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How to Make a Great AA Pitch

Byoldtimer July 15, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

DelAs an oldtimer who has attended well over 5,000 meetings, I suspect I have heard over 50 thousand 3-5 minute pitches. Bad Pitches are Easy to Spot Some pitches are a magnificent encapsulation of the incredible beauty, grace, and power the 12-step program offers. Other shares are horrible, meandering, unsupported nonsense that has nothing to…

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Leaders “lead” – leadership is not ego or control, it’s leadership.

Byoldtimer February 11, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Leadership is a good thing. So is structure. Leadership in Meetings When I got sober, secretaries led meetings. They chose topics and called on people. They did this without apology. Pretty simple and straightforward. Having a meeting with a clear structure was very comforting to me as a newcomer. All I had to do was…