Last-Minute Town Hall Meeting Resources

As American humorist Groucho Marx once observed, "We should have all of our hindsights beforehand." But sometimes even the best of us overlook an important element in our planning; sometimes busy community leaders forget; sometimes volunteers with the best of intentions cannot complete their tasks.

Here are a few just-in-case reminders of how you might complete your arrangements, even at this late date:

The THM Planning Timeline. A quick and easy way to review what you have already done and determine what is yet to be completed.

Community Briefing Prevention Toolkit: Town Hall Meetings (PDF - 10.3 MB). Step-by-step instructions, a facilitator’s guide, checklists, and more information for successfully coordinating and promoting your event.

Materials. Need a factsheet (PDF - 298 KB) to help complete speaker talking points? How about a colorful, brief PowerPoint presentation to open your THM or use as a discussion starter after your panel has finished talking? You still have time to download and print free handouts.

To view or print a PowerPoint presentation you need to download free PowerPoint Viewer.

To view or print a PDF you need to download free Adobe Reader software.