Out of the box

“Today’s menu” refers to the program of a day. Every night or early morning, write the detailed schedule of the day on a paperboard. Use graphic facilitation and add a few drawings to illustrate the info. This will help the participants to get prepared and to feel responsible about time management. Therefore, the “menu” should always be accessible to the participants, for self-regulation and management.

Need some help to develop your drawing skills? Ask a friend or check theBikablo books!

Choose a song from 3 to 5 minutes long to play near the end of a break or before a session starts. When you play the song, the participants know it is time to gather and that they have till the end of the song to go to the meeting point.

• Tips for choosing your song

The song has to be long enough, the best is 5 minutes, but 3 minutes can do the work. It is better if it’s a cheerful and “loud” song, so it can be easily heard from a long distance and will energize the group. The cherry on the top of the cake is to find a song with stages different from each other, so that participants can determine how long they still have before the end.