Coffee Chat (1.5h+ or rolling)

Venue needs

Wifi

Outlets

A restroom

Tables and chairs that can be pushed together

Supplies

Paper agenda

Sign-in sheet

Notion swag

Name tags

Roadmap 🚗

Schedule ~1.5 hours for the coffee chat.

Coffee chats are generally loose events and people like to roll in and out of them at different times. Advertise the drop-in quality of the event on your meetup page.

Get there 20-30 minutes early.

This is a good time for attendees to order coffee or lunch and get warm. In our experience, people simply like chatting with fellow Notioners in a casual setting.

Have a sign-in sheet ready so you can follow up afterward.

Make it look professional. Doesn't have to be fancy. Perhaps people want to follow up with each other afterward, or would be interested in a mailing list. Minimal, clean design always helps things look good. Here's a Notion logo you can use:

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If you're providing food, set it up before people get there.

You don't want ordering/logistics to eat into your meetup time. If you're not at a cafe, make sure people have places to recycle or throw things away.

As soon as you have critical mass, start up with a round of introductions.

We recommend telling people to keep intros "tweet sized" so that they don't take up too much time at the beginning. Some typical questions they can answer:

Name?

Where are you living?

What do you do for work?

Favorite thing to do for fun?

Favorite Notion feature?

What's something you built in Notion that you love?

Kick off a group discussion.

Sometimes, people just want to show off what they've created and get people's feedback. Sometimes, they want to learn something specific or trade tips and secrets. Have a point of view on this beforehand. Here are some example topics you could throw out to the group:

Task management systems - how folks built them and how they work

Helpful templates - people can share what might be useful for others

Tips and tricks - hacks, workarounds, or ideas people have really enjoyed

Notion for work - how people's companies use Notion, helpful workflows, etc.

Personal wikis - how people have structured their personal notes and work

Icons & cover photos - share custom icons or images to beautify Notion pages

Integrations - tools are people excited to build when Notion has an API and Zapier integration

Self improvement - how folks use Notion for journaling or other habit formation

Show & tell - volunteers walk through through an interesting system or page built in Notion

Wrap up!

Thank everyone for coming. Ask the group if they'd like to stay in touch or hear about future events. Perhaps a mailing list where they can keep the conversation going would be of interest. Consult the guide on post-event follow-up.