Hi Tova: That reminds me that I often do say something like "That's enough from me..." before I restate the theme...I like your line though! It really gets to the point.
Chris On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:10:12 +0200, averbuch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris, mmp and all > > How about :" I am getting out of your way?" as the text to say? > > Sometimes this feels like the most genuine text for me and this is what I > say. Thinking of it now I realize this especially happens when I have the > sense I went too long or was too self indulgent in my opening. Other times > it is very close to what you and mmp wrote. > > Warm hello from midnight > Getting out of the way > Tova > > Tova Averbuch טובה אורבוך > 34 Rabinovitz St. רחוב רבי� וביץ 34 > Holon 58672 חולון > Israel > 972-3-5523476 > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris > Corrigan > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: How do you get out of the way? > > Hey friends: > > You know that moment when you have finished introducing the process and you > step out of the way to invite people to begin posting your topics? > > What do you all say to do that? After years of doing this, I still find > that the hardest thing to do well. My usual practice is to bring back the > group's attention to the theme of the event and invite them to reflect > deeply on what is calling to them right now, what topic needs to be born or > convened and then I point to the centre of the circle and say "the space is > all yours." Then I kind of back out of the way. > > Sometimes I say "the floor is open" or something like that. But more often > than not, it still comes off as feeling a little awkward. > > So I'm curious for inspiration from you fine folks. How do you get out of > the way? > > Chris > -- > ------------------------- > CHRIS CORRIGAN > Consultation - Facilitation > Open Space Technology > > Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot > Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > > -- ------------------------- CHRIS CORRIGAN Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Site: http://www.chriscorrigan.com * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
