1. Effective Meetings 1

2. There Are Only Two Types of Speakers in the World: 1. The Nervous 2. Liars 1. The Nervous 2. Liars - Mark Twain 2

3. Effective Meetings “Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” ― Stephen Keague, The Little Red Handbook of Public Speaking and Presenting The Little Red Handbook of Public Speaking and Presenting 3

4. Effective Meetings 1. An Organized Structure 2. Making Meetings Enjoyable 4

5. - ROOM SETUP - - GREETING MEMBERS, GUESTS, & VISITING ROTARIANS - 5 Effective Meetings

6. - RINGING THE BELL - - FLAG SALUTE - - INVOCATION - 6 Effective Meetings

7. - ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS - - ACKNOWLEDGE VISITING ROTARIANS - - ANNOUNCEMENTS - 7 Effective Meetings

8. - FOUNDATION OR ROTARY MINUTE - - SGT. AT ARMS, HAPPY DOLLARS - -50/50 DRAWING OR RAFFLE - 8 Effective Meetings

9. - INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER - - SPEAKER - - THANKING THE SPEAKER - 9 Effective Meetings

10. - ADJOURNMENT - - BREAK - DOWN - 10 Effective Meetings

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13. Effective Meetings WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ENJOYABLE, FUN MEETINGS? 13

14. Humor & Fun Fellowship 14 Effective Meetings

15. Treatment of Guests Treatment of Speaker Flags, Banners, Podiums 15 Effective Meetings

16. Well - Planned On Time Engaging, Interactive 16 Effective Meetings

17. Have a Back - up Program Birthdays, Anniversaries Balanced Programs 17 Effective Meetings

18. Keep The Meeting Under Control Relations With Facility Effective Meetings 18

19. Effective Meetings By practicing the elements listed here, you can increase attendance, build membership, and make the job of being President of a Rotary Club look easy!! 19

20. They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Carl W. Buechner 20 Effective Meetings