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Title: HOW TO GUIDE FOR LODGE EDUCATION OFFICERS


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HOW TO GUIDE FOR LODGE EDUCATION OFFICERS
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TRAITS OF A LEO
  • 1. Seems to be a natural teacher
  • 2. Encourages active participation of the learner
  • 3. Has a positive attitude
  • 4. Is well organized
  • 5. Can make difficult concepts easy to understand

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LEO TRAITS CONTD
  • 6. Discusses topics that are practical, relevant,
    accurate, and up-to-date.
  • 7. Is available and willing to help, if called
    upon
  • 8. Enthusiastic responses to both simple and hard
    questions
  • 9. Is enjoyable to be around
  • 10. Not afraid of technology or trying new things.

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VOLUNTEER
  • a person who chooses freely to do something.
  • Teens 59
  • Age 25-35 62
  • Age 35-44 64
  • Age 45-64 51
  • Age 64-74 42

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LEO DUTIES
  • Assist the WM and SW in having or preparing
    quality, regular LEO programs.
  • 2. Coordinate or assign the education efforts of
    the Lodge by holding regular meetings with
  • a) The Lodges Officers
  • b) Mentor Coaching Program Representatives
  • c) Degree Directors
  • d) Other Committee Chairmen of the Lodge

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DUTIES CONTD
  • Attend with other Bro.s and Officers of the
    Lodge
  • a) Schools of Instruction
  • b) Leadership Schools
  • c) GL sponsored Education Officer events
  • 4. Receive, distribute and promote the use of
    educational information made available to
    Officers and Brethren.

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DUTIES CONTD
  • Prepare and submit a report at the regular Stated
    Communication of the lodge
  • a) Information on educational programs planned
  • b) Opportunities for Masonic education the
    Brothers can attend.
  • Masonic educational opportunities whenever they
    may occur.

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DUTIES CONTD
  • 7. Communicate Masonic educational articles and
    Lodge education activities by appropriate written
    means to all the membership.
  • 8. Notify other LEOs of planned significant
    educational programs occurring within the Lodge.

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LODGE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
  • LODGE IN GOOD STANDING
  • Must host a minimum of one LEO program per year.
  • BRONZE
  • Host a minimum of two LEO programs per year.

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RECOGNITION PROGRAM CONTD
  • SILVER
  • Host a minimum of four LEO programs per year.
  • Host a minimum of three social and/or community
    programs per year.
  • GOLD
  • Host a minimum of six LEO programs per year.
  • Conduct at least one program per year supporting
    our appendant bodies.

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LODGE LIBRARY
  • Do you have one?
  • Where is it located?
  • How and when is it accessible to everyone
  • When was the last time a physical inventory was
    taken?
  • a) Books Such as Freemasonry for Dummies, Born
    in Blood
  • b) Periodicals/Magazines
  • c) DVDs

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NO LODGE LIBRARY?
  • Find out why the lodge doesnt have a library.
  • Is there a place that a bookshelf can be placed?
  • What books, periodicals, magazines, DVDs would
    members of the lodge be willing to donate?
  • What free resources are available from the Grand
    Lodge including a current copy of the Masonic
    Code?

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NO LIBRARY CONTD
  • What resources are available at minimal cost such
    as at Used Bookstores?
  • If the Brethren dont have anything to donate
    would they contribute money to purchase
    materials?

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POSSIBLE RESOURCES
  • Masonic Bible
  • Resources from Appendant Bodies
  • York Rite Shrine
  • Scottish Rite
  • Research Societies Materials for a nominal fee
  • Masonic Service Association Short Talk Bulletin
  • Southern Calif. Research Lodge F AM
  • GL LEO Resources http//www.mn-masons.org/masoni
    c-educational-resources/leo-resource-pages
  • Philalethes Society http//freemasonry.org

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IDEAS FOR PROGRAMS
  • Where can you find ideas for LEO programs?
  • Your lodge library
  • Libraries of other lodges
  • MSA publications
  • Appendant body libraries
  • Maxwells Bible

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IDEAS CONTD
  • MASONIC WEB SITES
  • Freemasonry.fm http//www.freemasonry.fm
  • A page of links to other Masonic sites.
  • Freemasons for Dummies freemasonsfordummies.blog
    spot.com
  • Chris Hodaps blog.
  • The Blue Lodge http//www.thebluelodge.org
  • A discussion forum for Masons.

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Masonic Web Sites Continued
  • The Masonic Society http//themasonicsociety.com
  • An education based organization.
  • Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry
    http//www.freemasons-freemasonry.com
  • International news and views.
  • The Philalethes Society http//freemasonry.org

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RESEARCH WEB SITES
  • American Lodge of Research http//www.americanlo
    dgeofresearch.org
  • Denver Consistory http//www.denverconsistory.or
    g/books.html
  • Scans of very old important Masonic documents.
  • Institute for Global Ethics http//www.globaleth
    ics.org
  • Official web site of Rushworth Kidder

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RESEARCH CONTD
  • Masonic Book Club http//www.masonicbookclub.org
  • Masonic Service Assoc. of North America
    http//www.msana.com
  • Southern California Research Lodge F AM
    http//www.calodges.org/scrl
  • Quatour Coronati http//quatuorcoronati.com

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RESEARCH CONTD
  • University of Sheffield Centre for Research into
    Freemasonry and Fraternalism
  • http//www.freemasonry.dept.shef.ac.uk
  • Masonic Central Podcast http//www.freemasoninfo
    rmation.com
  • A web only weekly program about Freemasonry. It
    can be heard from the web site or iTunes for
    free.
  • Texas Lodge of Research http//www.texaslodgeofr
    esearch.org

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PROGRAM TOPICS
  • Performing a candidate investigation
  • Conducting a funeral
  • Holding a widows night
  • Welcoming unknown Brothers to lodge and
    conducting an investigation.

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TOPICS CONTD
  • Familiarization with the Masonic Code
  • Understanding Lodge Officer duties
  • The meaning of Opening Closing a Lodge of
    Sorrow
  • Guest LEO presentation, from another lodge

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TOPICS CONTD
  • Mentoring candidates/new Brothers
  • Presentation by appendant bodies of who they are,
    etc.
  • Brethren with interesting occupations or hobbies
  • Masons in the history of our country.

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TOPICS CONTD
  • Articles from appendant body periodicals.
  • Masonic Charities presentation
  • The purpose of monthly Officers Meetings and who
    may attend.
  • KidsID informational or instructional presentation

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TIPS FOR SPEAKING Opening Nerves
  • Before you go on, chat to people in your
    audience. It will
  • help create a warmer, more friendly atmosphere.
  • As you're waiting to be announced, repeat your
    opening
  • sentence three or four times to distract you from
    your
  • nervousness and to give you the confidence of a
    sure start.
  • To help relax from head to toe, take three deep
    slow
  • breaths - in through nose - out through mouth
    with your
  • hand on your stomach as it expands and contracts.

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TIPS CONTD
  • When starting, pause for 1-2 seconds to establish
  • yourself.
  • Stand upright and relaxed.
  • Pleasantly acknowledge a friendly face nearby.
  • Smile. Smiling shows warmth for the audience and
    is
  • rarely misinterpreted

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TIPS CONTD
  • Make eye contact with the audience, momentarily
  • from one to another to show interest in them.
  • Engage with animated listeners - but not too
  • much.
  • Scan the audience, and don't miss anyone,
  • anywhere, ever.

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TIPS CONTD
  • Occasionally start a sentence looking at one
  • section of the audience and finish looking at
  • another section.
  • Too shy to look straight at individuals? Until
    your
  • confidence grows, try looking at their forehead
    or
  • the spaces between their eyes.

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TIPS CONTD
  • Recall how you talk to your mother. Imagine that
    someone
  • who loves you is listening.
  • Start out by imagining you're talking to them.
  • Successful public speakers project energy and
    conviction.
  • Believe what you say and deliver it with
    conviction and
  • passion. The audience will sense if you're not
    sincere

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Delivery
  • These suggestions may feel unnatural when you
    first try them, but you
  • can see how effective speaking skills involve
    the delivery by listening
  • to the phrasing of top presenters on TV and
    radio. Notice how they
  • Emphasize key words in every sentence. So when
    you go through your
  • speech, you will find it useful to underline a
    number of verbs and
  • adjectives in each of your sentences to remind
    you to give them extra
  • punch.
  • Don't allow their voices to go down at the end of
    sentences. Every
  • word has to be heard in full, otherwise why's it
    there?

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Pace Pause
  • Pace
  • Don't rush, particularly when you start.
  • Speak fast enough to keep people from becoming
    bored and slow enough for people to absorb fully
    what you're saying.
  • Slow down to emphasize and reinforce your key
    ideas.
  • Vary your pace to inject excitement or gravity.
  • To add color to your speech, change the pace and
    rhythm of your delivery between topics/paragraphs.

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Pause
  • Pause
  • Pause to set up an important point.
  • After that important point, pause to add
    emphasis.
  • Pause to allow the point to sink in.
  • Don't pause for too long or you could appear
    pompous.

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Body Language
  • Keep your gestures natural and comfortable.
  • Rehearsal and practice help make them so. If you
  • are speaking with real conviction, your gestures
    will be
  • real.
  • Many professional speakers and many actors too
    are
  • taught the following arm positions you can use.
  • Arms
  • At mid-rift when reasoning.
  • Chest high for power and commitment.
  • Straight down when uncommitted.

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Polishing a presentation and avoiding errors
  • You may find it useful to rehearse your
    presentation
  • in front of a full-length mirror. It will not
    only help
  • you perfect your delivery it will also help you
    avoid
  • a whole raft of common mistakes. For example, it
  • will help ensure that you
  • Don't drop your head when reading speech (many
    speakers type their speech only on the top half
    of pages).
  • Don't turn your back on audience
  • Don't play with a pen or pointer.

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Polishing contd
  • Don't grip table or lectern.
  • Don't bend towards microphone (adjust its
    height).
  • Don't lean towards your notes.
  • Don't stare fixedly at notes or visual aids.
  • Don't fidget Touch face, tie, lapel, etc.

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When it's over . . . smile
  • Unless the occasion is not appropriate.
  • It tells the audience that you've done your
  • best, that you've enjoyed your talk and are
  • confident they've enjoyed it too, that
  • they're a great audience who've responded
  • well. All that from just a smile? Sure, but
  • it's what's behind the smile (learning and
  • using the above) that's the real secret.
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