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Here's how to get started hosting a "Let's Talk" Conversation.

1. Form a group.
You can form your group through another group you are already affiliated with or simply by inviting some friends or associates to get together. It may be helpful to have a friend co-host with you. The ideal size of a group is between 4 and 20 people, to allow everyone to speak more than once and hear each other easily. The goal of the group is simply conversation, where everyone can deepen and broaden their points of view.

2. Decide how you want to facilitate the conversation.
As the host you can choose to facilitate the conversation yourself or invite another person to facilitate.

If you would like an outside facilitator to help start the conversation, contact the Mayor or city staff at 410-263-7997 to request an outside facilitator.

3. Decide how many times you might like your conversation group to meet.
Let's Talk is centered around three open-ended questions and a fourth question about an action step.

You might want to meet four times to talk about 1 question per meeting, one time to talk about all 4 questions, or any other way you prefer. Let your participants know how you hope the conversation will go.

4. After each conversation fill out a Conversation Report that can be downloaded from the City of Annapolis web site.
Recording could be done by the host, the facilitator, or by someone in the group. Reports can be mailed, faxed, or emailed.