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The Slow Clap

The Slow Clap
Needs a room

One person claps. Then two. By the end the whole room is going.

You start clapping slowly on your own and people join in one at a time until the room is thundering β€” then you bring it back down to one person. It has no rules whatsoever and it is the closest thing to a standing ovation you can manufacture on purpose.

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Use this when

A room needs lifting at the end of something, or somebody deserves an ovation and you want the room to build one.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. The end of a session or a presentation

  2. After somebody has done something brave in front of the room

  3. Any moment that deserves a lift

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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Run it yourself

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At a glance
10–1000people
2–4minutes
Energyhigh
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
collaboration