Patent ID: 7526074

Claim:
A method for conducting a non-real time telephonic group interaction comprising: a. a group of a facilitator and a plurality of members; b. a programmable voice messaging system providing authentication to each facilitator and member; c. first interaction phase wherein the facilitators provides a first voice message on the voice messaging system addressed to the group members at a first predetermined time; d. a second interaction phase wherein the members access the voice messaging system and listen to the first voice message at a second predetermined time, and the members optionally respond to the first voice message by providing a responsive voice message addressed to the group; e. a feedback loop interaction phase, wherein i. at a third predetermined time, the facilitators accesses the voice message system and listens to all responsive voice messages, and responds with a third voice messages addressed to the group members, and ii. at a fourth predetermined time, each group member accesses the voice message system and listens to the third message; and iii. the facilitator and members optionally repeat the feedback loop interaction phase, wherein any member may optionally respond at the fourth predetermined time to the third message, with a new responsive message addressed to the group, and the events at the third and fourth predetermined times are repeated; and f. a termination phase, wherein at a predetermined time, the group interaction ends.