Before you mail your Work Party invitations (with instructions), you may want to call your Circle members to zero-in on a date where most people can attend. This will help to insure the best possible turnout.

As the Party begins (and before you start working on the mailings), you will need to cover 3 important issues with your Inner Circle. So once everybody has arrived and has been seated, cover these 3 things as a group. All 3 items should take NO LONGER than 45 minutes.

The way you will begin (and what you’ll ask them to share also) is to start by formally introducing yourself.

Then you’ll share 3 things about you: 1) where you were born, 2) what you do (occupation), and 3) your favorite hobby or sport. This general information will help the others see what they each have in common so they get to know each other more quickly.

WARNING: This Introduction step can "bog down" if you let it. Keep it easy and quick, and if someone is droning on and on about themselves, politely cut them off and get on to the next person.

After everyone has finished introducing themselves, you will offer a 4th bit of information . . .

They will be answering questions when the people on their lists call them to inquire. So you need to conduct a "training session" on how the whole process works. This will be your chance to create focus to your Inner Circle’s search efforts.

As you present your plan of action, ideas will pop in their heads. You will want to capture these ideas. Great ideas will pop up that you would have never thought of. This is powerful stuff! Make sure somebody is writing down every word that is said! (Be sure to assign somebody else to write down all the ideas. You’ll be too busy keeping things moving in the meeting.)

After the presentation, you’ll spread out at the tables and begin to prepare the mail pieces. Below is a list of what should be included in each mailing.