Can You Do It in Six Words?
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Cynthia D'Amour
Some professional speaker friends have been playing a game on Facebook.
- A six-word challenge.
- To put the essence of our speeches in just six words.
- It’s an interesting puzzle to play with.
Mine was: “Lead, don’t work. Get more done!”
- It boils down what I talk about with volunteer leaders.
- Focus on leading others - rather than personally doing all the work.
- Creates space for more people to get involved - and get stuff done.
Will you take the six-word challenge?
- What is the essence of your chapter said in only six words?
- Would other members agree with you?
- Would they recognize your chapter in your description?
I showed you my six words - I challenge you to share yours.
Makes me think of chapter leaders…how do you help your members see the value of your chapter in new and different ways?
Filed under: Getting More Members Involved, Keeping members
This year our Chapter Board’s motto is
Havin’ Fun - Gettin’ it Done!
Way to go Joanne and team! I love it!
Love this challenge! We don’t have chapters, so this one is for the association members -
“Manufacturing premium eyewear for consumers worldwide.”
Hi Carmen!
Thanks for playing! I totally get what your members do from your six words.
Advanced question: What would you say if you have to make those six words project a little more energy? If you got a bit more playful? All this makes it more memorable.
For example, off the top of my head…
Styling others with 20/20 vision worldwide
It’s not quite there but wanted to give you an example about what I meant.
Ready to play some more?
Cynthia
Thanks to Peggy Hoffman for playing with us as well on her blog at http://tinyurl.com/oq5cba.
Her six word headline is:
“It’s the year of the chapter.”
Love that ! Stealing part -
Perfecting 20/20 Vision Inside the Frame (worldwide)
Focusing on the perfect lens internationally
Still a work in progress! Thanks for the juice!
Carmen, can’t wait to see what you come up with!