Member Prep Pack

Update worksheets, presentation prep, and emotion wheels

Everything you need to print before your meetings

What's inside

Update Worksheets

Five formats for preparing your monthly update. Your moderator will let you know which one your group uses -- or try a few and find what fits.

Presentation Prep Sheet

The coaching worksheet for your deep dive presentation. Complete this with your coach before the meeting you're presenting at.

Emotion Wheels

Visual tools for naming what you're feeling. Useful during updates, presentations, and experience sharing.

Presentation Prep

Complete this coaching worksheet with your coach (a fellow forum member) before the meeting you're presenting at.

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Presentation Prep Sheet

Presentation coaching worksheet · Complete with your coach before the meeting

The coaching conversation helps you move from 'here's my situation' to 'here's what I'm feeling and what I need.'

Topic

Business, Personal, Family

Purpose

I would like the group's experience with...

Boundaries

Things I WON'T get into:

Obstacles

Things I CAN'T control:

Feelings

What emotions does this evoke?

Cause for Feelings

What's underneath?

Communication Starter

"Tell us about a time you felt _____ due to..."

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Background Relevant history
Current Situation What prompted this
Options Considered What you've thought about
Future Implications What's at stake

PRESENTATION FLOW

One Word Open~1 min

Centering. Presenter starts.

Comm. Starter~5 min

Coach leads. 30 sec/person.

Purpose Statement~1 min

Purpose, boundaries, obstacles.

Presenter's Story~15 min

Uninterrupted. Your story.

Q&A~15-20 min

Clarifying + opening questions.

Silence~3 min

Members reflect and write.

Experience Sharing~15 min

3 min/person. First person.

Presenter Closing~3 min

What landed? How do you feel?

One Word Close~2 min

Start with presenter.

Total: 60-90 min