Methods of Contacting Potential Participants

Methods for contacting potential members Face-to-face Phone Letter

Face-to-face contact Advantages: Personal contact works best Greater likelihood for success 3

Face-to-face contact Disadvantages: Takes time Not always possible Telephone contact 4

Phone Advantages: Quick and easy Two-way dialogue 5

Phone Disadvantages: Hard to reach the targeted person Lack of attention Harder to build a strong connection 6

Letter Advantages A clear way to express thoughts Can be reused Can generate many in a small amount of time Can be read at leisure Can be kept on file 7

Letter Disadvantages Not as personal No two-way dialogue Less opportunity to develop a relationship Some letters are never opened 8

Factors in your decision Use face-to-face when: You want to reach a small number of people You have the available time The person you're recruiting is especially important or influential 9

Factors in your decision Use phone contact when: The prospective member is unavailable for meeting but is easily available by phone You are already acquainted with the person The request is relatively simple 10

Use a letter when: You have a large number of people to recruit You're the only person available Time is limited It's less important who you recruit You have an excellent mailing list 11