“Avoiding some 1:1 Pitfalls at EA Global/x” by Charlotte Darnell
Context On booking 1:1 meetings Responding to people and punctuality Know your limits and commit accordingly Actually commit* to your 1:1 meetings Focus On giving feedback They know more about their situation Give constructive feedback kindly EAG is a professional event Personal space and body language Conversation topics Eye contact Some practical ideas for navigating eye contact in a 1:1: To walk or not to walk Closing thoughts Context One-on-one (1:1) meetings are widely recognized as one of the most valuable aspects of EA Global (EAG) and EAGx conferences, both anecdotally and in the survey data CEA receives. However, last year I noticed in the conference feedback forms that there was a slight rise in feedback about a small number of 1:1s that have left people feeling unwelcome or disrespected. From a preliminary skim of the EAG Bay Area feedback, this doesn’t seem to have continued, but I’ve [...] ---Outline:(01:51) How I'm hoping you'll orient to this(03:08) Epistemic status / what I'm basing this on(04:09) On booking 1:1 meetings(04:13) Responding to people and punctuality(06:09) Know your limits and commit accordingly(08:47) Actually commit\* to your 1:1 meetings(11:16) Focus(12:24) On giving feedback(12:28) They know more about their situation(13:52) Give constructive feedback kindly(17:05) EAG is a professional event(17:40) Personal space and body language(18:54) Conversation topics(20:08) Do not use Swapcard/EAG as a dating opportunity.(21:25) Eye contact(22:49) Some practical ideas for navigating eye contact in a 1:1:(23:53) To walk or not to walk(25:03) Closing thoughts--- First published: March 11th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ZASR5EjNcvKXQGiuE/avoiding-some-1-1-pitfalls-at-ea-global-x --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.