Meetings can help to get things done as a group that cannot or should not be
done alone. Meetings can help identify issues and set goals, provide people
with information through presentation or reports, assign responsibilities for
particular things, and identify new volunteers. Meetings are the place to make
decisions that affect everyone. Meetings can also be social events and a chance
to get to know one another better. The best meetings are those that make people
feel that they got something by coming, such as information, ideas, support,
or a plan. A good meeting lets people know they have something to do when they
leave, like recruit new members, make phone calls, or go door-knocking. Also
the best meetings will make people want to come back to the next one. People
will not come back to meetings if they feel they are a waste of time. Avoid
meetings that will scare people away, plan your meetings very carefully.
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