Ten-Minute Meetings - Tips and Guidelines
- Sponsor a meeting once a month at your site!
- Work a 10-minute meeting in after a staff meeting. Guarantee members that you will stick your time frame (hang poster on CEA board or in bathroom stalls)
- Invite members, as well as non-members, to attend.
- Have something to snack on.
- Enjoy and share Association happenings!
- 0-3 minutes:
- Report what the Association is doing.
- Focus on only the most relevant information.
- 3-8 minutes:
- Emphasize member involvement.
- Ask for volunteers to help with attending Gov. Board meetings, participating on a committee, or joining you at an AR meeting.
- 8-10 minutes:
- Share something positive with your members – an Association success or victory.
- Mention important dates – CEA social events, grant due dates, scholarship due dates, etc.
- Especially talk about positive results at your site that affect members.
