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Internal Leadership and Development Consultant at Tenaska and Executive Director Of The Omaha Magical Society.
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Meeting Activity: Human Bingo
The rules are simple. After downloading the Bingo sheets HERE, printing, cutting them into two, and distributing one (along with a pen or pencil) to each member at your meeting each person stands up and attempts to be the first… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Effectiveness Grid
Here’s a tool based on the axiom that “people don’t argue with their own data.” Whereas they might argue with your data, they won’t argue with their own. Consequently the Effectiveness Grid is basically an empty sheet of paper with… Read More ›
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Governance: Online Club Phone Directory
To help members stay in touch with each other we’ve adapted a pictorial online directory platform primarily used by churches. You may read about the app here: HERE. You may view a video tutorial about using the app on our… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Home Teams
There are some events where we call the table where someone first sits down their “Home Team” with the understanding that although that’s where they started and where they will eventually finish the evening, they will be sitting with others… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Commonalities
There are times in a meeting when you might be having friendly table-to-table competitions or using the home teams concept as explained in the next post. In those instances taking a little time to allow each table to create a… Read More ›
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Marketing: Giveaway 11
Save the above modern art design to your desktop or screen capture it and use it as part of a promotional giveaway with your magic club’s contact information. As you hold the design flat on your hand and close one… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Panel Discussion
A panel provides variety in the communication of content. We periodically use this format when we distribute an article ahead of time and then have several members and a moderator discuss it in the front of the room (for no… Read More ›
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Meeting Activity: Placemat 1
Click HERE to download your copy. You might consider printing some copies and for a change of pace – having them out on the tables for place mats as members enter the room. A participant might receive one of five… Read More ›
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Governance: Communication Dysfunctions White Paper
Now in a form that you can download and print to aid in discussing with others, here’s a short article focused on the ten most common communication dysfunctions that if allowed to remain, will breed toxicity in your magic club’s… Read More ›
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Marketing: Phone Tricks Club Newsletter Series
When 99¢ per minute phone calls were all the rage, and the charges would simply be added onto your phone bill, Dave Arch audio recorded a magic show that he made available through one of the 99¢ per minute phone… Read More ›
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