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Participants have prepared for a canceled program. How can you address their concerns effectively?

When a program gets canceled, addressing participants' concerns with empathy and clarity is crucial. Turn disappointment into a positive experience with these strategies:

- Communicate promptly and transparently about the reasons for cancellation.

- Offer alternatives or future opportunities to maintain engagement.

- Provide personalized responses to inquiries to show understanding and respect.

How have you turned a program cancellation into a constructive scenario?

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Participants have prepared for a canceled program. How can you address their concerns effectively?

When a program gets canceled, addressing participants' concerns with empathy and clarity is crucial. Turn disappointment into a positive experience with these strategies:

- Communicate promptly and transparently about the reasons for cancellation.

- Offer alternatives or future opportunities to maintain engagement.

- Provide personalized responses to inquiries to show understanding and respect.

How have you turned a program cancellation into a constructive scenario?

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    Brooke Rolfe

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    Every participant has joined because they have interest, questions, or concerns in the program. Address these and make sure they feel heard. Participants will feel satisfied.

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    Suzanne S. LaPierre

    Virginiana Specialist Librarian at Fairfax County Government

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    To manage disappointment when a program is cancelled, help participants find and register for similar programs they may be interested in. Collect contact information from interested parties and reach out to them when/if the program is rescheduled. If participants have already arrived for a cancelled program, see if a staff member may be available to step in and do an impromptu program, such as a story time for children or a tour of facilities. For story time programs and tours, it's helpful to have a ready-made kit with instructions and supplies that can be pulled out in "emergencies," such as when the staff member planning to conduct the program calls in sick.

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