1. Reaching Our Members Across the District
Effective Communication

2. Foster Communication High morale Pride Take risks Change
Resolving disagreements

3. Knowing Your Audience Age Range Sex Occupational / Economic Status
Educational Background
Political & Religious Orientation
Leisure Activities

4. Respect & Integrity Show respect for one another
Act consistently and with integrity
These behaviors promote loyalty and commitment to achieve the goals and objectives of KIN.

5. Giving Constructive Feedback
Be specific
Speak for yourself
Be sincere
Emphasize how actions affect the team
Use the “I” technique
End on a positive note
Recognize improvement
Address issues in private

6. How Do We Communicate? Face to face or phone conversations Email
Mail Chimp
Facebook
District 5 Website
Snail Mail
High Five Newsletter

7. Information shared within District 5
News & information
Accreditation forms
Resolutions
Elections
Dues
FLC, District & National Kinventions, Zone Meetings
Celebrations & Events
Feedback

8. Break into Groups *Give one answer per question*
What information is important to members? Do all members care about the same information?
What communication avenues are working well within the district? What works for your club? (Facebook page, High Five, , website, other…)
How can we improve our communication within the District? What’s NOT working?
10 minutes

9. Feedback from Small Groups

10. Email Etiquette Respect Response time Confrontation “Reply ALL”
Subject line
Confirmation

11. All in the Numbers Members, as of August 2017 388
Percent
Members, as of August 2017
388
Addresses filed at Kin Canada
286
73%
s that bounce back 52
18%
District 5 Facebook Group
323
83%
Facebook members from our District
187
35%
136 Members from all across Canada, Board Members.
Unknown #: resigned or inactive members, Club pages, duplicate members…

12. Pull Out Your Phones
Go to the District 5 Kinsmen, Kinettes and Kin Facebook page and make sure you are a member.
Allow notifications so you are alerted when things are posted in the group.
Then, add each member in your club to the group.

13. High Five! History of High Five Time to create
Seeking submissions (hounding people)
Vetting/proofing articles
Formatting pages
Writing articles
Microsoft Publisher & Corel Paint Shop
Seeking your help:
Edit / Publish
Submissions: stories/photos/events/jokes
It’s a lot of work, but it’s rewarding work and I love it.
Need help to continue this in case I can’t

14. Break into Groups
Do you receive the High Five? (In your ? From your secretary? On Facebook? On the website?)
Do you read the High Five?
Is the information in the High Five pertinent or interesting to you?
How can we make the High Five a valuable resource for you? For your club? For your zone?
10 minutes

15. Feedback from Small Groups

16. Questions? Comments?