Hi All,
I had a few ideas about for the meetings I thought I'd air for others to comment on.
Someone asked about "newbie" friendly topics, so how about a "command of the month"? It might be fun to have a different person each month do a micro presentation (10-15 mins max) on a single command. It should be enough to introduce the command & then provide a couple brief examples of usage scenarios. These presentations should be all demo (terminal) with no slides required. This might be a good way refresh the memories of the more experienced users, enlighten us "newbies" & would provide a not so stressful way to get more of the group members to become "presenters". Finally, the same command could be explored in more detail in the newsletter which might encourage more contribution there.
Second, it might be a nice change to have the presentation during the first half of the meeting, then take the break & finish with the round table. For longer presentations, we could take the break after an hour & resume after the break. This would allow "breathing room" for longer presentations as well as a an opportunity for more focussed round-table session following the presentation. As a side benefit, it would also provide the option of getting home earlier (without missing as much of the presentation) to anyone who was not able to stay to the end or not interested in the discussion that followed.
I've been a member for a few years now but don't know if this approach was ever tried.
Any comments?
Kelly