Four Parts of Good Meetings Include:

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Learning Activity Leadership skill What To Do
Whats In A Meeting Working With Group
Decisions Learn the parts of a meeting

• Four Parts of Good Meetings Include
• Inspiration
• 5 to 10 minutes (the opening part)
• Business
• 15 to 20 minutes (the working part)
• Education Program
• 15 to 20 minutes (the learning part)
• Recreation
• 20 to 40 minutes (the playing part)

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Four Parts of Good Meetings IncludeInspiration

• Not more than 5 to 10 minutes
• Call to order
• Ice Breaker/Get acquainted game
• Pledge of Allegiance
• 4-H motto and pledge
• Brief presentation (less than five minutes) on
  Meaning of Citizenship
• Introduction of guests and new members
• Maybes
• 4-H Songs
• Brain teasers

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Four Parts of Good Meetings IncludeBusiness
Meeting

• Not more than 1/4 of the time (15 minutes)
• Roll Call
• Reading of minutes
• Treasurers report
• Committee reports and progress
• County of the number of 4-H member planning to
  attend 4-H activity or event
• Old Business

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Four Parts of Good Meetings IncludeBusiness
Meeting

• Procedure to collect money
• Recognition of 4-H members for participating in
  County, State or National activity, event, trip
  etc.
• New Business
• Distribution of registration forms for County,
  State or National Event, trip etc.
• Motion to conduct a fund-raising activity
• Adjournment

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Four Parts of Good Meetings IncludeEducation
Program

• Time will vary ½ to ¾ of the meeting
• Involve members in planning
• Demonstrations by 4-H members
• Presentation by guest speakers
• Hands-on work on projects
• Community Service
• Tour or field trips
• Presentation on 4-HProjects

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Four Parts of Good Meetings IncludeRecreation
and Social Activities

• About ¼ of the meeting time
• People enjoy time to visit and socialize and will
  remember how the meeting ended with fun
• Physical activity or games (remember relative
  ages and sizes of members, check out
  non-competitive games)
• Quiet / Folk Games / Dancing
• Group Singing
• Team building
• Small group discussions
• Story-telling, drama (skits)
• Refreshments