All three concepts use original text, simple original shapes, and a free community noticeboard. Each announces the fictional Paper Lantern workshop on 19 September 2026, with capacity 24, for local adults who can volunteer two hours. A real contact or registration route must be supplied before posting; no invented sign-ups or testimonials are used.

### 1. Choose Your Two Hours

**Premise:** Make the invitation a choice between useful contributions. Three plain boxes ask: “Would you rather help set up, welcome people, or share materials?” These are proposed roles to confirm with the organizer.

**Participation mechanism:** A prospective volunteer selects a role when expressing interest through the organizer's confirmed registration route. Preference does not guarantee assignment.

**Emotional effect:** A hypothesis: a concrete choice may help someone picture themselves contributing.

**Visual device:** Three original outline shapes—a rectangle, circle, and triangle—label the options without relying on color. Footer: “Paper Lantern · 19 September 2026 · Two hours · 24 places.”

**Risk:** People may mistake role selection for a reserved place, or avoid an option that sounds demanding. State that places require confirmation.

**Small first test:** Show a paper mock-up to five local adults. Ask which role they would choose and what choosing it means. Note whether they understand that registration is still required.

### 2. Make Room for a Question

**Premise:** Lead with “Never volunteered before? What would you like to know?” Give first-timers a way to shape the information they receive.

**Participation mechanism:** With noticeboard permission, place a small paper question pocket beneath the announcement. Adults can leave an anonymous question; the organizer posts a short factual answer on the same board. Leaving a question is not registration.

**Emotional effect:** A hypothesis: seeing ordinary questions welcomed may reduce uncertainty without promising confidence or transformation.

**Structural device:** An original speech-bubble outline surrounds the invitation; a separate date/capacity strip keeps the essentials visible. Use only real submitted questions, or clearly label organizer-written prompts as examples.

**Risk:** Questions may go unanswered or include personal information. Ask for no names/contact details and commit to a feasible checking schedule before using the pocket.

**Small first test:** Let five adults inspect the mock-up. Ask them to write one question and explain how they would register. Test whether the question pocket distracts from the actual invitation.

### 3. Pass the Invitation

**Premise:** Give people a small, useful invitation they can hand to someone who might enjoy a two-hour contribution.

**Participation mechanism:** A noticeboard poster has detachable text strips: “A couple of useful hours? Paper Lantern, 19 September 2026.” Each includes the confirmed registration route, the two-hour commitment, and “24 places; registration required.” Each person registers separately.

**Emotional effect:** A hypothesis: a personal handoff could make the invitation feel approachable.

**Visual device:** Two original outlined squares linked by a line suggest passing a note. No stock images or endorsements.

**Risk:** Taking strips is not evidence of registrations, and the framing could imply that attendance requires a companion. Add “Come on your own or pass this along.” Obtain permission for detachable strips.

**Small first test:** Ask five adults to read one detached strip without seeing the poster. Check recall of date, commitment, capacity, and next step. Ask whether they think they must bring someone.

### Recommended next test

Start with **Choose Your Two Hours**, after confirming the roles and registration route. It has the simplest preparation and lets the organizer test a specific uncertainty: can a first-time volunteer picture a useful contribution? Use the five-person comprehension test before posting. Treat expressed preference as qualitative feedback, not a prediction of recruitment performance.