Club Assembly #11

1. Club Assembly #11 Rotary Training

2. 1. True or False:(must get all parts right to score one point)

3. 2. Which of the following are true about Rotary Training: • At least 24 fine PowerPoint presentations are available online for your Club’s use at www.rotary.org • Electronic makeup meetings are sometimes more instructive on Rotary matters than conventional meetings • The limit to online makeup meetings in a single Rotary year is five. • A & C • A & B

4. 3. The “average Rotarian” doesn’t really need special training.

5. 4. Pick the incorrect response: • A “parking lot” (large flip tablet where notes are kept) can be useful to keep a training meeting on-point • A helper in a training session is not a good idea – it would distract from the efforts Director who does all the lecturing. • 25 is the optimal maximum for students in a Discussion Session • A discussion is best lead by the leader instead of drilled into the heads of the audience in a lecture style

6. 5. What’s a DTTS? • Dental Triage Training Session • A proven way to train prospective new members • Department of Transportation Technical Services • District Team Training Seminars

7. 6. A majority of Rotary Training is: • Available only to those above club level • Applicable to every Rotarian • Secret, and not available for download at rotary.org except to District Governors • At the Zone Institute level and beyond

8. 7. Reasons for avoiding individual Rotary Training include: • Fear of having to get involved in leadership • Club leaders don’t have a Rotary Training Ethic • “I’m in a ROMEO club: Retired old men, eating out. Leave me Alone!” • If I KNOW more, they (club leaders) will ask me to DO more. • All of the Above!

9. 8. Which one of the following is incorrect? • At rotary.org you can sign up for a Training Talk e-newsletter. • One can search the “Training Best Practices Database” to see what’s worked best for other clubs. • Club effectiveness decreases as training of members increases • Club effectiveness increases as training of members increases

10. 9. The District Team Training Seminar: • Is the responsibility of the District Governor-elect • May utilize the District Team Trainer • Is best held as the District Leadership passes from DGE to DG. • District and International organization, goals, and emphases to District Leaders • A, B, & D • B, C, & D

11. 11. You can download your own copy of the RI Manual of Procedure onto your own computer, and search it for Rotary rules and regulations.

12. 12. The average adult has an attention span of 15 to 20 minutes. This indicates that: • Breaking training material into segments of no more than 15 minutes may be a good idea • Trainers should schedule breaks every 20 minutes • Periodic visuals in a seminar only tend to increase drowsiness

13. 13. Training polls show that most Rotarians prefer to learn by online instruction.

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15. 15. This is the mark of the 2007 USPS Rotary stamp:

16. Thank YOU!! Your participation in this little quiz was just the start of the many places to which we might look for help in finding Rotary – I really thank you for your participation. If you have a Rotary question which might be suitable for this new section, please write me at: JPBark@mindspring.com