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235 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby 16h \ on: Tips for Hosting My First Bitcoin Meetup? bitcoin
Wow! So cool that you are doing this! Meetups have been so huge for how I learned about Bitcoin. I'm sure you are gonna make an outsize impact with the efforts you put into this!
- Give-get is a good ice breaker that doesn't waste time: have each person introduce themselves and tell the group what they can give to the community and what they are looking to get from the community. It's better than just a casual ice breaker.
- Sometimes it's easy to get "stuck" talking to one person. If the meetup organizer finds a way to force people move around and talk to new people it can be really great.
- talking about bitcoin is fun!
- If it's the first time the group is getting together, it might be a good idea to have some topic or subject that you are going to talk about. I really like how bitdevs meetups do a list of links to interesting bitcoin things and talk about as many of them as people seem interested in. If you expect a bigger turnout, presentations can be good.
- My personal gripe is when meetup organizers are taking pictures. Even if you ask for permission, it's hard to make sure people aren't in the background. I always appreciate meetups that have a no picture policy.
Wow, thank you so much for all that. I really appreciate and needed that info! I’m just hoping one or two other people show up, that would mean so much to me.
I’m for sure going to use that “give and take” ice breaker activity. That’s perfect! I always am good at chatting with people, I find it so easy and fun. I’ll make sure to make it a point to talk to each person who shows up as best as I can. Good point.
Talking about Bitcoin is so much fun and I look forward to our first meetup. I have some ideas for discussions, but I rather hear why people wanted to come in the first place and go from there.
Your last point is what I’m internally going back and forth with. I am a content creator by default, I’ll just take a step back and enjoy the moment without the camera. My thought was do an intro before, record one or two interviews (if that person is okay with it), maybe a p2p lightning transaction (record just our phones, if I can and am allowed to), and then a outro/recap after the fact.
Thanks again for the thoughtful reply. Wish me luck!
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