Many times the discussions at Series Meetings seem informal and unstructured. Before the meeting, however, Leaders have organized, researched and prepared to have material and appropriate discussion topics ready. It's more than just a mountain of facts. It's our special blend of information and informality that keeps women coming back month after month. That's where effective Leader skills come in.
Effective Leaders listen more than they talk.
Many times, the Group mothers will bring out the points on your outline during the course of their discussion. Effective Leaders share their personal experiences selectively. Offering recollections of your own parenting experiences is good as long as it's not overdone. Leaders take care that the personal experiences they do share illustrate a point, show empathy, or affirm comments. They don't try to show the preferred way of handling a situation or minimize a woman's own experiences.