Written about this subject a few times. Found this where I'd covered it the most : GroupsIO .. Tricks!
At the core, our Meetings are our official communication tool/process. Minutes are produced from there for historical purposes and distribution to members. But what about between meetings? GIO has become our defacto Communication tool in the Chapter. I got drug in screaming 4 years ago when it was instituted, but .. I'm probably the biggest proponent of it today. Proof? As I type this there are 4180 messages in the general area for all members, of which I've authored over 1,000 of them. I about shit when I saw that yesterday. In that mix of over 4,000 messages are 469 Topics. That's what .. about 10 messages/replies for every topic on average? Sounds about right.
Kicker is, it's an awesome tool to get info out and more importantly, to keep it all archived and visible for searching past data out. Problem is.. most don't know how to use it. Every week or two I hear something along that line. I honestly don't get it. I know guys that were computer studs back in the day and they can barely operate a smart phone nowadays. I know guys that are gurus with some of this stuff and use nothing but a smart phone, but no desktop or laptop at home. I'm not that guy. I use my Samsung Smartphone religiously. But, I'm typing this and most of my communication from a wireless keyboard attached to my laptop, connected to a large monitor. Fuck that tiny phone keyboard crap. JS. Hell, my cell phone is wirelessly connected to my laptop and I can text from this keyboard on my phone. I can take my calls on my laptop.
Hopefully, if you're reading this you went to the first link I posted above to review GIO basics. It's so simple and efficient it's scary. But, too many people don't get it. But, those same people don't necessarily understand FB or X/Twitter or god knows what else they use. Tik Tok? LMAO. No thank you .. js. I used billboards and forums religiously for decades, maybe that's why I find GIO simple to use? Hell, the CVMA has a National Forum that by my calculations, less than 10% of the Association utilizes. There is a HUGE amount of data in there that most .. all .. should be aware of. But, like I said.... maybe 10%. SMH. I've said for years 20% do 80% of the work in all aspects of life. Ten percent .. twenty percent..... close enough.
Sadly, I don't have an answer for a 'best' option for communication. Email? Some never reply. Cell phone? Some never reply/answer. FB? Some don't use it. Those that do, sometimes don't check it. So, what to do? GIO. Get with the Program or .. left in the dark. I don't have the answers. You can only spoon feed this stuff to a certain degree.......
