plan your best gets ever
TRANSCRIPT
YOU WILL LEARN
How to get the most out of the GETS Leader’s
Guide
How the major Rotary initiatives impact GETS
How GNTS, GETS, and International Assembly
work together
Tips for enhancing the learning experience for
your participants
REMINDER
All attendees will receive a link to the slides and a recording of today’s session via email within 48 hours.
GETS PROGRAM
LEADERSHIP MEMBERSHIP
EVENT PLANNING COMMUNICATION
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
ROTARY SUPPORT
REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP DASHBOARDS
MeasurementsGender
Age
Overall club
growth
Overall member growth
Retention
Progress to goal of
total members
DISTRICT-LEVEL CHANGES
• District alumni committee added to DLP
• Assistant governors may serve up to three more one-year terms after two-year break
• District public image seminar added to training cycle
GOVERNOR-NOMINEE TRAINING
TOPICS
Responsibilities
Getting to know the district
Membership Development
Financial Management
Communication
District Conference
Creating a Calendar
District Governor-nominee Leader’s Guide
Workbook
Course in Learning Center
1. Create a safe haven for learning
2. Create a comfortable learning environment
3. Encourage participation
4. Facilitate more than lecture
CREATE A LEARNING CLIMATE
1. Understand the learning objectives
2. Learn the material
3. Practice the delivery
PREPARE FOR DELIVERY
Visual• Provide written directions• Use flip charts
Auditory• Provide spoken directions• Avoid subtle body language or facial
expressions to make a point
Kinesthetic • Provide physical active learning
opportunities
CATER TO DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES
• Captures participants’ attention
• Reveals your training style
• Raises participants’ comfort level
• Conduct an ice-breaker
• Tell them what they’ll learn and how they’ll learn
EFFECTIVE OPENING SESSIONS
ENGAGE YOUR PARTICIPANTS
• Participate, repeat, participate
• Get everyone on their feet
• Participate right to the end
MAKE SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES SUCCESSFUL
Ask follow up questions to the larger group
Ask groups to report
Check in with groups to gauge progress
Watch your time
Explain the purpose
Rewrite it
Practice!
MAKE YOUR CLOSING SESSION COUNT
Reinforce key learning outcomes
Ask participants to write down action items
Encourage informal learning
KEEP YOURSELF IN CHECK
Am I giving people equal time?
Am I helping people feel safe in participating?
Am I helping people who tend to dominate give other people a chance?
Am I avoiding taking sides?
Am I handling conflict?
Am I managing my time?
Am I involving people who don't participate?
Am I summarizing learning points?
RESOURCES
• Learning Center: learn.rotary.org
– Trainer’s Toolkit
– Other e-learning courses
• Trainers page: (Learning and Reference)
– Train-the-trainer session guide
– District Training Manual
• Training tips: http://www.trainerswarehouse.com/trainingtips.asp
• Opening activity/icebreakers: http://thiagi.net/archive/www/games.html
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
Adapt the curriculum to fit your participants’ needs
Survey participants for optional sessions to use and assess their interest and experience
Understand how initiatives and tools impact GETS and the governor’s role
Create a learning environment that is engaging and inclusive