SV: Large OS-meeting 600 persons

Thomas Herrmann thomas at openspaceconsulting.com
Wed Mar 23 08:19:44 PST 2005


Dear friends
Thanks for your suggestions, I will share how it goes, right now I feel like
strolling around the raws with the mike.
You/we are such a great community! Glad to be part of it!
Kind regards
Thomas

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> I have been thinking of doing it in a similar way with the 2 day os
> with 650 people coming up on May 11 and 12 in Oberhausen in Germany.
> Thanks Larry for your report.
> mmp
>
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 16:57:53 -0500, Larry Peterson wrote:
>
> >Thomas
> >
> >--I often do something similar to what Carla does -- find some symbolic
> >object to use as a talking piece (I don't call it a talking stick as I
> >believe that has a particular meaning with aboriginal communities.)
> >
> >--However, with 600 in a half-day with 1/2 for a closing I sometimes use
> >the microphone in the following way. I would tell people about the
> >talking piece -- the mike.  I would carry the mike around the room once,
> >making eye contact down the rows and letting those who want to say
> >something do so.  I would not say a word, other than encouraging people
> >to say something if they want to.  You have to be present but invisible
> >in doing this.  It does reduce the number of speakers, just as putting
> >the mike on the floor or on stools somewhere in the circle.  It depends
> >if you have a hard stop for time.  It often elicits the key comments.  I
> >also kneel or sit down when the person is speaking so that I am less
> >visible.
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >Larry Peterson
> >Associates in Transformation
> >Toronto, ON, Canada
> >416.653.4829
> >
> >larry at spiritedorg.com
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