Finer points of meeting etiquette

In reviewing my notes from the meeting facilitation workshop last weekend, I stumbled on the section about intervening when a meeting participant was talking for too long. These were ideas that trainees floated out:

Stand up.

Ring a bell.

Take a step or two towards them.

Say, "Thank you."

Say, "Time's up."

Hold up a red card. (This is in the context of communities that use coloured cards to send signals during meetings.)

Implement an agreed upon procedure.

Make a hand signal.

Address the person by name.

Throw balls of paper at them.

Shoot at them with a water pistol.

Ask them to wrap up.

Ask them to be succinct.

Act like a court jester.

Set a timer.

Say, "We're going to a commercial break."

I rather fancy the water pistol idea. As you may be able to tell, I'm in a kind of goofy mood this evening. :-)