Dear Lisa, next time with a group of 100 or less, try an experiment: Leave the circle, dont sit in it. I have always done it this way, with groups of up to 450 (the next size was 2108 and there I held the mike standing in the middle ho breathing down my neck with utter control to see that I break the world record of 6,7 seconds per issue announcement...I think there were 232 issues and it took 24 Minutes). My reading on this is that I am the facilitator, not part of the event the participants are in, leaving the circle really makes that point, and it always works, lines forming and when a mike is needed its either on a cushion on the ground (to avoid those horrible sounds when people toss it down) or on a tripod. Mostly, when there is a line, people will hand the mike to the next person.
In the case at hand, as was with the 2108, having one of the facilitators hold the mike and sort of step up to the next person in line really cuts down on time. Have fun with the big one! mmp On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:20:25 -0700, Lisa Heft wrote: >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C57254.A778AC50 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Harrison - > >You wrote; >Lisa -- I have tried the multiple mikes, but always ran into the problem >you faced. It is hard to tell who is speaking next. So I have gone back >to a single mike, and I hold it. It doesn't slow the process down at all >-- people just queue up. And frankly the long queue is part of the >"theatrics" -- Also if I have the only mike it is much easier to deal >with the incipient and actual speech makers. Dare I say it? -- Control >the situation. . . > > >Hmmmm (I say with a smile) - can this really be Harrison.talking about >*control* ??? > > >Often in smaller groups (up to 100 or less) when I invite people to post >topics I put down the microphone in the center of the circle and go sit >down in the circle. To me it is like an 'it's all about you now, not >me' moment. > >In larger groups I find it's all about traffic, sound and focus - and I >try to find ways to assist in that as I think about design, talk to the >audio technicians at the site, and so on. Definitely when I have used >more than one mike I have added visuals like those globes to show the >group who's talking next (and the assistants holding mikes know they are >taking turns in a clockwise direction). If there's one microphone (I >most often choose the 1 mike approach) I stay in the center of the >circle to hold the microphone - though I notice I tend to sit on the >ground to provide focus to the person standing up to announce. > >It makes me feel like a little flower holding up a microphone blossom to >the sunshine of their announcement. > >Lisa >___________________________ >L i s a H e f t >Consultant, Facilitator, Educator >O p e n i n g S p a c e >2325 Oregon >Berkeley, California >94705-1106 USA >+01 510 548-8449 > <mailto:lisah...@openingspace.net> lisah...@openingspace.net > <http://www.openingspace.net> www.openingspace.net > > >* * ========================================================== >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To >subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about >OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > >* >* >========================================================== >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > >------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C57254.A778AC50 >Content-Type: text/html; 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> mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; > mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; > mso-style-noshow:yes; > mso-style-parent:""; > mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; > mso-para-margin:0in; > mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; > mso-pagination:widow-orphan; > font-size:10.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman";} ></style> ><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> ></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> > <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> > </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> ></head> > ><body bgcolor=3Dwhite lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dblue = >style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> > ><div class=3DSection1> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'>Harrison – ><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>You = >wrote;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 = >face=3DArial><span >style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lisa -- I have tried the = >multiple >mikes, but always ran into the problem you faced. It is hard to tell who = >is >speaking next. So I have gone back to a single mike, and I hold it. It = >doesn't >slow the process down at all -- people just queue up. And frankly the = >long >queue is part of the "theatrics" -- Also if I have the only = >mike it >is much easier to deal with the incipient and actual speech makers. Dare = >I say >it? -- Control the situation. . .</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DSpellE><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack >face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; >color:black'>Hmmmm</span></font></span><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack >face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; >color:black'> (I say with a smile) – can this really be = >Harrison…talking >about *<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>control</span></b><span = >class=3DGramE>* >???</span><span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = ></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Often = >in >smaller groups (up to 100 or less) when I invite people to post topics I = >put >down the microphone in the center of the circle and go sit down in the = >circle. <span >style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To me it is like an = >‘it’s all >about you now, not me’ moment.<span = >style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> ></span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>In = >larger >groups I find it’s all about traffic, sound and focus – and = >I try >to find ways to assist in that as I think about design, talk to the = >audio >technicians at the site, and so on. <span >style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Definitely when I have used more = >than one ><span class=3DGramE>mike<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = ></span>I</span> have >added visuals like those globes to show the group who’s talking = >next (and >the assistants holding mikes know they are taking turns in a clockwise >direction). <span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If = >there’s one >microphone (I most often choose the 1 mike approach) I stay in the = >center of >the circle to hold the microphone – though I notice I tend to sit = >on the >ground to provide focus to the person standing up to = >announce.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>It = >makes me feel >like a little flower holding up a microphone blossom to the sunshine of = >their >announcement…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><div> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet = >MS"><span >style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet = >MS";color:black;mso-no-proof: >yes'>___________________________</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span >style=3D'color:black;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><b style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font = >size=3D2 >color=3Dblue face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span = >style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; 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