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== <u>Activities at During and Ending your Unconference</u>&nbsp;:&nbsp; ==<ul style==="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">As People Walk In<libr/><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">= Hand out name tags:</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Have and have people write their name and an something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting skill they possess</span></li>about them is being shown. === Once Most People Have Arrived<br/ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Explain what an unconference is to all . You and the rest of the people hosting the attendees</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do an icebreaker activity- unconferences do better when Make sure to tell people how they are comfortable talking to each other</span></span><ul styledifferent and what they will be doing. ="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Big game of rock paper scissorsChoosing Topics<br/span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">30 seconds to draw your partner</span></span></li>=</ul></li>==== Suggesting Topics<br/ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">= Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down Suggestions/Topics topics of interest for discussion:</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Limit people everyone to 10 ten seconds or one sentence so this part doesn’t take that the initial topics are not too long</span></li>difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period. <li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vote == Voting on those topics:Topics <br/span></span><span style="font-size: 14=== Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period.666666666666666px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The number that you choose will depend is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the Unconferencevoting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five. === Before Starting the Discussion Period <br/span>=== ==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity <br/li>==== This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below. *A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors **Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules. **Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins. **The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.**The process continues until there is one winner.*Draw Your Partner **Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees. **Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know. **Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other. **This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others. Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.  ==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be <libr/><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14== While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Direct speakers It is also a good way to their different areas to begin remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.  === During the unconferenceDiscussion Period <br/span>=== Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion. === Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference <br/span>=== ==== Ending the Discussion Period <br/li>==== Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter. ==== Ending the Unconference <libr/><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14== Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.666666666666666px; background-color *If you have a good amount of time: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To end have **Choose a closing presenter- Someone who was really popular during the discussion period and got allow them to state a good amount of feedbackfew ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional. Or if you’re *If you are pressed for time then :**Simply have a couple few closing remarks</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-f461fe5e-703c-dec7-5edd-acb350e49bd4"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Points: At an unconference Short and sweet usually does the organisers would not know how many attendees are presentingtrick. For the same it is important  Make sure to manage time wisely stay after for last minute questions and ensure all to clean the important and popular topics are discussedvenue.</span></span></li></ul>