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We’ll send you an invite for your Olio and create a page that you can share with friends… In the mean time check out our Hosting Handbook for helpful tips and tricks on how to host a great Olio!

Hosting Handbook

Hosting is an incredible way to meet like-minded people in your area and help us put a dent in the global loneliness epidemic.

    • Explore our ClubHouse Catalogue and select the Olio that resonates with you + fill out the quick form.

    • We will craft your invitation with Luma and send it to you. You can add any particular info about your hosting space, and details about BYOB or what you will provide, if anything (not expected).

    • Share the love! Spread the word among your friends and within the Olio community on Whatsapp. You, as the host, are allowed 5 invites who can come for free!

    • Get the slide show set up on the screen and check your audio before your guests arrive.

    • Transform your space into an Olio sanctuary for meaningful conversations. We recommend u-shaped seating so that people can see each other as well as the screen prompts.

    • Set the ambiance with soft lighting and music as people arrive.

    • There may be writing prompts in your Olio, and if so, feel free to have some instrumental music lined up to play while people are writing.

    • When the group is ready, you can start the first slide. As the host, you’ll read the welcome slide aloud and then you can choose whether you would like to be the slide reader for the evening or you can enlist the group to take turns reading.

    • Each slide is timed so that conversations don’t go too off the rails and so that we can respect everyone’s time.

    • When the slideshow ends, it’s up to you to say goodnight or keep the conversation going at your place or a nearby spot.

Communication: 

Keeping the momentum

Connect with Ease

  • You can always communicate with your guests in your Luma invitation by sending out a group-wide text. It’s a great way to stay connected after the Olio as well.

  • Feel free to use our templates for welcome messages, emails, social posts and follow-ups.

Facilitation Tips

  • If you feel comfortable going first when there is a group prompt, it can help model and encourage the depth you want to experience at your Olio.

  • Keep an eye on the timer; if conversation veers into “off-the-rails” territory you can always bring the group back to focus by referencing the amount of time left.

Share Your Olio Exprience

  • Tag us on social media (@Think.Olio) and use our logo for flyers.

  • Remember you are hosting an “Olio” not a “Think Olio” or a “class” or “workshop” etc. Olios are living-room gatherings that foster meaningful conversations using the liberal arts.