1. Methods of Contacting Potential Participants

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

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

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

5. Phone Advantages:
Quick and easy
Two-way dialogue 5

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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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