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District 3 Toastmasters: Where Leaders Are Made District Governor's Welcome
We’re looking toward the finish line for member and club achievement this year, and at all the things we want to accomplish by June 30. Whether we’re working on our own goals, the goals of our clubs, or the goals of the District, it all narrows down to one thing: the success of each and every one of our members. For every member who needs to give just one more speech to complete their educational goal this year, there are three more members who need to give two or three or more speeches. How do we help them? We help by making sure that our meetings are well planned and smoothly run. Plan your meetings so that every speaking opportunity has an assigned speaker, as well as a back-up speaker (because life happens). Reach out to all your members, including those who have been quiet so long that we no longer invite them to speak. It’s always the perfect time to utilize our most secret weapon: the Competent Leadership manual. Clubs that use the Competent Leadership manual are clubs that recognize how much it teaches our members to understand and better fill our functionary roles. Why do we need an Ah Counter? Review project 1, Listening. What do we expect from our Evaluators? Go to projects 1, 2, and 3, for listening, thinking, and feedback. Does a Grammarian need to be a language expert? Projects 1 and 2 will reveal everything you need to know. What is expected of a mentor? Project 9 is waiting for you. There’s more than anyone expects in the Competent Leadership manual. We are also excited for those members haven’t met yet, who are still unaware that Toastmasters clubs are their destination for success. Our clubs have a goal to extend the network of new clubs and members, to help more people reach their personal and professional goals. I visited a division success clinic today, where members brainstormed and committed to recruit new members.
Put your focus now on a successful end of the 2012-2013 Toastmasters year. Every member has an opportunity to take charge of his or her own success, and to be a part of someone else’s success. Plan, execute, succeed. Success is waiting for you. Be a part of the Toastmasters success. Marcia Roberts, DTM Toastmasters Leadership Institute Training is an essential part of achieving success as a club officer. In District 3, club officer training is provided by the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI), a dynamic, interactive, information-and-idea-filled day of training and networking. Whether you are a first-time officer or a veteran, TLI has something for you. Officer participation in TLI contributes towards Goal #9 of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) helping the club achieve success. Event registration is just $7 per person. Registration for TLI is now open! Click here to go to the TLI page.
Has your club met five or more goals of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP), but not the membership requirement? Maybe your club should conduct a Speechcraft. We are here to help you! The membership requirement is 20 members, or if the club began the Toastmasters year July 1 with fewer than 15, a net gain of 5. A club can’t be Distinguished without meeting this requirement. That’s where a Speechcraft comes in. What the heck is a "SPEECHCRAFT?" It's a great way to build your membership and extend the welcoming hand of your Toastmasters club to your community. Take 4 - 6 consecutive meetings and promote them not as a Speechcraft but as a workshop or seminar on “Building Communication Skills,” “Leadership 101,” or “Interviewing and Performance Review Skill-Building.” Toastmasters has a module that will guide you, providing educational moments to present.* These include but aren’t limited to the skills taught in some of the Competent Communicator manual projects. They are a good refresher for everyone in your club. Hold your workshop at the same time, in the same location, as your regular meeting. That way, attendees will know whether they can continue to carve out that time for your meetings. Yes, your members will need to agree to the project, and will need to commit to attending those meetings. The more robust a meeting is, the more likely the seminar attendees will want to continue attending. Yes, the meeting is a little different; it includes an educational module and after the first one, an Ice Breaker. So, maybe have one fewer speech given by members, or extend your meeting by 15 minutes. Yes. participants have an opportunity to present their Ice Breaker during the course, which counts as Project #1 if they join your club. Suggestion: Charge $20 for your workshop, which increases perceived value over "free" and builds commitment. At Graduation, offer your participants a way to continue improving their skills by joining your club, and offer to apply the $20 to their New Member Fee. It's a win/win for all! If you’re working on your DTM—and aren’t we all somewhere on that journey?—leading a Speechcraft fills one of the requirements for your Advanced Communicator Gold. (A Youth Leadership project or a Success/Leadership or a different Success/Communication workshop or seminar will also fill the same requirement.) Two people can “share” one Speechcraft and both get credit, so recruit a friend and have some fun! Just let us know you’re interested, and what part of the state or Valley is convenient for you. *SPECIAL OFFER: District leadership has generously offered to provide the $20 Toastmasters International module to the first 20 clubs who hold a Speechcraft during the months of April or May, at no charge. Send your flyer (must include dates and location) to “speechcraft at aztoastmasters.org” and we can provide not only the module but experienced team members who will help you get going. We may even be able to recruit guest presenters from District leadership for one or more of your sessions. Let us help your club reach “Distinguished or better” by June 30! Sandee Brogan, DTM
I look forward to listing your club next! CONGRATULATIONS to the following PRESIDENT’S DISTINGUISHED clubs!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following SELECT DISTINGUISHED clubs!!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following DISTINGUISHED clubs!
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Effective Facilitative Leadership Training Designed for Advanced Communicator Educational Award CandidatesSaturday, May 18, 2013
Greetings, fellow D3 Website visitors! You are welcome to click through the links on this website to see all the resources available to you, whether you are still considering becoming a Toastmaster, already a Toastmaster, a leader in your club, or a leader in the District. As you explore, your comments on the site are always welcome at “web” at aztoastmasters.org. If you don’t have time to spend just surfing around, you may want the abbreviated version so you know which section will be most likely to have what you are looking for:
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