BNI "Gift a Referral" meeting Stimulant for November/December

Everyone in the BNI world is getting ready to experience the Holiday season across the world. It is a very special time of the year, indeed! That being said, sometimes in BNI it can be easy to lose focus, as a member, or as a chapter, of why we are here meeting in December. We are meeting in December for the same reason we meet in March, June, well, you get my point...we are here for referrals and business, no matter what time of the year it is!
Here is a great meeting stimulant you can use in your chapter to re-focus our thought while in BNI. If you are going to try this out, it really needs to be done next week for the proper effect. Here is the presentation script:
"Since BNI is all about gifts we call referrals, today we are going to introduce our "Gift a referral" holiday program. I have passed around our gift basket asking each member to deposit a business card. Then we will pass the basket a second time and ask each member to pull a card from the basket. If you pull your own, just put it back in and try again. Your goal after pulling another members card is to develop a qualified referral before the last meeting of the year. An excellent strategy would be to schedule a 1-2-1 with the member whose card you have chosen within the next week to ensure you understand what constitutes a qualified referral for that member. If you have any questions, please see me after the meeting. "Tis the season to by jolly..Fa..Lala...la ...la...

A good idea would be to have someone get a box with a slit on top that is wrapped up all festive (maybe a bow?) Instead of a holiday party in the chapter, what if you had a referral party? Get creative with this and see what happens!

(c) BNI Mid-America

To Our Success,

Mike Tobin
BNI Mid-America
miketobin@bnistl.com