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Presidential
candidate Bill Bradley (former New Jersey Senator) joined City Councilman
Mark Ridley-Thomas at the 1998 Leadership Dialogue at the Getty
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Some people will hesitate to host a dialogue
because they think it is difficult and time consuming. Neither is true.
All that a host needs to do is secure a site and invite participants.
We assign a trained facilitator who will conduct the dialogue and work
with the host to make the dialogue a success.The specific responsibilities
of the host are:
- Secure and set up a site for the
dialogue. Ideally, groups of
10 to 15 chairs should be arranged in circles, if space permits. Theatre
style seating can also be used, but will not offer as much opportunity
for group interaction.
- Generate attendance. Invite and
motivate your organization, community and/or constituents to attend.
Be sure the subject matter and nature of the dialogue is clear to
the participants. Consider inviting partner organizations to your
dialogue and use signs and flyers to publicize your event.
- Set the tone and open the meeting.
It is important that everyone feel comfortable. Welcome your participants
as they arrive. Open the meeting by sharing why you felt this dialogue
was important enough for you to host it and introduce the facilitator
and turn the session over to him/her.
- Have participants complete the sign-in
sheet and evaluation form. We suggest that you place the sign-in
sheet near the entrance. During your opening and closing remarks,
please remind people to sign in and complete the evaluation form.
- Close the dialogue. As the host,
you should close the dialogue by thanking people for participating
in the process.
- Collect the evaluation forms and
the sign-in sheets and return them to the Days of Dialogue office.
The facilitator will assist with this.
For additional information, please contact
Days of Dialogue at (213) 439-9640 x27 or at DoDialogue@aol.com
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