[COMMUNITY NAME] Host Briefing

Version: 1.1.0
Review date: [DATE]
Host: [NAME]
Session: [DATE / FORMAT]

Before
Confirm why each participant belongs; review conflicts and accessibility needs; brief sponsors; prepare the opening question; confirm confidentiality, recording and photography rules; plan seating or contribution order.

Open
State the purpose, participant profile, confidentiality rule, sponsor relationship and close. Keep introductions relevant and short.

Facilitate
Invite experience before advice; ask dominant speakers to pause; include quieter perspectives without forcing disclosure; stop hard pitching; prevent unsafe or unnecessary detail; keep time.

Close
Summarize decisions without attribution; ask for useful requests; explain introduction consent and feedback; confirm what will be shared.

After
Complete follow-up by [DATE]; record only necessary data; escalate conduct or privacy concerns to [CONTACT]; note what should continue, change or stop.

Disclaimer: This is an operating checklist, not legal advice.