A big thank you to Eric Shoesmith for the inspiration:

Would you like to have a #RandomCoffee?

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Step 1 - Create a Google Drive folder

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Create a Google Drive folder which will contain the following documents:

• Messages (Google Docs): The different messages to send to your colleagues
• Random Coffee Sign-up (Google Form): The sign-up form for people to sign up for the Random Coffee Initiative (Example)
• Random Coffee Sign-up Responses (Google Sheets): Tracks all the answers from the sign-up form [No need to create this ahead of time, it will be created automatically when creating the form, see instructions here]
• Feedback Form (Google Form): A survey to find out if your colleagues enjoyed the Random Coffee initiative and if they have suggestions for improvement (example)
• Feedback Form Responses (Google Sheet): Answers from the survey [No need to create this ahead of time, it will be created automatically when creating the form, see instructions here]

Step 2 - Send an email to announce the Random Coffee Initiative

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Subject: Random Coffees / Cafés aléatoires

(Le français suit)

Have you ever tried a virtual coffee? We are launching a new round of the Random Coffees initiative, where interested employees can sign-up to be randomly paired with another employee for a virtual coffee!

Why participate?

• Large video groups can sometimes be intimidating! Connect with a fellow colleague in a relaxed 1-1 setting
• Share knowledge & develop relationships across the [company / department]