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Q: I saw you juggle at your goal-setting workshop. Is it easy to learn? Do you have any tips?
Justin
San Diego, California
A: I actually learned to juggle in about 45 minutes. I couldnt do many of the tricks you saw in the workshop, but I was still able to go for about 30 seconds without dropping anything. Juggling for the Complete Klutz is a wonderful book that brilliantly blends step-by-step instructions with humor
and wit. Most versions come with their own juggling supplies. The book provides most of the major tips and instructions you will need. You can buy the book at most bookstores or the Klutz website. The only real extra advice I can provide it to take it slow,
take it one step at a time, continue to practice, and dont give up. I admit the first 44 minutes were incredibly frustration, but once you get it, its fantastic!
Q: I type up an agenda for every club meeting, but at the end of the meeting, I often find them scattered about or left in the room. How can I get people to keep their agendas?
Casey
Phoenix, Arizona
A: Agendas can be a tricky area. We often feel that we need to type them and give them to everyone, but that isnt always the case. Consider writing your agenda on a whiteboard or making one copy for an overhead. This can save paper and some time and effort. If you really want everyone to keep the agenda,
I recommend you do two things.
First, make your agenda a newsletter. Provide the general contact information for the officers in your organization as well as a collection of short articles about upcoming projects and events that include the date(s), time(s), location(s), and contact person(s). This way if someone misses your meeting,
they can still participate in your next fundraiser or social event. You can also include follow-up articles on past events, member spotlights, birthday wishes, and trivia. Consider providing this newsletter agenda to the faculty at your school with a little treat attached.
The second thing you need to do is evaluate the content of your agenda. I realized one day when I was a club president that we basically talked about the exact same things every meeting. The agenda never really changed. It took some extra effort, but we were eventually able to create a few new project
ideas that provided our membership something new to look forward to each week.
One special notepeople are forgetful. When I taught in a high school classroom, I would often type a very detailed weekly agenda that provided information for everything we would do in class, homework assignments, point values, due dates, and reminders. Most students appreciated the assignment sheet,
but there were still a few students who would accidentally leave these important handouts at their seats. You will probably always find a few agendas; its likely some people simply forgot when the meeting was adjourned.
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