Before dinner · prepare three cards
Ask the host which stories can be shared. Use first names or initials only with permission. Write one specific memory per card. Guests who joined from outside the chat should be eligible too.
Minute one · open with a thank-you
Say “Before dessert, three tiny awards for things we noticed.” Hand the first card to the person who set the table or carried the spare chairs. A guest can accept with a wave instead of making a speech.
Minutes two to four · tell the short version
“Plan B Hero goes to the friend who found us a spare roasting pan.” Pause for one sentence from the winner, then move on. For the third award, invite everyone to name one kindness from the evening. Give that card to the group.
Minute five · share by choice
If the diners agree, use a demo or a privately processed export to make one stats card before dessert. Show the card to its subject before posting it back to the chat. Anyone can take a paper card home without appearing in a photo.
Host’s closing line
“To the extra chairs, the spare pan and everyone who brought more than they were asked. Pie?”