Facilitating Large Public Meetings
 Because of their often "hot" subjects, public and community meetings infamously challenge even the best facilitators. These tips will help keep you on track.
1. Determine the meeting's purpose. Make sure all stakeholders understand and agree on this purpose (even if they disagree on everything else).
2. Differentiate between the roles of content expert and facilitator.
3. Use behavioral groundrules.
Remember to respect participants' passion instead of fearing it. If they didn't care, they wouldn't be there. Give yourself a treat when the meeting ends.
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Tips for Technical Presentations
 Before creating your slides:
1. Know your audience. A presentation to upper management may differ substantially from one to peers.
2. Create your presentation's purpose statement. Make it fit your specific audience.
3. Ask yourself, "What is 'MUST-know' information vs. 'NICE-to-know' information?" Plan to include only information each audience MUST know.
Then...you may move on to slide development. Limit the amount of information on each. Also consider including handouts and audience interaction to ensure a more lively technical prevention.
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