27th May 2015 - Rotary's Best Kept Secret

Rotary's Best Kept Secret speaker: Ian Kerr


We hold an online "Speaker Meeting" every Wednesday evening at 19.30 BST [GMT+1 London] online using video conferencing from Zoom Cloud Meetings - to join us simply use: Rotary E-Club of East Anglia's Weekly Zoom Meeting, https://zoom.us/j/470985565

This Meeting’s Highlights ...

Speaker: Ian Kerr - World Secretary of the IFFR [International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians]
Topic: Rotary's Best Kept Secret - Rotary Interest Groups - http://bit.ly/1EcJwVE 
Wednesday Speaker Meeting: 27th May 2015 : 19.30 BST

Brock's Banter ...

Another week another dollar as they say .. we have been visiting other clubs with Andy, Keith and David supporting me sharing what an eClub is with Lowestoft East Point club which was founded by three of our members Clive and Alan with Keith being the Founder President. we were wramly received and many said they were enlightened about what an eClub is and understand better how we "do Rotary".
We also had an enquiry from a former Rotarian in that club to consider joining our club - so Paul Nichols could become a member very soon.

The format will be broadly the same each week so you can get used to engaging with the bits you like. Let me kow if you do not like something by filling in the comments at the bottom of the page.

Brain Food ...

This week's Ted talk is Derek Sivers: "How to start a movement" in under 3 minutes!
Originally filmed February 2010 at TED2010


Happenings ...

June is Rotary Fellowships month which is quite apt with our speaker this week. We can aquaint ourselves with an interest group that we might like to persue.

David McCraith is building a brilliant speaker programme for the coming months - each week you will be notified of the speaker for the following Wednesday and there will be a rolling list on the front page of our webiste for the next 30 days with a link to more detail.

We are aware that our communication has not been so good and we want to rectify that ... this weekly meeting will go some way towards it I hope. However we do need to establish what you want from the club and what you wish to give so a quick and simple [short] questionaire will be sent to you to find out your interests, ideas, opinions and skills to enable each member to share with each other.

Last Week's Speaker ...

The plan is to record the speaker each week and publish it on this meeting board.

Last week [May 20th] we had an enjoyable and informative talk from District International Chairman Brian Davies on a scheme he started called "Lend With Care" - a mico-finance project that has proved very successful with our clubs and individual Rotarians. Since it started three years ago they have raised over £49k to help entrepreneurs in third world countries to develop their enterprise. Read more >>here<<

Unfortunately we only recorded voice for this speaker so if I can get it to work as a "podcast" i will post it soonest.

Meanwhile this week's speaker Ian Kerr talking about Rotary Fellowships is recorded below for your enjoyment:

Time for Rotary ...

We are coming up to the final month in the Rotary Calendar so the District Handover to the new DG is taking place on July 1st at Diss Park Hotel

Time to Learn:

Each week it is planned to introduce a learning experience for you ... it could be on social media, presentation skills or what some aspect of Rotary means. This is intended to be helpful to both experienced rotarians and "new to Rotary" members. It iwll be based upon the feedback form the survey to be carried out into your likes, skills, desires and ideas.

this week I though I would show a funny but useful and easy to watch "death by PowerPoint" tutorial:

Things to come ...

Here is a list of the upcoming speakers:

Click the link after each speaker to learn more about the topic [or visit our website at www.rotaryeclub.org.uk and follow the link for what’s on]

  • Wednesday 3rd June 2015 – A Lincolnshire yellow belly “about me”  talk – Martin Brocklebank ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1FrDcAD
  • Wednesday 10th June 2015 – Rotary Foundation, what is it? By Steve Munns [District Foundation Chairman] ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1B7PoPO
  • Wednesday 17th June 2015 – Heaven’s Above! By Canon Bob Baker – a light hearted look at the work and life of a country vicar. ….more info>>  http://bit.ly/1B7IM3Z
  • Wednesday 24th June 2015 –  Confessions of a Radio Host by James Martin North Highland Radio….more info>>  http://bit.ly/1FM7ufI
  • Wednesday 1st July  2015 –  Wobbling around Africa on a Bike by Rob Lindegger of the eClub of South Africa One ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1Fa9SbE
  •  Wednesday 8th July 2015 –  “All About Peace initiatives” by Pat Webb PHF – District Peace Officer ….more info>>    http://bit.ly/1HGQerG
  • Wednesday 15th July 2015 – A special Guest speaker Wayne Singleton treating us to his adventures in the Marathon De Sables … more info>> http://bit.ly/1KfM3Xh
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