A few friends and I decided to start a book club and the only people who contribute seem to be me, the person who is running it and one other lady. Nobody else contributes! I’ll talk about the book and the founder/leader says “thanks for sharing that” and that’s it. There’s like no discussion! It’s really bizarre. We try not to pressure people to read on a schedule and we encourage discussion even if it is not directly related to the book and people still don’t talk much. I don’t know what to do to get the discussion rolling! We choose usually one fiction, one non-fiction book and one lighter read to be discussed on a sort of rolling basis.
Yeah, that's super frustrating. One thing I'll note is that "thanks for sharing that" isn't a way of moving a conversation forward. If you think about how conversations happen organically, each person reacts to what the person said before and then adds their own idea, and then the other person feeds off that. It happens even when you're talking about what you want for dinner. I have a few other videos on what makes for good discussion that you might find helpful. Here's my most popular one: th-cam.com/video/FCt9FgCA93A/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your tips! I really liked your video :) I want to start a study group along with a book club, but I was unsure how to start it, but you gave me some clear ideas of how I can do it :)
A few friends and I decided to start a book club and the only people who contribute seem to be me, the person who is running it and one other lady. Nobody else contributes! I’ll talk about the book and the founder/leader says “thanks for sharing that” and that’s it. There’s like no discussion! It’s really bizarre. We try not to pressure people to read on a schedule and we encourage discussion even if it is not directly related to the book and people still don’t talk much. I don’t know what to do to get the discussion rolling! We choose usually one fiction, one non-fiction book and one lighter read to be discussed on a sort of rolling basis.
Yeah, that's super frustrating. One thing I'll note is that "thanks for sharing that" isn't a way of moving a conversation forward. If you think about how conversations happen organically, each person reacts to what the person said before and then adds their own idea, and then the other person feeds off that. It happens even when you're talking about what you want for dinner. I have a few other videos on what makes for good discussion that you might find helpful. Here's my most popular one: th-cam.com/video/FCt9FgCA93A/w-d-xo.html
You need at least a few neuro-spicy member. And a proper ratio of introvert to extroverts.
Wow. We struggle to get words in because everyone has so much to say!!
Lucky you! :)
Thank you for your tips! I really liked your video :) I want to start a study group along with a book club, but I was unsure how to start it, but you gave me some clear ideas of how I can do it :)
That's great! Good luck!
Thank you for all those tips. Very helpful.
You're welcome!
When you say “Book Club Bully” Do you mean one person who dominated the conversation or can you please elaborate on that term?
Yup, that's what I mean. Sometimes those who dominate become bullies who go even farther and shut down others, actually discouraging conversation.
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Thank you this is very helpful!
You're welcome!
Thank you this is very helpful!
So glad to hear that!