1 GOALS Ted Lowe, PDG

2 Introduction To identify and define YOUR GOALS We will review goal setting techniques

3 Agenda GOAL CHARACTERISTICS Results Oriented Challenging BUT Reasonable Clearly Understood Controllable Posted/COMMUNICATED

4 GOALS Have many pieces. New Projects Feel Good I’m #1 Membership Youth Clubs NEW CLUB Distingui shed HONOR Income

5 CLUB INVENTORY?? WHERE are YOU? 1) Financially? 2) Membership? 3) Meeting Attendances? 4) Projects? 5) In the Community?

6 ATTITUDE GOALS WORK SUCCESS GOALS:- Everything you take on as a Club President should have an established GOAL. YOU-should be able to answer “What do you want the end results to be?” The more specific your goals are, the greater your chance for success.

7 GOALS are required so that we know where we are going and when we have arrived. GOALS provide focus and direction. Without our GOALS we wander aimlessly and without purpose. GOALS provide us with a measuring stick to let us know how we are doing.

8 Goal Characteristics RESULTS ORIENTED MEASURABLE CHALLENGING but REASONABLE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON TIMELY CONTROLLABLE POSTED/COMMUNICATED

9 "The past is never there when you try to go back.It exists,but only in memory. To pretend otherwise is to invite a mess.“ "The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.“ "No yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to Today." “Living the past is a dull and lonely business: looking back strains the neck muscles, causing you to bump into people not going your way."

10 YOUR CLUB Club Organization All officers installed All Committees formed Year of Planned ACTION Budget New ideas?

11 Setting or Clarifying YOUR GOALS I’m # 1! Honor! Distinguished! Best Year our CLUB ever had! New RECORD in the number of kids we helped.

12 Identifying Road Blocks Brainstorming Define & Analyze the Problems Generate Alternative Solutions Implement the SOLUTION

13 Road Blocks It didn’t work before. No one cares Only Fred knows how to do it. Costs too much We don’t have the people power. There is not enough time to properly plan. We will lose money The kids will not show up.

14 Purpose of Brainstorming To GENERATE a LARGE Number of IDEAS

15 Ground Rules of Brainstorming 1)Solicit Quantity 2)Everyone Participates 3)Freewheeling IS Encouraged 4)No Criticism or Evaluation 5)Build on Ideas 6)Record Ideas.

16 CONSENSUS A Consensus Is Considered ACHIEVED When Each Individual Can Honestly SAY: I believe that you understand MY point of View I believe that I understand YOUR point of View Whether or not I prefer this decision I will SUPPORT IT, because it was arrived at in an Open Fair Manner.

17 MAKE SURE YOUR GOALS ARE S PECIFIC M EASUREABLE A TTAINABLE ( & Challenging) R ELEVANT (Individual to team & vice versa) T IME-BASED(Deadline spark productivity)

HOW to INTRODUCE a SPEAKER Best introductions are two-way Introduce the audience to the speaker And the Speaker to the audience

19 An introduction is a mini speech OPENING To grab the attention of the audience BODY Explaining Why the subject Why this speaker Why this audience Why at this time CLOSE- the lead into your actually presenting the Speaker

20 How to Introduce a Speaker SPEAKER’S NAME QUALIFICATIONS -Relevant experience -Recognition by others -Education and Credentials

21 How to CHAIR a Meeting BEGIN on TIMEEND on TIME

22 Requirement of a CHAIR Is to “SERVE” 1) As a Pilot 2) As a Referee 3) As a Master of Ceremonies

23 How to CHAIR a Meeting A)Be PREPARED Prepare a written detailed AGENDA Know what you are going to do B)Show RESPECT for your AUDIENCE Always STAND to address your audience Speak distinctly C)Use the best Language you know What is worth saying is worth saying well.

24 How to Chair a meeting (Cont’d) D) EXHIBIT self-confidence Best antidote for fear is KNOWLEDGE E)AVOID trying to cover too much Ground Takes frequent breaks F)PRIME the Audience for your GUEST Speaker Also listen to the Speaker BEGIN and END on TIME

25 “A MEETING is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are LOST”

26 A GOOD meeting is one led by ANYBODY partaken of by EVERYBODY monopolized by NOBODY and where EVERYBODY is SOMEBODY

27 Introductions: Name Years with the Optimist Current position in Optimist Hobbies/Interests Expectations