Introductory events - Support tools

 
              

                

Supporting Materials

1- Introductory Screening Material
2- Sample MC Script
3- Sample Learning More handout
4- Other resources: Service Area Management Team (SAM); Local Keys Library Distribution Team; www.materialsresource.org, www.coolchill.org

1. Suggested Introductory Screening Material
Typical length of an introductory-type event: 1 hr/15min. A full length video or two shorter videos can be shown. One option is to show an introductory DVD or video, and then invite those who would like to hear more to stay and watch the DVD Discover More. Successful presentations used in the past are available on the supplemental materials on the following Keys and have multi-language menu options: Key One: Time/min.

At Ease with Yourself 25:09
A Chance to Be Fulfilled 25:07 Key Two:
The Story of Life 26:00
A Sense of Purpose 24:00
The Feeling of Being Alive 29:00
The Face of Peace 26:00
Embrace Life 24:00

Full-length screening DVD’s can be subscribed to on a monthly basis at www.peaceflix.com. Screen new DVD’s to be sure that they are introductory in nature.

You can request the following introductory DVD’s which were released in past months:
Title: Time/min.
Hamburg, Germany 66
Montreal, Canada 72
Knoxville, Tennessee 69
Los Angeles, California 62
Lisbon, Portugal 69

Other full-length DVD’s shown at introductory events:
Dublin, Ireland; Marseille, France; Torino, Italy

There is a North American materials support group if you are interested in further information and updates. To join, visit http://groups.google.com/group/materials-support

2. Sample MC Announcement:
(sample only; will vary according to the type and content of your event)

Good evening and welcome. My name is __________and I am your host for this evening’s event Tonight’s program is an introduction to a man named Prem Rawat, also known by the title Maharaji, who has a simple message about peace. (MC says a few words about herself/himself and what listening to Maharaji has meant in her/his life).

Now we are going to see a DVD presentation of Maharaji speaking at an event in (where)(when), where the audience was largely people who were hearing him for the first time. The DVD will last about (time) and then I will return with a few announcements. Before we begin, a reminder to turn off your cell phones and pagers. Thank you.

(After DVD) If you are interested in hearing more about Maharaji’s message, the following information will be helpful to you. Many people choose to come and listen more to what Maharaji has to say. There are a number of ways to do this, including cable TV broadcasts; home viewing of DVD’s like the one we just saw, or coming to events like this. Information on these possibilities are listed on this sheet (HOLD UP SHEET – SEE SAMPLE BELOW), which is available at the information table outside (or at back of hall). There is an event like this one held here on the ____day of every month at ________ OR the next event like this will be held here on (Date/Time).

You are welcome to come and bring guests. There are invitation cards available (HOLD UP SAMPLE) if you would like to take some to give to your friends. If you would like to find out more about what Maharaji offers, a good next step is to watch this DVD called Discovering More, and/or read this booklet of the same name (HOLD UP SAMPLES). These are both excellent sources of information about the process and the resources available to you, and are available here tonight. What Maharaji offers is more than words. He teaches simple techniques that allow a person to focus within and discover an experience inside themselves. He calls these techniques Knowledge.

A series of material called The Keys has been created specifically to help a person decide if this is something they want, and to prepare a person with the best understanding to be able to fully enjoy Knowledge once they receive it. It is a self-paced program available for home viewing. To find out more about The Keys process, please feel free to stop by the KEYS table in the back of the hall. There is no charge for receiving the techniques of Knowledge. [Optional and only if there is a team available to do this:]

If you would like to have this message presented to a group or organization that you think would enjoy hearing about this, please see me afterwards. The cost of hosting events like these are covered entirely by voluntary contributions. If you would like to help in this way, there is a contribution box outside on the table. I will be available after the event if you have any questions about what I have said Thank you for coming, and good night.

3. Sample "Learning More" sheet referred to in the above MC script
Peace is Possible: It needs to be felt There are many ways you can learn more about Prem Rabat’s unique gift.
View Prem Rawat’s Message from Home
 • Cable TV: "Words of Peace"
• Time-Warner (Newbury Park to Calabasas) Tuesdays at 7:30 PM on Ch. 25
• Charter (Malibu & Calabasas) Sundays at 10:00 PM on Ch. 15

To find "Words of Peace" being shown in other locations, go to www.wordsofpeace.org

Learn How to Experience Inner Peace
Prem Rawat has created five sets of DVDs he calls the Keys, to help you prepare at your own pace at home to receive the gift of Knowledge (specific techniques to experience inner peace). In the sixth Key, you are invited to a Knowledge Session, in which Prem Rawat teaches you these techniques via a video presentation.

Borrow the Keys at www.thekeys.maharaji.net , or from the lending library in the back of the hall, or call 818-889-4300. There is a suggested donation of $15 per Key to cover production costs. 

"Peace is Possible" Gatherings at the North Ranch Community Centre
Come to the Presentations at the North Ranch Community Centre, Arroyo Room) at 7pm on the First Wednesdays of each month (through Sept) and bring a friend. Enjoy seeing a new DVD of Prem Rawat’s events each time. The North Ranch Community Centre is located at 1400 N. Westlake Blvd (at Valley Spring Drive) in the Arroyo Room, Westlake Village, CA 91362.

4. Other Resources Service Area Manager Team (SAM)
Maharaji recently participated in the production of the Service Area Management Training where guidelines were developed to ensure that service opportunities are made available with the dignity, respect and enjoyment that Knowledge offers. Service Area Managers (SAM) are available to city teams to help recruit volunteers for service related projects. To find out more about the role of the SAM and how they can help your city, please contact either your local Village Point Person or send an inquiry to samsnorthamerica@gmail.com
 
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a service area manager, send an inquiry to
samsnorthamerica@gmail.com

Local Keys Library Distribution Team
Keys material are now available to be offered in communities as an option to a person ordering by phone or email on the web. To find out more about what’s needed to establish a library in your city please contact Prentiss at knowledgeteam@gmail.com

www.materialsresource.org - This website has lots of helpful information including templates for invitations, pamphlets and posters for promoting events. Sample Invitation from www.materialsresource.org Other sample invitations, posters and visuals are available at www.coolchill.org

A materials distribution project is now in effect. If you are involved with materials in your communities or on a team, you may have received information on this project for reduced cost purchasing, advance releases on some items and bonus offers for minimum purchase amounts. If you wish to learn more, email sales@brucemalinowski.com.

Templates for several DVD titles remain available at www.materialsresource.org If your team has chosen one of them for a presentation, you may want to use these invitations or posters for promotion.

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Suggestions?
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