[Events] how to approach disengaged attendees

[Shauna Gordon-McKeon]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sarah!  I've added it pretty much word for word
- is that okay with you?  I will of course give credit to all who've made
suggestions in the final document.

Bill - yes, you can share it. The guide will be CC-BY, so you can adapt it
as well.

I'm hoping to get a working version live within a week or two.

Feedback continues to be welcome.  :)


On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Bill Bushey <wbushey at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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