UBtheNews Business Cards
In order to support your effectiveness with people, here is a one page pdf file of my business card. Ten copies of it fit on a page and it works with the standard perforated business card paper than can be purchased at most any office supply store. Feel free to print these up and pass them out to people when you are telling them about the extraordinary developments regarding scientific corroborations of The Urantia Book. You may also find that it becomes quite common for people to ask for a card with the basic information. It is very important to keep in mind that if you are telling people about what is going on with this project, it is altogether appropriate for you to introduce yourself as someone who is involved.
This is a fun way to start a conversation! If you present yourself to people as someone who is involved with UBtheNEWS, this implicitly invites them to ask you for a business card and it becomes just as natural at the end of the conversation for you to offer one for their convenience because of the interest that they are showing. Business cards that provide wanted information, as compared to ones that are part of solicitation, are accepted very easily by people. I usually find an opportunity in the conversation to let people know that they can read the entire book online. I also try to mention that there is nothing to join and that one of the reasons they have not heard about the book before is that "organizing Urantia Book readers is a lot like trying to herd cats." Statements like these are important because they tend to be very effective in putting people at ease about the unusual subject that you have brought up with them. If it is a nice connection and you are open to having further conversations with them, you can always write your name and number on the back of the card and encourage them to contact you. |
