Hosting a Meet-and-Greet
So, you’re considering hosting a meet-and-greet! Thanks for even thinking about it. There are a couple of elements that make any such get-together successful:
- A comfortable place to meet. This could be anything from a backyard fire pit to a large auditorium. For our purposes it’ll probably be most comfortable in a home’s living room. Chairs are always a welcome addition.
- Food. Most folks like a little smackerel of something to nibble on. Sweet or savory, fruit or vegetable. I once new a lady who liked to try out new recipes, that way if it was great, she’d just glow, and if it was awful, well, it was just the first time she’d ever tried that recipe.
- Friendly folks. You’ll want to invite people who are: interested, interesting, and respectful. Remember, this is your party, you’re not going to want people to remember “the time when the Hatfields and McCoys started WWIII in YOUR kitchen.” So if you are a Hatfield, or a McCoy, you might consider saving that particular invitation for a more appropriate venue.
- Punctuality/brevity. Everyone who comes will probably want to hear what I have to say, hear how the other guests question me, and many will want their own questions answered. If you plan on a two-hour open house, it’s fairly likely that the same few things will be said repeatedly. Though that makes it easy for me to prepare for, it doesn’t really allow for a good vetting of my true motives and likely future behavior. Let’s plan on a one-hour visit. It could start with 15 minutes of arrival/snack-collection/seat-finding, 35 minutes of me talking/q&a, and 10 minutes of handshaking/baby kissing. Warning: I do have a bit of a mustache and beard. This can tickle/alarm the unsuspecting baby.
Thanks for considering this meeting. I’m excited to come, and you haven’t even picked a date yet. Contact me at Brian@Gale4Elko.com and we’ll work through the details. I want this to be successful for me, sure, but it’s far more important to me that this be a good experience for you. You are engaging in one of the most fundamental building blocks of liberty. Our free nation can only remain free as long as people are willing to meet together and exchange ideas. The baby kissing isn’t actually required.
For peaceful, prosperous, liberty,
Brian D. Gale