PRIORY (LEWES) CHAPTER

If you, as a member of BNI, cannot attend any particular weekly breakfast meeting, you are expected to organise a substitute, who will give your 60-second presentation for you. Ideally the substitute should be in a different line of business from any of the other members of the Chapter.

Make sure that you listen carefully to those who substitute for other members. Do they put that member's 60 Seconds across well, or do they just gabble through what they have been given to read? Would you be happy with them substituting for you? Build up a mental list in advance of potential subs for when you are unavailable, with a view to making sure you appoint a good one.

The first line of approach in finding a substitute is the BNI Sussex Subs e-mail list: sign up to it at www.sussex-subs.co.uk, fill out your profile (including your 60 Seconds, for your sub to print out and use) and send a message about your requirements to all registered subs in one go, via the Members page. Those who are interested will reply to you by e-mail, and you can then negotiate direct with them.

You may, however prefer to target subs who have expressed a particular preference for attending meetings of BNI Priory Lewes. We have a brief list of these, who are guaranteed not to clash with any current member's line of business, and you can obtain their telephone numbers from any member of the Leadership Team. Don't forget to provide them with your 60 Seconds! And remember that some or all of these will be on the BNI Sussex Subs mailing list as well.

If you come across any other names who ought to be added to the BNI Priory Lewes subs list, please let us know.