LODGE COMMUNICATIONS

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LODGE COMMUNICATIONS

• The Masters ultimate responsibility

MWB Neil Neddermeyer www.cinosam.net
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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

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• 7. Committees.
• Deaths
• Master Notes- explaining upcoming events, kudos
  etc.
• Concordant Body contacts.
• State, Area, and District Event Calendar
• Masonic Birthdays--If space permits.

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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

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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.

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E-MAIL Its free

• 1. Get those email addresses!
• 2. Set up email address list correctly
• 3. Use to promote
• 4. Have mutable lists
• 5. Emergency massages

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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.

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COMMUNICATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS.

• Written invitations
• Email
• Newsletters
• Calling committee
• Lodge web site
• Grand Lodge web site

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EFFECTIVE VERBAL COMMUNICATION

• Inform
• Educate
• Entertain
• Sell

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Prepare or Fail

• Consider
• Volume
• Length of presentation
• Getting facts correct
• Tempo

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LODGE WEBSITES- DOS DONTS

• Required.
• Lodge name, address, and phone
• Meeting nights.
• Welcome message.
• Masters Message
• Webmasters email address.
• Secretarys email address

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• Ability to request more information
• Information about Freemasonry.
• Calendar of events (lodge and district).
• Links Page.

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Nice to Have.

• Messages from Senior Warden, Junior Warden, other
  officers.
• Lodge History.
• Membership petition

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Areas of concern.

• Privacy.
• Names (only) of officers, PMs, committees,
  others.
• Need permission to publish
• Pictures
• Adults permission
• Children?
• No pictures of the underprivileged

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Secured Environment Only

• Names, E-mail Addresses, Phone Numbers and
  Members Addresses.
• Minutes of meetings.
• Bylaws.
• Reports of Committees.
• Candidates in Waiting.

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Good Communication means Success
MWB Neil Neddermeyer