06-17-2012, 05:20 PM
[cool][#0000ff]All great ideas...and the kind of stuff we should be discussing on a regular basis. But whenever I throw open the meeting for questions or input everybody just looks at their watch and gets the 1000 yard stare. No creativity.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am happy to contribute whatever I can...as long as it is meaningful to the members. I have no aspirations of standing up there and holding forth just to fill up a couple of hours of alloted time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My suggestion is for everybody to put some thought into each meeting and to write down topics they would like to have covered...for their own personal interests. Chances are there will be others who share them but are either reluctant to voice them or who just don't think about them until after the meeting.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad to see that someone is recognizing the resources we have available in the combined experience of the members of the club. If we can all open up to asking and sharing we will run out of time each meeting before we run out of topics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Something else I might throw out is to have some skill demos. Several of us are fly tiers. We could have a fly tying night with participants showing how they tie some of their favorite patterns. Or, for those who prefer fishing jigs or other lures, we could have a session on pouring and painting jigs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short, if it is fishing related chances are that we have members who have above average skills and can help shorten the learning curves for others.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am happy to contribute whatever I can...as long as it is meaningful to the members. I have no aspirations of standing up there and holding forth just to fill up a couple of hours of alloted time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My suggestion is for everybody to put some thought into each meeting and to write down topics they would like to have covered...for their own personal interests. Chances are there will be others who share them but are either reluctant to voice them or who just don't think about them until after the meeting.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad to see that someone is recognizing the resources we have available in the combined experience of the members of the club. If we can all open up to asking and sharing we will run out of time each meeting before we run out of topics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Something else I might throw out is to have some skill demos. Several of us are fly tiers. We could have a fly tying night with participants showing how they tie some of their favorite patterns. Or, for those who prefer fishing jigs or other lures, we could have a session on pouring and painting jigs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short, if it is fishing related chances are that we have members who have above average skills and can help shorten the learning curves for others.[/#0000ff]
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