How do you hold a committee meeting when VIP members are overseas on business, holiday or both?
Answer
Use a Skype call.
Story
I was speaking on the phone to Indra, Treasurer of Harrovian Speakers' Club, about recent contests and contests I shall be missing when travelling and my hope of joining an online Club. He told me that Harrovian Speakers in the UK held a committee meeting in London, at the home of Biju, joined by the VPE (Vice President of Education) Sushil who was in Mubai, India.
I was surprised that it was possible to meet at a mutually convenient time. When you hold a meeting at somebody's house, such as a committee meeting, it is easier to be flexible about the meeting start and end times as you don't have to wait for a caretaker or keyholder to arrive with a key and give you access to a meeting room, and to set up, nor to pack up early in order for the caretaker to lock the room and lock the building.
The committee meeting was a a jovial affair, with members jokingly pretending to offer food to Sushil, saying, 'Would you like a piece of fruit?' and, 'Would you like a biscuit!'
Tip
1 Check time zones in advance.
2 Send the agenda by email so you don't have to hold it up to the iPad or screen for the distant member to read.
Author
Angela Lansbury, CC (Competent Communicator), ACG (Advanced Communicator Gold), member of HOD and Harrovians, London.
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A zoom meeting online.
Update in 2023
Or use Zoom. Or Facebook live. Set to private.
The online club, Singapore International Dynamic, is one of several clubs which meet exclusively online, very conveneient for those who travel a lot.
To find a speakers' club, go to toastmasters international, find a club.
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