[Events] how to approach disengaged attendees

[Bill Bushey]

I agree, this is great. When it is finished, do you mind if I share it with
the Code for America Brigades? I know the Twin Cities brigade faces this
issue at events, and I plan on referring our organizers to this guide to
help with that.

-Bill


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Sarah Allen <sarah at ultrasaurus.com> wrote:

> This is really great. Most of it applies to any hands-on teaching workshop
> or hacking event.
>
> It would also be good to mention somewhere that mentors should avoid
> grabbing the keyboard.  If at all possible, walk someone through the issue
> verbally.  If you really need to type to figure something out, ask first
> and be careful to not be invasive about the other person's physical space
> if they do give permission.
>
> Sarah
> http://www.ultrasaurus.com/
>
> On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:46 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thanks everyone for your advice.  I've made a rough draft of the guide
> (incorporating much of what people have said in this thread) and would
> appreciate feedback:  https://etherpad.mozilla.org/oh-how-to-mentor-draft
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah at panix.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for all the advice here. I find that it's a good expectation for a
>> mentor/helper at an event to simply be on their feet *all the time*. The
>> *default* is that a helper should be able to assess, from body language and
>> what's on a person's screen, who's absolutely NOT blocked, and approach
>> everyone else with a question (repetition-style practice helps) like "So
>> where are you in the exercise?" or "Are you running into any snags?"
>> Practice and training really help!
>>
>> Sumana Harihareswara
>> http://harihareswara.net
>>
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