Participants were divided into community groups and spent 5 minutes introducing themselves to another community group. They then rotated to a new group to repeat the introductions. The goal was to provide opportunities for participants to quickly meet each other and develop relationships that could continue throughout the seminar. A survey found that participants enjoyed the quick introductions and most felt it could have been longer. Respondents also thought introductions beforehand may have helped. The session successfully introduced participants and encouraged continued conversations.

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Talk'fest survey
Objective:
To provide an opportunity for as many participants as possible to quickly
meet each other and develop a relationship that they could continue
throughout the seminar and beyond.
Description:
Participants in their community groupings spent 5 minutes with another
community group introducing themselves and sharing contacts for future
conversations. After 5 minutes the groups change and move onto another of
the groups to repeat the procedure.

2. Date of event: Tuesday, October 01, 2016
Talk’fest respondents = 36
Completed Responses: 33
All respondents indicated they enjoyed this quick way of meeting seminar
participants.
Many respondents felt the session could have been longer and some indicated
that introductions prior may have improve the session. All survey respondents
consider it important to meet other SCfC participants.
Overall the session was successful in that it introduced the participants to each
other and set them up to continue their conversations and stories throughout the
seminar.

3. Q1: How was the Talk'fest Session for you?
Answered: 36 Skipped: 0

4. Q2: Is meeting people from other SCfC sites important to you?
Answered: 36 Skipped: 0

5. Q5: How could we improve the Talk'fest session?
Answered: 31 Skipped: 5

6. Q5: How could we improve the Talk'fest session?
Answered: 31 Skipped: 5

7. Q6: Now you have met people from other SCfC sites will you do any of
the following things?
Answered: 30 Skipped: 6

8. Q6: Now you have met people from other SCfC sites will you do any of
the following things?
Answered: 30 Skipped: 6