Maybe there’ll come a time when your club has the opportunity to host a summer stage illusion magic camp. The one in the above picture happened to be for middle school students (7th and 8th). Every afternoon for a week… Read More ›
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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 ›
Governance: The PARETO Principle For Time Management White Paper
Here’s a short article focused on how to use what’s commonly referred to as “The 80/20 Rule” to create greater time efficiency in your own life as well as the lives of your club members. You may Google “The Pareto… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›