Talk:Monthly Meetup

Duncans thoughts on running the monthly meetup

Preparation If there's time prepare an intro in advance with a little bit of knowledge about the topic Check the agenda for topics for later, maybe pull some things from the forum or other places Find out who is presenting and what their name(s) are. Often people don't introduce themselves or the project clearly at the beginning. Just before the recording Check someone is ready to make the video(s) Use the first minutes to introduce OSArch briefly, from the website front page going through our aims and links Ask for someone to take notes for a follow up post Mention that it's public etc. Mention turning on camera when you ask a question, keeping mics turned off. Request the recording start - wait for confirmation Presentation Give a very quick presentation of the person and the project go for it note down some questions - you'll need at least three to fill the silence between other peoples questions. (examples of questions topic: funding, real-world applications, team size, plans for the future, suggestions for collaboration ...) Questions time Remind people that we'll stop on the hour. Ask that people turn on their camera if they can when they ask their question Keep an eye on those raised hands - they're not very big