Guest LauraR Posted April 27, 2011 at 10:48 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 10:48 AM What does cross talking refer to during a meeting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted April 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 11:11 AM Folks chatting with each other rather than paying attention to the business of the meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 27, 2011 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 08:41 PM Folks chatting with each other rather than paying attention to the business of the meeting.Or, members making better use of their time when nothing important is happening. Or discussing strategies for adopting/defeating the pending motion. As long as it doesn't disturb the assembly, "cross-talk" is permitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted April 27, 2011 at 08:45 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 08:45 PM What does cross talking refer to, during a meeting?"Cross talking" are private conversations by the attendees, which may rise to a level of volume sufficient to interfere with other members' attention to, or hearing, the business which is ongoing.While no single conversation might be of high enough volume to be a distraction, the cumulative effect of a half dozen or so "low volume" conversations might indeed cause a "rumble" effect or "buzz" effect which becomes a distraction.For example, a buzz in one corner of the room might be low enough to ignore, or to tolerate, but when all four corners of the room are a abuzz, then one's concentration and focus suffers, even if no pair of talkers are loud enough to cause a collective "Shh!" from the other attendees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 27, 2011 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 09:17 PM ... loud enough to cause a collective "Shh!" from the other attendees.Or some light tapping with the gavel handle, from the chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted April 27, 2011 at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 09:39 PM It could also refer to people talking to each other directly, not through the chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted April 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 at 10:21 PM Or possibly the exchange of angry words. > %$#@&!!! > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted April 28, 2011 at 02:06 AM Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 at 02:06 AM It should be noted that "cross talk" is not a term that is defined in RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted April 28, 2011 at 09:50 AM Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 at 09:50 AM It should be noted that "cross talk" is not a term that is defined in RONR.Though I suspect there was a lot of "cross talk" taking place among select assemblies last Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted April 30, 2011 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 10:53 PM Though I suspect there was a lot of "cross talk" taking place among select assemblies last Friday.I get it... Oh! Now, I get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 1, 2011 at 01:44 AM Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 at 01:44 AM I get it... Oh! Now, I get it.Oh! Now I get it too. (Now that I see there was something to get.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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