---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment We have a PACE class every month before the regular meeting. Avery At 10:10 AM 2/10/2006, you wrote: >I don't know if I just lucked out and landed in a good, active >chapter or not, but as a new associate who is intent on upgrading >but I've already had good experiences. Our chapter meetings are >held in a centrally located city, so it's a three hour drive. The >second meeting I attended, five of us carpooled with the PACE >coordinator. On the way down, he asked the two new associates about >our plans, why we wanted to join, etc. We must have given the right >answers, indicating seriousness, because on the drive home, he and >another member offered to have PACE classes in our area!!! Now, I >wouldn't have presumed to ask for this, yet, thinking I didn't know >enough to start learning, if you take my meaning. But we had the >first class last Saturday, and it was great! Talked some history, >got into vertical regulation, hands-on training. I'm already >thinking of nice things to do for these guys!! Hat's off to you, >Gerald and John, if you're lurking!! > >John Delmore > > >---------- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] >On Behalf Of Mike Kurta >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:24 AM >To: PTG Topics; Pianotech >Subject: Upgrading..... > > Standing back and taking a long look at the number of > associates who have not upgraded, how about a personal approach on > a chapter level? Though there needs to be good incentives to move > to RPT status, would a one-on-one, face-to-face conversation with > each associate by another chapter member, officer or not, would > yeild more results than all the machinations from higher up? Find > out personally if the member has interest in upgrading, and if so, > how can the chapter help to move him/her in that direction? There > are some who have no interest and will never be an RPT for whatever > reason. However, they still want to be a part of the > organization. That may always be. But the associates who plan to > become RPT's perhaps can best be served by a dialogue in person, > privately, quietly, from another member, and that person could > also be his/her mentor through the process. Flame suit on and ready..... > Mike Kurta ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/03/c8/b0/78/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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