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welcome leaders
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Activity
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1. Choose a partner you do not
know and SHAKE HANDS.
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2. Choose a new partner and
GIVE A HIGH FIVE.
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3. Find your original partner and
tell them your middle name.
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4. Find your 2nd partner and tell
them where you’re from.
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5. Choose another new partner
and tell them your favorite
color.
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6. Find your original partner and
tell them your birthday.
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8. Find your third partner and
GIVE A HIGH TEN.
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9. Find a new partner.
Greet this partner as if they
are your best friend, who
you have not seen in years.
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10. Last go find your original
partner and in the nicest
way tell them:
“YOU ARE GOING TO
LEARN A LOT TODAY, SO
ENJOY IT.”
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Choices
Cross the line.
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Objective
KNOW
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1. Talk about challenges faced
at club meetings.
2. Leave with top tips to make
your meetings effective and
inspirational.
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Noted &
Quoted
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“Being a leader doesn’t always
mean leading others. It is the
small influences of spirit and
voice that really do the job.”
Hillary, Key Club member
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Meetings
In one word, describe
what your club
meetings are like?
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Meetings
Organized
Efficient
Informative
Interesting
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Meetings
Exciting & Inspiring
interactive
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Meetings
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entertaining
Meetings
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Meetings
Overwhelming
Quick
Short
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Hectic
Meetings
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Meetings
fun
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Meetings
empty
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Boring
Fact #1: Meetings
are not just for
member
entertainment.
Fact #2:
But you can get
work done and
make your
meeting move.
Meetings
Club meeting objectives
     Project information sharing.
Personal and leadership
development.
Members and advisors are inspired
and motivated to serve.
Members feel there is value in their
membership.
Develop lifelong service minded
leaders.
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Meetings
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Who’s doing what
 KNOW
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10 % members do most everything.
Often leaders and go getter new members.
 30 % do very little, if anything.
 60 % potentially involved participants.
Depends on interest level and if friends are.
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NOW YOU
KNOW
Make your meeting move
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If you put all your energy into the
30%, you may lose the 60%.
Surprisingly you will develop a club
which is more attractive and
active, if you focus on your
strengths.
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We don’t have all the answers.
Let’s talk about a few tips to
make your meetings move.
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Club meetings look like?
Length of meeting.
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Tip 1: Mix up meeting logistics
  top tip
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Students lead club meetings, not adults.
One person should never dominate the
meeting.
 Sit by someone new.
 Officers can sit with everyone else.
 Welcome committee.
 Speakers should be dynamic & passionate.
Meeting logistics bright idea
Write your
agenda on a
piece of flip
chart paper.
Earth saving meeting
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Tip 2: Break the ice & build a team
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Wake up your meetings
 Stretches can work.
 Have a stand up meeting.
 Yawning contest.
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Include Kiwanis members and advisors in
all activities.
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Why build a team?
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 Gain rapport among club members.
 Improve communication.
 Discover new ways of solving challenges.
 Appreciate differences & strengths.
 Learn trust.
 Motivate.
 Learn and have fun at the same time.
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Tip 3: Use quotes & facts at meetings.
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Quotes & facts
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 Before, during, after meetings.
 Have various members read.
 PowerPoint running as members arrive.
 Share successful Key Club alumni stories.
 Facts about service projects.
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Tip 4: Create topical meetings
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 Member education, like public speaking.
 Elections.
 Team building.
 Committee meetings.
 Service project, weekly or monthly.
 Run your meeting backwards.
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Add service to your meeting.
Don’t just talk about it, do it.
  Wrap gifts.
Create birthday or holiday cards for a
retirement community or agency who
supports adults with disabilities.
 Create faculty appreciation cards.
 Stuff envelopes.
 Suggestions?
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Tip 5: Don’t put too much emphasis
on parliamentary procedure.
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What do you think?
Do you need a gong, gavel, and
banner and recite the Key Club
pledge to have a meeting?
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Tip 6: Don’t make excuses or
assumptions. Survey all members.
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What to ask?
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 Why do you or don’t you attend meetings?
 Projects want to participate in?
 How does Key Club rank in your priorities?
 How can their meeting and membership
experience be improved?
 Committees you would like to serve on?
 Make sure to move into action!
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How: Survey Monkey
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Online survey.  Capable to download results in real-time.
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Pop quiz
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What year did engineer Neil Papworth send
the first SMS (short message service) or text
message, with “Merry Christmas” on it?
1992
Source: Totally Wired. What Teens and Tweens are Really Doing Online
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Tip 7: Use technology to
compliment your meeting.
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Group Text Messaging
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Create club & committee wikis
www.pbwiki.com
 Post meeting agendas
 Project sign up
 Track service
 Post comments & updates
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Participation
doesn’t happen
just because it’s
in the agenda.
Tip 8: Sell your Service
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Sell your service
   Visual presentation
of upcoming
project.
Host speakers.
Stories from those
who benefit from
your service.
Other suggestions?
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Tip 9: Celebrate your service.
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Tip 10: Continually look for new ways to
make your meetings move.
www.keyclub.org
www.eztexting.com
www.pbwiki.com
www.effectivemeetings.com
www.ultimatecampresource.com
www.volunteermatch.org
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