ShareTruck: Talk and Listen to Strangers, in a truck.
(Photo credit: vipgala)
Mid-November found my fantastic group putting together a truck for the Night Market. The premise was simple: One participant was the talker, the other the listener, both strangers, with 2 minutes in a timer. Sit them in a booth, and have the talker talk, and the listener listen. See what happens.
People enjoyed the concept. I frequently opened the curtain after two minutes and found both people leaning forward, looking keenly engaged in the one-sided conversation. We had repeat listeners, and a few would-be listeners who were firmly encouraged to be talkers. No one managed to sit in silence the whole time.
Discovering people in the booths after we stopped running the truck, doing EXACTLY what the instructional signs told them to, was the best possible cap to the night. I loved it.
Another beautiful Night Market!
