Room Moderator

Approved at the October 18, 2021 ACA SMR GC Business Meeting

Term: 2 months with option to renew (1 moderator per breakout room when requested)

Duties/responsibilities:

  • Is familiar with the SMR Trusted Servants’ Commitment (the basics)
  • Assists Room Host by lowering hands, muting microphones, turning off videos and sharing slides for the self-care readings
  • May time participant shares if Room Host asks
  • May assist the meeting Chair by sharing opening and closing slides and the daily SMR reading
  • May assist Room Host, e.g., Zoom bombers.

Helpful Qualities:

  • Good observational and communication skills

Best practices:

  • Be organized and calm
  • Understand the basics of how to use the Zoom functions
  • Be available to host if Room Host has internet problems
  • May support new Room Hosts
  • May be in training for Room Hosts
  • If the comfort rules are not adhered to, the moderator may suggest the host restate those rules (by direct message)

Note:

Room Hosts and Room Moderators work together to maintain a safe meeting space. Room Moderators may assist Room Hosts in a variety of ways:

  • Room Hosts and Room Moderators have freedom to vary from each position’s identified Duties/Responsibilities, provided that they do so by mutual agreement and always communicate and work together as a team.
  • Room Moderators may be trusted servants who have breakout room experience, offering support to those who are new to room hosting.
  • Alternately, Room Moderators may be new to performing service, and the Room Host may similarly offer support and suggestions to them.

ACA SMR Meeting Script – viewable/downloadable as either a .pdf or Word document from the links under the Meeting Script heading

ACA SMR Room Host/Moderator Training – viewable/downloadable as a .pdf document from a link at the bottom of the webpage

https://www.acamorning.org/roomhost-moderator-training-roundtable/