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October Virtual Meetup

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Join our next virtual meetup!

Saturday, October 24th at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST / 21:00 CET.

No recording, no script, no pressure...only members bridging the distance to hang out for a few laughs and some conversation.

The theme this time is “Straps and bracelets make the watch”, an opportunity to share your favorite watch accessories and discuss how they change the aesthetic.

Link to the Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ssm-vhba-vzw?hs=122&authuser=0
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Looking forward to this evening’s meetup - hopefully some can make it.
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Wish I could make it, but I have a previous commitment. Have fun!
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I'd like to toss out an idea for consideration in subsequent meetups.

In larger virtual meetings, I've had great success using Zoom breakout rooms. The "breakout rooms" feature allows the host to split a large meeting into smaller groups, for example 2-4 people each. This provides a less "crowded" setting for folks to interact, where otherwise it would have been difficult to engage in a conversation with a dozen or more people at once. This doesn't have to be an "either or" proposition. A meetup could start with everyone in the same place, break out into smaller rooms, and then rejoin the larger group.

It looks like Google Meet has this feature, but it may not be available to us depending on the type of account that's being used by the host.

If it's something we want to try next time and Google Meet doesn't allow for, perhaps we can consider a different provider.
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Should be able to make it


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We still on?


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Had a good time catching up and seeing faces to the wrists. Looking forward to next month's
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Thanks for those who dropped by...was great to catch up and chat about nothing and everything.
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peskydonut wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:26 am I'd like to toss out an idea for consideration in subsequent meetups.

In larger virtual meetings, I've had great success using Zoom breakout rooms. The "breakout rooms" feature allows the host to split a large meeting into smaller groups, for example 2-4 people each. This provides a less "crowded" setting for folks to interact, where otherwise it would have been difficult to engage in a conversation with a dozen or more people at once. This doesn't have to be an "either or" proposition. A meetup could start with everyone in the same place, break out into smaller rooms, and then rejoin the larger group.

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You could have a breakout room just for Inner Circle members.
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Not sure we've ever had enough people join in to justify a breakout room.
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TheJohnP wrote:Not sure we've ever had enough people join in to justify a breakout room.
I think that threshold varies from person to person. Personally, I tend to favor more direct interactions with a smaller group. Anything over 5 people, I fade into the background and just listen to others talk, which is also fun.

We can leave it there. Looking forward to the next meetup!
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