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• Do not allow participants (citizens or government) to be
rude to speakers by interrupting them or shouting over
them – whether or not you agree with what the disruptive
participants are saying.
• Do record meeting minutes, especially the comments and
concerns of the constituents. Will be better if pictures are
taken and videos recorded.
Effectively using media
The media is an important tool to use for informing the
constituents who were unable to attend the town hall meet-
ing as well as to advertise that the town hall meetings are
held in a timely, honest and equal manner. Some soums and
baghs do not have media outlets available. In these cases, it
is equally informative and helpful for the public to get in-
formation from town hall meeting reports posted on infor-
mation boards that are accessible to everyone. In addition,
meeting participants can inform others who were unable to
Town Hall meeting in Orkhon province, February
2014
