Ottawa Social Media Book Club

Join us for the next social media book club in Ottawa!

This time we’re mixing things up a little. Instead of selecting a book for everyone to read. You will sign up and tell us which book you are reading, and you’ll lead a quick 5-minute discussion about that book at the meet up. (Think of grade school book reports). Read the previous post for more details…

If you’re nervous about talking in front of people… Don’t be! It’ll be a small group and a seated discussion, no microphone, or standing up or shouting. And remember, we’ll be in a bar, so you can always have a drink first.

So come out Monday, April 5* at 6 pm with a book to talk about. You could run out and pick up a book and start reading now, or just talk about one you’ve already read. Your choice.

I haven’t booked the venue yet, but it’ll likely be the Fox & the Feather–where we usually meet.

When you register, be sure to put the title and author of the book you will be reading and reporting on in the Title field.

Register now

Hope to see you there!

*I realize this is Easter Monday, however, most of us are working that day, and if not, it’s the end of an extra long weekend so you probably want to get out of the house or away from the family by Monday evening!

Hey everyone!

We’ve been getting lots of book suggestions for the next meet up, which I’m ecstatic about, but of course it makes the decision a little tougher. I went to Chapters last week and was amazed at how many new social media books are popping up, which led me to an idea…

First I want to see how you all feel about it. I love our current format, but I thought maybe for the next one we try something a little different–it probably won’t be a permanent change (unless it’s wildly successful..)

So here’s the idea: When you sign up to attend, you choose your *own* book. Therefore everyone reads a different book. (And if more than one person chooses the same book, they can collaborate on it if they like). Then at the meetup, each attendee has 5 minutes to provide an overview of the book they read and then lead an additional 5-10 minute discussion on the book/theme/whatever.

We usually have around 10 people per meet up which would be more than manageable for this format. However, if the demand is high and we have more than we can break up into 2-3 smaller groups based on similar-type books. If we go this route, than my suggestion is we allow about an hour to an hour and a half for discussion and then we leave at least half an hour to informally chat with others who may have been in another group.

So, what do you think? Worth a shot? Adamantly against it?