5 Hour OS

[Michael A Catalano MD]

dear douglas: thanks for the summary; my only suggestion is to use your 2
feet when you think you should: that may open up even more space! best,
michael catalano
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>From: "Douglas D. Germann, Sr." <76066.515 at compuserve.com>
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: 5 Hour OS
>Date: Sun, Apr 22, 2001, 6:02 PM
>

>Hi--
>
>Thought you would like to know the results of this 5 hour OS that so many
>of you helped me with.
>
>My special thanks to Albert Schinazi and Michael Herman: Michael for
>spending over an hour with me on the phone answering questions and coming
>up with ideas--as well as countless e-mails, and Al for actually coming to
>the meeting and helping me with on the spot questions!
>
>We ended up with about 16 people: 10 members and 6 guests. After some
>motivational stuff and business (about 20 minutes) the meeting was turned
>over to open the space.
>
>The speaker who was scheduled to present and who had then graciously agreed
>to have his presentation as one of the OS sessions offered his session in
>the 10:30 am slot. When we got to the marketplace, the President pointed
>out to me that that would not work since the meeting announcement had him
>down for 1:00 and "several people" were coming just to hear the speaker. I
>suggested she talk with the speaker and see if he would move his time,
>which she and he did.
>
>When it came time to have the 1:00 session, the other convener, a guest,
>asked if he could cancel his session, since he had only one other person
>signed up. I said he could if he could get agreement from the person signed
>up for his session. He did and we ended up with one session, speaker
>standing at the edge of a big circle, with flip chart, speaking.
>
>As many of you suggested, this took the energy out of the group, although I
>do not think many recognized it. I found myself sitting there wishing there
>were another session to use my two feet to go to.
>
>When we did the closing Listening Stick Circle, the discussion was at the
>shallow end of the pool. But the comments indicated the day seemed to have
>been received well: lots of people were glad to get to know each other
>better, many questions were answered (my two main hopes for the meeting),
>and people were reminded of some things that they needed to be doing.
>
>The only two comments I had during the day were both that conversations
>tended to wander from the assigned topics. (Al gave me an excellent way to
>respond, next time I get such comments.) I attributed this to the fact that
>we were dealing with professional speakers, who just love to talk!
>
>If we repeat this next year, I would say it would have been better for this
>group (Indiana Chapter, National Speakers Association) to have had 4
>sessions at 45 minutes, rather than 3 at 75 minutes.
>
>We did computer reports, which I will forward to all members of our chapter
>as well as everybody who attended.
>
>Thank you all for your help. I found this group as giving and sharing as I
>have come to expect from people in NSA, which says a lot (those of you who
>are members of NSA know what I mean)! Also, I feel I have found a new
>supportive group of friends, with spirit. I intend to stick around.
>
>Thanks!
>
>                              :-Doug. Germann
>                              http://www.FootprintsintheWind.com
>                              Doug at FootprintsintheWind.com
>
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