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Online NA Meeting Script Template

Online NA Meetings are as unique as the people who facilitate them. Most meeting chairs follow the same script to ensure meeting consistency. Members appreciate the familiar format as well - they know what to expect.

This is my personal script. Please feel free to download it, edit it, and use it as much as you like. No attribution necessary.

Due to Covid-19, thousands of online NA meetings are available online via zoom, Skype and my favorite, Discord. Online meetings mimic in-person meetings as much as possible; however, there are differences and it’s important to understand them.

Online NA Meetings vs. In-Person NA Meetings

1. Online meetings take place online via Skype, Zoom, Discord and other platforms.

2. Meeting participants can attend via audio or via video chat. Members are asked to mute their microphones when they aren’t speaking.

3. Online meetings vary when it comes to costs. My server does not take donations. You can provide donation links if you like. This can cause quite the debate among members (be ready).

4. Online meetings aren’t fully anonymous as Discord members have profiles where they can post their picture and share links to their social media profiles. It’s important to stress the importance of anonymity during each meeting.

5. Service commitments are different online. You won’t find greeters or coffee makers in online meetings; however, meeting organizers are getting creative when it comes to being of service. Positions may include meeting secretaries, tech support specialists, online greeters, moderators, meeting chairs, admin staff, and much more. Service positions are advertised during business meetings and are rotated among members.

6. But is it really NA? You’ll get this question a lot when you run an online Discord NA meeting. You can register your virtual meeting on the NAWS website which makes it’s officially official. If you choose not to register, it’s not an official NA meeting. Pretty basic stuff.

7. Meeting organizers and chairs need to have a basic understanding of how Discord works. Most importantly, they need to know how to mute and un-mute members, manage their own audio and video, and provide tech support to new members. This can include posting links to NA literature in the chat, moderating arguments, etc.

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“Don’t let addiction steal your purpose in life.”  Seek help. TREATMENT WORKS. FIND JOY. FIND HEALTH. FIND HAPPINESS. RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. Feel connected to yourself, your loved ones, to nature, or to a higher power. 

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