Your Associations Meetings

[Adam]

1. I've usually had meetings that lasted an hour; not sure about my new association.
2. Usually just a sheet passed around the room at my last association. IIRC, they actually took roll in Iowa.
3. With adults, it's normally sufficient just to remind them that the more quickly we move the sooner they can go home. Is this really a problem some places?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Is this really a problem some places?

Unfortunately it is in the OP's case. The past president actually walked out of a meeting once because the talking was so disruptive.

[Back In The Saddle]

Perhaps we need to learn to talk at meetings using only short phrases too?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Perhaps we need to learn to talk at meetings using only short phrases too?

Maybe they could start speaking in binary?

[Scrapper1]

Our meetings generally last about an hour and a half.

We take attendance on the way into the meeting. I am not sure if anybody notices if you leave early.

If the chit-chat gets to be too much, somebody on the Executive Committee stands up and yells for everybody to shut up. No sense beating around the bush.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

We take attendance on the way into the meeting. I am not sure if anybody notices if you leave early.

Regarding attendance, we have to check in, and check out. Our ratings, and rankings, suffer if we don't stay for the entire meeting. No sneaking out early for us.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Unfortunately it is in the OP's case. The past president actually walked out of a meeting once because the talking was so disruptive.

Wow! You'd think, with adults, it shouldn't be a problem. Good grief.

[JRutledge]

That is a big problem? Wow!!

Peace