[Chicago] Chicago Digest, Vol 102, Issue 33

[Yarko Tymciurak]

ChiPy has seen 50-100 on a given night; having intros only sometimes seems
problematic...



On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Jennifer Leadbetter <jleadbet at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Bob Haugen <bob.haugen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Do you think it would help to have an intro section at the beginning
>> > of each meeting where new people could introduce themselves and the
>> > old people could welcome them explicitly? (And then hopefully not
>> > avoid or dismiss them thereafter?)
>>
>
> I think this is a good idea. It may need a little tweaking, though:
> suddenly springing the "Hey, if you're new, come up in front of all these
> strange people and introduce yourselves right now" works for some people,
> but not everyone. :D
>
> What I've seen work really well is when you have groups where someone
> gives an intro to the evening's events, introduces themself as an example,
> and then has everyone else go around the room (or row by row, depending on
> how the room is arranged). No one stands up; people can pass; and they just
> say their name and a single-sentence summary of what they do or their
> relationship to [Python, Scala, tropical penguins, or whatever the group is
> about].  The last person to introduce themselves is the main speaker for
> the night.
>
> This removes the burden of old-timers needing to figure out or remember
> who is new (and also mistakenly thinking someone is an old-timer when
> they're not, or [worse] visa-versa). It takes the pressure off of newcomers
> who might feel singled-out, and it allows them to make note of names of
> people they might want to introduce themselves to after the meeting.
>
> Of course, it isn't very suitable huge gatherings, and it may or may not
> fit what people in ChiPy feel comfortable with, but provided people keep it
> short (name, what you do, 15 seconds or less), I've seen it work for events
> of 20-25 people.
>
> It's an interesting thought. What do other people think about intros?
>
> Jen
>
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