The first 5 minutes help to lay a solid foundation for the meeting. Here's how to get participants on board in 8 steps. As if it were a matter of getting them on a sailboat for a crossing. The SOPADERP (Subject, Objective, Participants, Animator, Duration, Energy , Rules and Plan) is a good tool to provide the speaker leadership, and these first 5 minutes a structure while making sure to create conviviality.