Some basic tips on chairing / hosting meetings:
- Read the script a number of times before the meeting
- Perform a mental walkthrough, and see if any questions arise
- Resolve those questions with the group, other chairs / hosts, etc.
- Show up / log on plenty of time in advance
- Have all the required materials to hand plenty of time in advance
- Have the speaker well prepared on the group's ethos and the topic
- Once the meeting starts, read the script slowly and clearly
- Don't add to, remove from, or change the script or format
- Don't ad lib or provide a running commentary
- If the format allows you to share, take your turn like everyone else
- Don't share back after each sharer (unless the script tells you to)
- The chair or host is the frame not the picture
- Quietly, competently, and discreetly perform your service
- Let everyone else shine