Preliminary Feasibility Study
Ask the question – how will we continue our club meetings during the COVID-19 Pandemic? How do we go online?
- engage in open discussions at your club and in social media
- address concerns with your club members
- emphasize the skills needed for being comfortable online
- build an action team to help move meetings online eg a High Performance Leadership project
- evaluate the attributes of web conferencing software eg functionality, ease of use
- visit an online club to experience meetings eg see Online Clubs list here
- view a recording of an Online Club Panel Discussion at Online Presenters
Learning and Preparation
- explore some tools (Apps) for scheduling across time zones:
World Clock Meeting Planner - explore some tools (apps) for scheduling preliminary executive club team meetings
WhenIsGood - setup and master the use of a web conferencing tool eg GoToMeeting or Zoom
- access Online Facilitation tutorials eg Meeting Facilitation Tips
- practice your facilitation strategies with one or two people first
Management Procedures
- delegate tasks for online club officers eg promotion, transition and education plans
- setup an online Club Management site eg easy-Speak or FreeToastHost
- setup a home website eg WordPress or Googlesite or Facebook Group to manage the digital footprint of the club eg branding, meeting notices, invites
- build in special club officer positions eg web master, meeting monitor, logistics manager, listener
- schedule an online demonstration meeting
- assign roles for first meeting
- promote and invite meetings participants
When all of this is in place the prospective leader of an Online Club will be in a better position to move to the next steps: