Introduction of the activity of professional and business presentations as a core activity for Rotary clubs seeking opportunities for attracting Business Professionals to membership. Although not stated, a goal is attracting younger members.

1. Attracting Business
Professionals
Business presentations and networking
Core Activities for E-WA Rotary membership
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2. Why Professional and
Business Networking is
important
 Best use of resources – time and money
 Personal Development
 Business Development and networking
 Continuing education
 Mentoring
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3. Meeting format
One hour meeting to be divided
 Club Notices and reports – 15 minutes
 Professional or business presentation – 30
minutes
 Rotary or service education topic - 15 minutes
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4. Professional or business
presentation format and topics
 Member speaker: Examples
 Presentation on professional topic / business
activity
 Member professional experience
 Professional book review
 Business / professional speaker
 Debate on business / professional topic
 Or other alternative formats!
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5. Why professional and
business activities are
important?
 Back to our roots – This was where Rotary
started!
 Delivers on the expectations of potential
members for professional and business
development
 Vocational service is at the core of Rotary
 Vocational Service creates value for members
 Answers the question – What is in it for me?
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6. Why professional and
business activities are
important?
 Promotes the second object of Rotary
 The recognition of the worthiness of all useful
occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to serve society
 High ethical standards in business and
professions;
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7. Why member presentations
should dominate?
The topics delivered by members offer:-
 Opportunities for sharing knowledge,
 Creates awareness of members business and professional
interests
 Fosters networking and mentoring through further discussion at
meetings and social activities.
 Opportunity to identify member skills and expertise that may be
applied in Club Service.
 The opportunity for developing presentation and public speaking
skills.
 Put members first as a characteristic of the meetings and club
 Rotary and service elements follow as members develop desirableE-WA

8. Potential Professional or
business presentation topics
 Materials Handling and Mineral Processing Equipment.
 Design, Product Development, Project Management and
Construction.
 A 30 Minute MBA
 Analytics at Work and Competing on Analytics
 An Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
 Supply Chain Management
 Key Performance Indicators
 Big Data – What is it? Where is it used? How does it affect me?
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9. Two sneak peaks
Design and Project Manufacture of
Equipment
Thirty minute MBA
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10. www.rcrtom.com.au
Design and Project Manufacture of
Equipment at RCR Engineering
Bunbury

11. WA Award for Engineering Excellence
Products & Manufacturing Category
Complete MUP at the Kulwin site, Northern Murray Basin

12. People make Products
The 100 person team

13. Belt Feeders installed at FMG

15. Thirty minute MBA
20 QUESTIONS FOR BUSINESS LEADERS FROM STRATEGY+BUSINESS

17. Seeking
member
offers
What is your
professional or business
interest or experience
would you like to share?
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18. Rotary and / or Service Topics
 Professional and Business Networking and
Presentations as a core Rotary Club Activity
 What is a Rotary Club? What can it be?
 Rotary Basics
 Rotary Foundation
 Vocational Service
 New Generations
 Community Service
 Rotary Fellowships
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19. Vocational Service
Vocational Service Month
Every October, Rotarians are encouraged to focus their
attention on vocational service. Vocational Service Month is
an opportunity to begin year-long vocational service
activities, ranging from Rotary discussions to awards to
community projects.

20. Seeking
member
offers
What Rotary or Service
topic would you like to
research and present to
members?
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21. The Road to Club
Development and Growth
 Program
 Develop a program of five to ten weeks or fortnights of
presentation meetings
 Attempt to attract 100 potential members
 Hope to convert at least 30 to club members
 Marketing
 Develop a marketing plan
 Contact a wide range of young professional potential members –
Invitation
 Generate a source list of potential members
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22. Sources of potential
members?
 JCLA current and past members
 Alumni of Rotary Programs (GSE,
ambassadorial scholars, etc.)
 Business School graduates and current
students
 Past participants in Rotary Youth Projects
 Rotaract, especially older members close
to “leaving” age.
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23. Invitation and Communication
 Determine best methods to contact potential
members
 How can we persuade them to at least participate in
some or all of the sample view of our “new” club.
 Create publicity material
 Flyer,
 Facebook notification,
 Email
 Communicate our planned program and invite
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24. What about fun and
fellowship?
 Best achieved in social events rather than
meetings
 Traditional Rotary Club meetings offer limited
opportunity
 Promote interaction and networking
 Before and after meetings,
 At social events
 Members becoming friends outside normal
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25. Where to from here?
 Dare to be different
 Adopt, Adapt, Improve
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