Original instruction from the Minneapolis group used in 1946 as the first documented instructions for running a beginners meeting.
Instructor's Outline for Class #1 [Step 1] (1) Duration -- From 45 to 50 minutes (2) Welcome of applicant members, stressing their voluntary action in asking for help and their honest admission that they have a major drinking problem. (3) Brief history of AA movement (not to exceed 2 or 3 minutes), stressing the success of the movement, the founding by Bill Wilson and Dr. Smith and the effectiveness because it is carried out by those who have been through the mill.