program. These strategies not only invite people to turn up on time and be quickly engaged but also have fun, interact and begin to build relationships which positively impact on the rest of program.

Play an entertaining or relevant video as your group arrives. While not particularly interactive, this strategy will immediately engage those who are present and possibly cut down on the meaningless chatter that can sometimes stall an on-time start.

As above, but read a story. Be sure to choose a story that is not only entertaining but fun.

People of all ages love to be read to, and this experience rarely occurs with adults. Choose a story that connects with the intent of your show.

This strategy is a powerful way to kick off the show, not to mention it seizes the opportunity for people to connect with others. Use the video or reading as triggers to answer questions as the program progresses.

In this way, you will maintain the attention and expectation of your audience with the content of the program.

The topics of this publication: integration, interactions, disinhibition