Member Orientation

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• Methods of an Orientation
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  • Community Orientation
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Tools To Help Members Explain Your Program

Orienting new members to your mission

Can you explain what your program does in the 30 to 40 seconds it takes to get from the first floor to the top floor on an elevator? So-called "elevator speeches" are one way to focus on the core messages of:

• What your organization does
• How it does it
• Who it helps

During orientation, have your members collaboratively develop and practice an elevator speech so they can confidently present themselves and their work to the public.

Click the play button to see a role play of one such speech.

Lisa Keyne, North Carolina Campus Compact (Elon, NC) prints "quick facts" about her program on business cards that are given to new members. That way, everyone's message about the organization is consistent, and it's always close at hand.

Click here to view an example of this practice.

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