Also as in a face-to-face meeting, someone serves as the "chairperson" who opens the meetings, picks a topic and helps keep the meeting focused on the topic discussion as members take turn sharing on the topic.

Some of our meetings have a "greeter" who sends a private message to any late-comers to the meeting to welcome them and tell them the topics of discussion. If the late-comer is new to online meetings, the greeter may also explain briefly how meetings work (see below).

NOTE: To send someone a private message during the meeting, click on their name in the members' list to the right of the chat window. To receive a private message, click on the name of the person who sent it.

If you wish to share, type an exclamation point like this: !. It's like raising your hand.

The chair of the meeting will then call on the next person to share. In our chat rooms it is best to type short lines followed by ". . ." which indicates that you are not finished. Like this:

One of the best tools I have found ...
When I find myself under stress ...
Is the Serenity Prayer ... [done]

The [done] at the ends shows that you are finished and the chairperson then will call on the next person to share.

That's it. Those simple tools can keep things orderly even in a full chat room.

For instructions on how to log on to the chat rooms, please see this page.

What is a Closed Meeting?
What is the difference between "open" and "closed" meetings? How do you become a member of a group?

Log On to Chat
When you first log on you will be in The Lounge. To enter a meeting room, click on the 3-dot menu icon at the top left of the chat room screen.

Chat Schedule
Check the schedule for regularly scheduled meetings that may be of interest to you.