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The best way to get people to join is to be yourself and engage the potential recruit in conversation. Learn what interests they may have: do they know David Weber’s works? Are they more of a gamer than a reader? Perhaps cosplay is what drives them. Use the information you learn to entice them to join: we have an extensive uniform manual with lots of branches for variation if they love to dress up; there are weekly or monthly gaming nights for the gamer; your crew hosts a monthly book club for the reader; you work a soup kitchen weekly for the volunteer enthusiast. If the person you’re talking to shows an interest in something your chapter doesn’t do, say that you have been interested in adding it to your activities but didn’t know where to start and you’d love their help setting it up. | The best way to get people to join is to be yourself and engage the potential recruit in conversation. Learn what interests they may have: do they know David Weber’s works? Are they more of a gamer than a reader? Perhaps cosplay is what drives them. Use the information you learn to entice them to join: we have an extensive uniform manual with lots of branches for variation if they love to dress up; there are weekly or monthly gaming nights for the gamer; your crew hosts a monthly book club for the reader; you work a soup kitchen weekly for the volunteer enthusiast. If the person you’re talking to shows an interest in something your chapter doesn’t do, say that you have been interested in adding it to your activities but didn’t know where to start and you’d love their help setting it up. | ||
If you are having trouble bringing people to you to even talk, try having some printed marketing materials on hand. BuPlan supplies the [https://forums.trmn.org/viewforum.php?f=15 digital files] you can send to a professional printer for a wide variety of take-aways. You can get floor banners printed which are great for con tables; postcards, bookmarks, business cards to hand out if you’re | If you are having trouble bringing people to you to even talk, try having some printed marketing materials on hand. BuPlan supplies the [https://forums.trmn.org/viewforum.php?f=15 digital files] you can send to a professional printer for a wide variety of take-aways. You can get floor banners printed which are great for con tables; postcards, bookmarks, business cards to hand out if you’re working an event; brochures and flyers as leave-behinds for community boards and tables at libraries, coffee shops, etc. Please be sure to ask permission before leaving information behind, we want to represent the organization and David Weber’s world positively. | ||
Many people will say they’re too busy or don’t have the money. Reassure them there is no pressure and it’s all for fun, as well as free to join. Invite them to participate in your activities without joining the org; show the fun you have, and they’ll eventually want to join and make it all “official.” | Many people will say they’re too busy or don’t have the money. Reassure them there is no pressure and it’s all for fun, as well as free to join with no dues. Invite them to participate in your activities without joining the org; show the fun you have, and they’ll eventually want to join and make it all “official.” | ||
Talk to your mentor, other COs, or reach out to your [http://wiki.trmn.org/wiki/index.php/Bureau_of_Planning#Bureau_Staff fleet’s BuPlan liaison] for suggestions on what has worked for them to gain new recruits. Vary your approach, be willing to be flexible since the same canned spiel won’t work on everyone. For practice, you could try role-playing with your crew - it’s a great way to get mutually trained on recruiting because the more comfortable you are, the easier it will be. | Talk to your mentor, other COs, or reach out to your [http://wiki.trmn.org/wiki/index.php/Bureau_of_Planning#Bureau_Staff fleet’s BuPlan liaison] for suggestions on what has worked for them to gain new recruits. Vary your approach, be willing to be flexible since the same canned spiel won’t work on everyone. For practice, you could try role-playing with your crew - it’s a great way to get mutually trained on recruiting because the more comfortable you are, the easier it will be. | ||
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