Enhancing Lodge Communication for Effective Leadership: MWB Neil Neddermeyer's Guide
This comprehensive guide by MWB Neil Neddermeyer offers valuable insights for Masters striving to improve lodge communication. It emphasizes the importance of positive messaging, timely notifications, and engaging with members through various channels, including email, newsletters, and website content. The guide outlines best practices for organizing events, fostering membership growth, and ensuring all members receive important updates. Additionally, it provides practical tips to maintain effective verbal communication, making every interaction informative and engaging.
Enhancing Lodge Communication for Effective Leadership: MWB Neil Neddermeyer's Guide
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LODGE COMMUNICATIONS The Masters ultimate responsibility MWB Neil Neddermeyer www.cinosam.net
THE TRESTLE BOARD CONTENTS • Master's Message- Avoid Negativity • Candidates awaiting degrees • Petitions for Membership. • Calendar. • Contact info for Lodge Officers 6. Grand Lodge Communications
7. Committees. • Deaths • Master’ Notes- explaining upcoming events, kudos etc. • Concordant Body contacts. • State, Area, and District Event Calendar • Masonic Birthdays--If space permits.
IDEAS FOR MASTER'S MESSAGE • 1. Your own life experiences. • 2. Readings/Books/School. • 3. Other Trestle Boards. • 4. MSA Short Talk Bulletins • 5. Grand Lodge Web Site
Printing of the Trestle Board • 1. Consider a printing service • 2 Not too much clutter • 3. Clip art is a good way to break it up. • 4. Use spell and grammar check! • 5. “Every member shall have due and timely notice” • Grand Lodge and neighboring Lodge notices.
E-MAIL It’s free • 1. Get those email addresses! • 2. Set up email address list correctly • 3. Use to promote • 4. Have mutable lists • 5. Emergency massages
TELEPHONE CHAIN. • 1. For use in the event that E-Mail is not quick enough. • 2. Don't forget sideliners and visitors. • 3. Especially include those active members without E-mail.
COMMUNICATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS. • Written invitations • Email • Newsletters • Calling committee • Lodge web site • Grand Lodge web site
EFFECTIVE VERBAL COMMUNICATION Inform Educate Entertain Sell
Prepare or Fail • Consider • Volume • Length of presentation • Getting facts correct • Tempo
LODGE WEBSITES- DO’S & DON’TS • Required. • Lodge name, address, and phone • Meeting nights. • Welcome message. • Master’s Message • Webmaster’s email address. • Secretary’s email address
Ability to request more information • Information about Freemasonry. • Calendar of events (lodge and district). • Links Page.
Nice to Have. • Messages from Senior Warden, Junior Warden, other officers. • Lodge History. • Membership petition
Areas of concern. • Privacy. • Names (only) of officers, PM’s, committees, others…. • Need permission to publish • Pictures • Adults – permission • Children? • No pictures of the underprivileged
Secured Environment Only: • Names, E-mail Addresses, Phone Numbers and Member’s Addresses. • Minutes of meetings. • Bylaws. • Reports of Committees. • Candidates in Waiting.
Good Communication means Success MWB Neil Neddermeyer