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.