Some Program Details

Post directions to help participants find the meeting room. Arrange a small sign-in table adjacent to or just inside the meeting room. Include a sign-in sheet with room for name, e-mail and preferred contact method. Sign in yourself to model how you want the sign-in done. Supply name tags or tent cards. Remember that name tags are difficult to read from across the room. Readability problems are compounded if you let participants create their own identification. If you preprint their identification, use a larger font for the first name than for their family name. During the program you will be trying to dismantle barriers to developing relationships, and using first names helps.