First, three words: listen, learn, compromise. From your post it sounds as though you have already developed a "me versus them" attitude in your own mind. That's no way to approach a meeting if you want to accomplish anything. How to run a meeting? Be organized, patient, and polite. You won't stay strictly on the agenda; nobody ever does. When people get off track, give them a couple of minutes and then rein them in -- politely. If it's going to be a long meeting (more than an hour), take a short break in the middle. And in general I would avoid blanket statements such as the one about the attitude of the museum's management being more social than business, which smacks of prejudice.

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> On Jul 31, 2015, at 12:52 AM, Celeste Sauls Marks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> You can also point that if you stick to a tight agenda, business will get done quickly so that everyone will have more time to visit. I've done that before and people seem to understand that reasoning.  
> 
> Celeste
> 
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>> On Jul 30, 2015, at 10:42 PM, adelheid straten <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi Kathleen,
>> 
>> elderly people (normally: over 68-70) hunger for social contacts (as younger people do in their social networks, plus friends and families).  Why not give them a social hour before the meeting?
>> On the other hand, some elderly tend - as part of the natural aging process - to loquacity (with a strong ego component) which doctors sometimes call logorh(o)ea. With a smile, instinct, politeness and an agreed strict time table it should be managed. If you are 25 and are to run the meetings, they wanted a younger manager to run the business properly. :-) 
>> 
>> Christian (now 68)
>> 
>> 
>>> Am 31.07.2015 um 06:18 schrieb Kathleen Brattinga:
>>> Hello all
>>> 
>>> I have been working with the Kingman museum with their Registered Museum Program paperwork and I have found a snag.
>>> 
>>> The people who are running the museum see the museum as a social area first and museum second. Which makes sticking to a time table difficult. Also all the members are elderly and I am 25.
>>> 
>>> My question is how can I keep them on task without becoming a young upstart or rude. Also how should a meeting be run, how to create an agenda and stick to it?
>>> 
>>> Thank you for all your help.
>>> 
>>> Kate Brattinga
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