response, i kept quiet and left them in suspense.
once everyone had arrived into the meeting with their socks, i waited a few moments to start. then, i slipped my sock on my hand, raised it above my head and said, “hello everyone, it’s time to start the meeting. for our final meeting, i’m challenging all of you to speak only through your sock puppets.” the group laughed as they watched my sock puppet’s mouth move while i talked.
during the rest of the meeting, we all laughed and smiled as the team took creative liberty as to how they would speak through their sock puppets. the result was a complete change 