Almost every meeting I go to and share anything I beat myself up afterwards. This happens to me in business meetings and at something as simple as a knitting group. At my knitting group, if I share something about my personal life, I feel judged, not only by the people in the group but by me! It is so bad that it has even caused me to quit going to certain groups because it is so painful to feel the feelings after the meeting of "why did I say that?" , "she doesn't like me" , " I bragged when I shared that about my daughter" , why did I tell that story about my husband? and on it goes. [more inside]
posted by seekingsimplicity on Oct 14, 2009 - 22 answers

Good place for a small group gathering for boisterous board game fun? [more inside]
posted by 1024x768 on Apr 28, 2009 - 9 answers

Tips for a newbie delegate to a political convention? I agreed to act not only as a Democrat delegate but as a vice-chair for my precinct. Our county organizing convention is coming up this weekend. I've read a tiny bit about what to expect on the agenda (but not a lot), but am more worried about just seeming out of place. I'm young, don't have a lot of political experience, and also had to change my affiliation from unaffiliated to do this. Part of me says that in a state where Democrats are a minority no one will be judging me for wanting to serve, but what can you tell me (or links can you give me...) to better prepare me? I'm looking for both what I should know about how it'll run and the more nuanced aspects of interaction/networking/flow.
posted by anonymous on Apr 15, 2009 - 5 answers

My book club is fizzling out...help me reignite it! [more inside]
posted by Groovytimes on Feb 15, 2009 - 14 answers

I need help implementing a fair scheduling system for a time-limited resource. [more inside]
posted by sophist on Dec 10, 2008 - 3 answers

Please give me tips on being a good team meeting chair. We have a rotating chair and it's my turn for the next 10 weeks in a team of 6 ICT business strategy staff. Meetings are usually around an hour and cover actions from last meeting, matters arising from meetings, several agenda items and any other business. Also looking for some ideas which have the capacity to really engage minds in these meetings which we all usually find quite dull.
posted by razzman on Oct 24, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I become a better facilitator / collaborator? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Oct 7, 2008 - 11 answers

What's a good introduction activity for a group of 30 people? [more inside]
posted by SpiffyRob on Jun 6, 2008 - 15 answers

I have a meeting with an important figure in my field. I've never had a real meeting, let alone with a person of any genuine import. Help me prepare! More details inside. [more inside]
posted by GilloD on May 5, 2008 - 4 answers

I work for a municipality that televises its public meetings on a government access cable channel -- I need help finding a way to make these cablecasts available to the public online. Regular video hosting services I've looked at don't seem to be quite what we're looking for. [more inside]
posted by OilPull on Nov 13, 2007 - 10 answers

How do I get through time-wasting meetings without dissolving into a homicidal puddle of resentment? Cognitive, behavioral, and affective suggestions welcome. [more inside]
posted by occhiblu on Sep 28, 2007 - 29 answers

I started a meetup group 2 weeks ago that really took off, and we did a meetup at a restaurant and 10 turned out. Now I'm wondering when to schedule the next one. Help! [more inside]
posted by hodyoaten on Jun 25, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me break my meetings by making them more interactive. [more inside]
posted by TheDonF on Apr 5, 2007 - 6 answers

I have to go to a big all-company all-day meeting tomorrow. Help me stay sane while I'm there. [more inside]
posted by Jaie on Oct 8, 2006 - 27 answers

How do you deal with clashing meetings? [more inside]
posted by krisjohn on Jun 27, 2006 - 5 answers

Scheduling meetings: I need software (or a good human-based procedure) to help me juggle complicated schedules for a group of people. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 20, 2006 - 17 answers

What's a good answer in trying to avoid meetings? [more inside]
posted by jbelkin on May 1, 2006 - 11 answers

Should I bill clients for scheduled appointments they missed? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Oct 24, 2005 - 26 answers

I've been given the task of locating an inexpensive, easy to use and reliable Conference Call Service. [more inside]
posted by SoftSummerBreeze on Aug 30, 2005 - 7 answers

What do people use to schedule meetings. I'm told it can be done with Outlook, but I hate Outlook. Is there a web site that makes this painless. I'm envisioning a calendar where people can mark the times that they can't attend a meeting so that it's easy to see when the meeting CAN be scheduled. Any help appreciated.
posted by Outlawyr on Dec 10, 2004 - 12 answers

I am looking for recommendations for telephonic conference calling services. [more] [more inside]
posted by madamjujujive on Nov 23, 2004 - 4 answers