The Sergeant-at-Arms sets the first impression for every meeting. It's important that this is prepared, professional and clear. With a handful of items to cover, it can be useful to have a script or outline to follow.

Here is a Meeting Opener Script that you can modify and personalise to your club and yourself. You won't need everything on there, but tick the pieces you will need each meeting.

And then, open your club meetings with confidence!

(Also, handy to give this to another member in case you're going to miss a meeting)